Threads for every topic
A conversation is a person or group. Inside it, threads keep each topic apart: countertops here, the permit there, the dog somewhere else.
A texting replacement that stays organized
Texting,
organized.
Every conversation is split into threads, one per topic, each with a status. Every photo, file, link and decision is filed automatically. So you never have to scroll back to find where that link was, which photo it was, or who agreed to what.
Sign in with your email. No password, nothing to install. Add it to your home screen if you like.
Gulla is in early testing: things may change, and your feedback shapes what comes next.
Every topicits own thread, with a status
Every filefiled by thread, person and date
Every decisionpinned where everyone sees it
Everyonein sync, live
What you can do
Conversations that stay sorted
Ordinary texting is one endless stream. Here, each topic gets its own thread, everything you share is filed for you, and nothing important scrolls out of sight.
Open, Waiting, Done
Give each thread a status. "Waiting on Mike" shows who has the ball, and finished topics get out of the way. Filter by status in one tap.
Pinned decisions
Mark the message that settled something. It stays at the top of the thread, and one tap jumps you back to where it was decided.
Fork to a new thread
Conversation wandered off topic? Start a new thread from any message. The original stays put, and each links to the other.
The Shelf
Every photo, file, link and decision, filed automatically by thread, person and month, with a date filter. Older file versions are kept, marked "replaced by v2".
Search that finds things
Search everything, one conversation, or one thread. Filter by who sent it, by type, and by date, and jump straight to the message.
Live, everywhere
New messages, statuses and files show up for everyone within a second, and unread counts keep up in the list, the tab and the sidebar.
Notifications that respect you
No notification while you're looking at the conversation. Mute a thread, choose "mentions only" per conversation, and set quiet hours.
@mentions and reactions
Type @ to bring someone in, and they'll be told you mentioned them. React with a quick 👍 or ✅ instead of another message.
Edit and delete
Fix a typo or take something back. Edits are marked, and deleting a message removes its files and links too.
Photos, files and links
Share photos and files up to 25 MB, upload a new version of a file, and get a preview card for every link.
Add people in one tap
People you already talk to are a tap away. Anyone new gets an email invite they choose to accept. Make others co-owners to share the work.
Groups that stay in sync
Save "Family" once and link it to any conversation. Add someone to the group and they join every linked conversation; take them out and they leave.
Labels for your list
Tag conversations Home, Kitchen or Work, as many as you like, then tap a label to see just those. Your labels are yours alone.
Phone or desktop
Works in any modern browser. On a computer, keep your conversations in a sidebar; on a phone, add it to your home screen like an app.
Share the group's upkeep
Give a group co-owners so someone else can add or remove people too, and invite new people to the group by email.
How it works
Three steps to a tidier group chat
- 1
Start a conversation
Name it (or don't, for a one-to-one chat). Tap a group like Family, pick people you know, or invite someone new by email.
- 2
Give each topic a thread
Talk about the countertops in Countertops. Set it to Waiting when the ball is in someone's court, Done when it's settled.
- 3
Find anything later
Open the Shelf for every photo, file, link and decision, or search by person, type and date.
Threads
Each topic in its own place
Inside a conversation, every topic lives in a thread with a status, its latest message, and its own photos, files and links. Pin the message that settled it, and the decision is the first thing anyone sees.
- Open, Waiting on someone, or Done
- Pinned decision at the top, one tap to the original message
- Fork an off-topic message into its own thread
- @mentions, reactions, and editing your own messages
The Shelf
Never hunt for "that file" again
Everything anyone shares is filed automatically. Open the Shelf for a conversation and it's all there, by month, with who shared it, when, and in which thread. Tap any item to jump to the message it came in.
- Photos, Files, Links and Decisions, with counts
- Any time, last 30 days, 3 or 6 months, year to date, last year, or your own dates
- Older file versions kept and marked "replaced by v2"
- Files stay private: short-lived links, members only
Search
Find it by who, what and when
Search across all your conversations, inside one, or inside a single thread. Narrow it down by person, by type (messages, photos, files, links, decisions) and by date, and open the result right where it was said.
- "sample" also finds "samples"; partial words work too
- Use quotes for an exact phrase, or -word to leave one out
- Every result shows its conversation, thread, date and sender
- Only ever searches conversations you're in
Groups & labels
The right people in, your list in order
Save the people you talk to as a group, like Family or the soccer parents, and link it to as many conversations as you like. When someone joins or leaves the group, every linked conversation follows. Then sort your own list with labels, and see only Home, or only Kitchen, in one tap.
- Link a group: its people join, and group changes carry over
- People added directly always stay, whatever the group does
- Co-owners can keep a group up to date, and invite by email
- Several labels per conversation, private to you
Notifications
Told about what matters, when it matters
Get a notification when a message arrives and you're not already looking at the conversation. Tap it to land in the right thread. Choose how much you hear from each conversation.
- "Mentions only" for busy conversations
- Mute a single thread
- Quiet hours in your time zone
- Unread count in the tab, and on the app icon where supported
On iPhone and iPad, add the app to your Home Screen to get notifications (iOS 16.4 or later).
Private by design
Built so only the right people see your conversations
Safer than texting by default: no carrier networks, no SIM swaps, and every request checked against who's in the conversation.
Members only, enforced by the database
Every message, file and link is checked against conversation membership on the server, not just hidden in the app.
Encrypted in transit and at rest
Everything travels over HTTPS and is stored encrypted. Files sit in private storage, opened through links that expire in an hour.
Invites need consent
Nobody new can add you to a conversation or group until you accept their invite, and inviting never reveals whether an email has an account. You can leave anything, any time.
No trackers
No ads, no third-party scripts or analytics on the app or this page. Link-preview images aren't loaded from other sites.
Notifications kept private
Push messages are encrypted to your device, and nothing is sent while you're already in the conversation.
Strict browser protections
A strict Content Security Policy, HSTS, and no framing by other sites, on both the app and this page.
Messages aren't end-to-end encrypted, so that search and the Shelf can work across devices.
Give every topic a place.
Open Gulla, sign in with your email, and start a conversation, or accept the invite you were sent.
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