# Make the default chat view DMs (rather than Channels)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-default-chat-view-dms-rather-than-channels/326100>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-default-chat-view-dms-rather-than-channels/326100 "2024-09-11T23:14:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![lindsey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lindsey/32/318210_2.png) [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-the-default-chat-view-dms-rather-than-channels/326100/6 "2024-11-19T17:18:46Z")

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The request makes sense to me too, especially as a user-led decision.

For fullscreen chat, it’d be neat if this could be something users could easily control in chat itself, rather than a user setting. Slack, for example, let’s you drag-and-drop the entire Channels (or DMs) area to rearrange the sidebar.

I don’t know how well that would translate to drawer or mobile, though, so maybe the setting is best. Happy to follow your lead @chapoi on what interaction you think makes most sense.

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