Free voice chat for remote teams

Why channel-based voice chat works for remote teams

Video conferencing tools are great for scheduled meetings, but a team's day is made of 30-second questions. In an app with permanent voice channels, the team joins a room and talks, just like in the office. No new link, no calendar invite, no waiting for someone to start the meeting. Combined with text channels by topic, it cuts down the flood of direct messages and keeps decisions recorded in the right place.

What you can do for free on Falafy

• Text channels by topic, with threads, forums, polls, events and pinned messages.
• Permanent voice rooms, with AI noise suppression that runs on your own computer and global shortcuts to mute.
• Screen sharing up to 1080p60 to review code, spreadsheets or designs live, and webcam when you need to see faces.
• Roles and permissions per server, per channel and per person, with an audit log.
• Bots, webhooks and slash commands to post automated messages from scripts and internal tools.
• No per-user cost. Falafy is free, with no ads and no paid plan, whether your team has 3 people or 80.

Step by step: setting up the virtual office

1. 1
   Create the team server

   Create a server and choose the Work team template ("Time de trabalho"), which comes with announcements, projects and voice stand-up channels. Name the server after your company or team.

2. 2
   Organize channels by project

   Create one category per area or project, with a text channel for decisions and a voice channel for quick conversations. Use the announcements channel for company-wide updates.

3. 3
   Create roles by function

   Create roles such as Leadership, Team and Guest. Private channels, like HR or a client channel, are visible only to people with the right role.

4. 4
   Invite with control

   Create invites with an expiry date and a usage limit. For freelancers and clients, use temporary membership or join-by-request mode.

5. 5
   Agree on a voice routine

   Keep a permanent voice room for the stand-up and agree that joining a voice room is like stopping by someone's desk: quick and no calendar invite needed.

Routines that work

A 15-minute voice stand-up

A voice room called Stand-up, always at the same time. Everyone says what they did, what they'll do next and whether they're blocked. Anyone who needs to show something shares their screen right there. A recurring event on the server reminds everyone.

Focus rooms and pairing rooms

A quiet room that people join muted signals "I'm focusing, ping me in text". Another room is for pairing: two people, one shared screen, solving a problem together.

Decisions in writing, not in memory

Agreed on something during a call? Write a two-line summary in the project channel. Threads keep the discussion organized without cluttering the main channel.

Limitations to keep in mind

Honesty first: Falafy does not yet have single sign-on (SSO), does not offer a service level agreement (SLA) and has no phone apps in the app stores (on phones it works in the browser, and on iPhone from the home screen). End-to-end encryption for messages is in development; today connections use transport encryption. For teams that need formal compliance, corporate directory integration or a contractual uptime guarantee, a paid enterprise tool is the right choice. For small teams, startups, nonprofits, study groups and agencies that want a workspace with no per-person cost, Falafy does the job well.

Privacy and the LGPD

Falafy shows no ads, doesn't sell data and only asks for an email to create an account. Everyone can turn on two-step verification, end sessions and export or delete their own data, as required by the LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados, Brazil's General Data Protection Law). Details in Security and privacy and in the guide privacy in chat apps.

Want to know more about using it at work? See Falafy for teams.