Systems and methods for collaborative chat with non-native chat platforms

A method of operating a collaborative chat system, comprising:

• receiving, from a first device associated with a first user of a native chat platform of the collaborative chat system, a request to initiate a collaborative chat;
• providing a graphical user interface (GUI) of the collaborative chat system to the first device, wherein the GUI presents a selectable list of users of non-native chat platforms, wherein the selectable list indicates that a second user associated with a second device is accessible through a first non-native chat platform, wherein the second user is presented in the selectable list with a first platform icon representing the first non-native chat platform;
• receiving, via GUI, a first selection from the first device to add the second user to the collaborative chat;
• initiating the collaborative chat between the first device and the second device, wherein the collaborative chat enables the second user using the first non-native chat platform to communicate with the first user using the native chat platform;
• and
• presenting, via the GUI, the collaborative chat on the first device.

A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium comprising instructions executable by one or more processors of a collaborative chat system, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

• receive a request from a first device of a first user to initiate a collaborative chat;
• identify a first plurality of users accessible through a native chat platform of the collaborative chat system;
• query third-party chat platforms to retrieve a second plurality of users accessible through the third-party chat platforms;
• provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to the first device that presents a selectable list that includes the first plurality of users and the second plurality of users;
• receive, via the GUI, a selection of a third plurality of users from the first plurality of users and the second plurality of users selectable list;
• and
• invite the third plurality of users to join the collaborative chat with the user of the first device.