# Lark

> Lark is ByteDance's productivity superapp that stitches chat, video meetings, docs, spreadsheets, calendar, and project workflows into one platform, designed for multilingual teams that want to shrink their tool stack without losing power.

- **Created by:** ByteDance (Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.)
- **Launched:** 2019
- **Platforms:** web, ios, android, macos, windows
- **Pricing:** Freemium. Free Starter plan for up to 20 users with unlimited messaging and 100 GB storage. Paid plans (Pro, Business, Enterprise) start around $12/user/month with expanded storage, admin controls, and advanced security.
- **Key features:** Messenger, Video Meetings, Docs & Wiki, Base, Calendar

## Features

- **Messenger** — 1-to-1 and group chat with threads, translation, and deep links to docs, meetings, and tasks.
- **Video Meetings** — HD video with AI transcription, live captions, and auto-generated meeting minutes and action items.
- **Docs & Wiki** — Real-time collaborative docs and structured wikis with rich embedding of tables, mind maps, and files.
- **Base** — Spreadsheet-database hybrid with automation rules, custom formulas, and database views comparable to Airtable.
- **Calendar** — Shared team calendar tied to meetings, availability, and time zones.
- **OKR** — Native OKR tracking with alignment visualization across teams.
- **Approvals & Workflows** — Build custom forms, approvals, and no-code automations.
- **AI Translation** — Real-time translation across 100+ languages inside chat, docs, and meetings.

## Achievements

- Powers ByteDance internally across ~150,000 employees
- Free tier ranked among the most generous in the collaboration category
- Recognized in Gartner Peer Insights for collaborative work management
- Real-time translation across 100+ languages inside every surface

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Lark became inaccessible to U.S. citizens due to ByteDance app restrictions under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
- **2026-01** — Expanded AI meeting summaries, auto-task extraction, and deeper Base automation to compete with Notion and Airtable.

## Links

- Website: https://www.larksuite.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lark-suite/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lark_updates
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LarkSuite
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larksuite/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LarkSuiteOfficial/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18