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Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.

Rocket.Chat Platforms

tick-square Windows
tick-square Linux
tick-square Mac
tick-square Android
tick-square iPhone

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Rocket.Chat Overview

Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.

It is a great solution for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service or for developers looking forward to build and evolve their own chat platforms.

VIDEO CONFERENCE
Chat with your colleagues and friends face-to-face over audio and video.

HELPDESK CHAT
Have your website visitors contact you in real-time and increase conversions.

FILE SHARING
Drag-and-drop files or select them from your computer or mobile device.

VOICE MESSAGES
Record and transmit voice messages to a channel, group or private conversation.

LINK PREVIEW
Post a link and immediately view its content. YouTube, Twitter, Gifs!

API
Integrate your chat to multiple services: GitHub, GitLab, JIRA, Confluence and others.

EXTENDABILITY
Want a killer new feature? Add a new package. It is as simple as that.

NATIVE APPLICATIONS
Native client applications available for download on Linux, Windows and OSX.

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Mobile client applications available for iOS and Android on their respective stores.

Other features:

* BYOS (bring your own server)
* Multiple Rooms
* Direct Messages
* Private Groups
* Public Channels
* Desktop Notifications
* Mentions
* Avatars
* Markdown
* Emojis
* Transcripts / History
* I18n - Internationalization with Lingohub
* Hubot Friendly - Hubot Integration Project
* Media Embeds - Iframely Responsive Web Embeds
* Link Previews
* LDAP Authentication
* REST-full APIs
* Remote Locations Video Monitoring
* Native Cross-Platform Desktop Application

Rocket.Chat Features

tick-square Live Chat
tick-square Self-Serve Capability
tick-square Self-hosted
tick-square Location Mapping
tick-square Chat Bot
tick-square Slack integration
tick-square Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
tick-square Voice messages
tick-square Integrated File Sharing
tick-square Ad-free
tick-square Screen Sharing
tick-square Group chat

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Rocket.Chat Tags

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