URL: https://help.carbonvoice.app/conversations/creating/types-of-conversations
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# Types of conversations

When you create a conversation, you choose between a **direct message** and a **named
conversation**. Both organize a conversation around a group of people, but each works
differently.

## Direct messages

Use a direct message to reach a defined set of people that will not change over time.
Direct messages are always private.

![Direct message](/img/conversations/direct-message.webp)

## Named conversations

Use a named conversation to organize around a topic, where the members may change over
time. A named conversation can be made public or findable within a workspace, so new
people can find it and join.

![Named conversation](/img/conversations/named-conversation.webp)

## Turning a direct message into a named conversation

If a direct message outgrows itself, convert it rather than starting again:

1. In the DM, tap **⋯** in the top right for **Conversation Settings**.
2. Tap **Members**.
3. Tap **Convert DM into Named Conversation**.
4. Name it and tap **Convert**.

The history comes with it, so people who join later can see what was already said, and you
get the access controls a named conversation has.

## Related

- [Conversations](https://help.carbonvoice.app/conversations)
- [Create a conversation with the same members](https://help.carbonvoice.app/conversations/creating/reuse-the-same-members)