Gather
Gather is a desktop app for joining virtual offices and meetings where people move through shared spaces and talk by video, audio, and chat.
What is Gather?
Gather is a virtual office and online meeting app for people who want a more spatial, interactive alternative to standard video calls. It lets teammates and communities move through shared digital spaces with avatars, start conversations based on proximity, and collaborate in persistent rooms designed for work or events. Common uses include remote offices, team socials, workshops, and informal drop-in conversations during the day. The desktop app supports chat, notifications, screen sharing, calendar-connected reminders, and tools that help users jump back into conversations quickly. Gather is published by Gather Presence, Inc. and is available alongside a browser-based experience, with the desktop app aimed at users who want dedicated notifications and a more focused workflow on Mac.
Key features
- Join virtual offices and event spaces from a dedicated desktop app
- Move an avatar through shared rooms to start proximity-based conversations
- Chat with teammates and respond to messages from desktop notifications
- Share your screen during conversations and collaborative sessions
- Receive meeting reminders when calendar events are connected
- Use mini mode to keep Gather accessible while working in other apps
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Gather is legitimate collaboration software. It may request access to the microphone, camera, notifications, and screen sharing features, which are normal for virtual meetings and online office use. If you connect calendar services or use chat and shared spaces, information from those features can be visible to other participants according to your workspace settings. Keep it installed if you actively use Gather for work or events, and review its privacy and notification permissions if you want to limit background interruptions.
Recommendation: Keep Gather if you use it for remote work, meetings, or online events. If you no longer use the service, you can remove the app like other third-party software; doing so will stop desktop notifications and dedicated app features, but you can still use browser access if your team relies on Gather there.
Common paths
/Applications/Gather.app
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