Chat Octopus documentation

How to do things in Chat Octopus: getting started, working in chat, creating media, organizations and teams, and account settings.

Straight answers for when you are mid-task and just need the how: set up your account, get your files out, bring your team in.

If you want the full story of a workflow rather than a single answer, that is what the guides are for.

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Getting started

Getting Started with Chat Octopus

Sign up free, describe what you want made, and download the finished file. What to type in a first request, and how to correct a result you do not like.

Working in chat

How to Summarize a Document

How to summarize a document with Chat Octopus: upload a PDF, Word file, or plain text and get bullet points, an executive brief, or just the action items.

What Happens After You Hit Send in Chat Octopus

You hit send and the work runs on screen: a status line with plain-English labels, a checklist for longer jobs, and a card when a decision needs your call.

Creating media

How to Add Subtitles to a Video

Upload a video, describe the caption style you want, and get back a subtitled MP4 plus an SRT caption file, corrections handled by replying in the thread.

Account and settings

How Credits Work in Chat Octopus

What a Chat Octopus credit is, how many you get for free, what a job costs, when credits expire, what happens when you run out, and what a paid plan changes.