Share files and photos in chat

Share lecture slides, a photo of the whiteboard, or a PDF straight into a conversation. You can add a caption before you send, and recipients can download what you shared.

🖥 Web
📱 Mobile

Open the conversation and click the Upload files button below the message field.

Pick the files or images to send. In the Upload files dialog, add a Caption if you like (the field reads Write a caption...).

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The Upload files dialog with a selected image and the Write a caption field

Capture spec (for maintainers)

{
  "id": "web.chat-and-messaging.share-files-and-photos.upload-dialog",
  "platform": "web",
  "route": "/chats",
  "actions": [
    {
      "pom": {
        "page": "ChatPage",
        "call": "openFirstGroupChannel"
      }
    },
    {
      "pom": {
        "page": "ChatPage",
        "call": "openUploadFilesDialog"
      }
    }
  ],
  "clip": {
    "testId": "upload-files-dialog",
    "pad": 16
  }
}

Send. The attachment appears in the conversation for everyone.

On the Latte desktop app

On the desktop and web apps you can also paste an image straight from your clipboard into the message field — it opens the same upload dialog.

Open the conversation and tap the + button next to the message field to open more actions.

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The mobile more-actions panel showing Send photo, Upload images, and Upload files

Capture spec (for maintainers)

{
  "id": "mobile.chat-and-messaging.share-files-and-photos.more-actions",
  "platform": "mobile",
  "route": "/chats",
  "actions": [
    {
      "tapOn": {
        "id": "chat-list-first-channel"
      }
    },
    {
      "tapOn": {
        "id": "text-channel-input-more-actions"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Choose Send photo to snap a new picture, Upload images to pick from your gallery, or Upload files for documents.
Add a caption if you like, then send.

tip

To save something someone shared, open it and download — Latte confirms with Saved to your photo gallery. for images.

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