Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for visualizing a multi-modal conversation on a computing device includes: storing conversation elements of at least two modes of the multi-modal conversation in a conversation container object, where the at least two modes represent at least two different types of communication or content shared by participants of the multi-modal conversation, and displaying a conversation channel as a progression of conversation tiles aligned according to a timeline, where the conversation channel represents the multi-modal conversation, and each of the conversation tiles represents one of the conversation elements.