Groups and one-to-one chats
Chat as you would on WhatsApp, with your team or someone at another company.
Pilot ColabYour team’s work chat.
Talk with your team, keep tasks and files inside the chat, and connect your clients’ WhatsApp groups when you need to.
Every chat works without WhatsApp.
A conversation that keeps work moving.
Talk one to one or create a group. Everything stays close to the conversation.
Tasks and files
Create tasks and share files in the same chat. Your team can see what comes next.
More ways to talk
Send voice notes with text, react, forward messages and search for what you need.
Your Pilot Desk chats
These are the same conversations as Channels in Pilot Desk. Open Colab and pick up where you left off.
A bridge to your client’s group.
If you choose to connect a WhatsApp group, your company’s assistant joins it and announces the connection there.
Messages there appear here
Your team can follow the conversation in Colab.
You choose what to send
Colab sends only the messages, tasks or files you choose to share with the group. Sending starts switched off.
WhatsApp is optional
Use groups, chats, tasks and files fully in Colab without connecting WhatsApp.
Your account and data, explained.
You need a Pilot account to sign in.
What you write
Messages, tasks, members and files leave your device for your company’s Pilot account. They are shared with each chat’s members and also appear in Pilot Desk.
Your session
Use your email and password to sign in to Pilot. Your password is not stored in the chat database.
WhatsApp, if you connect it
What people write in the connected group is shared with Colab. Colab sends to the group only what a person chooses to send.
Install Colab step by step.
Choose your device below. Sign in with your Pilot account.
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Download the file for your device from this page.
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Mac: open the file, drag Pilot Colab to Applications, then open the app.
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Windows: open the installer. If Windows shows a protection warning, click “More info”, then “Run anyway”.
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Android: open the downloaded file. If prompted, allow installation from that source and follow the instructions. You can remove that permission afterwards.
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Open Colab and sign in with your Pilot email and password.
Choose where to use Colab.
Each button downloads the file for that device.
Frequently asked questions
What to know before downloading
What is Pilot Colab?
It is your team’s work chat: group chats and one-to-one chats, with tasks and files inside the same conversation. Optionally, it connects to your clients’ WhatsApp groups.
Do I need WhatsApp to use it?
No. You can use groups, chats, tasks and files in full in Colab without connecting any WhatsApp. If you choose to connect a group, Colab sends there only what you decide to share.
What happens to my data?
Messages, tasks, members and files go from your device to your company’s Pilot account, where they are shared with the people in each chat; they also show up in Pilot Desk. Your password is not stored in the chat database.
Is it the same as Channels in Pilot Desk?
Yes. Your chats are the same conversations as Channels in Pilot Desk: open Colab and pick up where you left off. You sign in with your Pilot account.
What do I need to use it?
A Pilot account and an internet connection. It works on Mac (macOS 12 or later), on 64-bit Windows 10/11 and on Android phones; iPhone is coming soon to the App Store.
How do new versions reach me?
On Mac and Windows, Colab tells you when a new version is available and updates from inside the app. The download buttons on this page always get the latest one.
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