Virtual Office Setup GitHub Install

Free Nextcloud app

See who's around. Drop by.

A small shared office for your Team, group or Talk conversation. Step in as a character and say hi before anyone has to start a call.

Install from the App Store Watch the film, 0:44

Free and open source. Runs inside Nextcloud 35, with no extra server.

The Studio, a Team office in Virtual Office. Alice and Bảo high-five at the coffee corner, Fern waters the plant, Chi and Emil focus at their desks, and Dana's desk shows her note while she is out. The side panel lists everyone inside.
The Studio chat in Nextcloud Talk. Bảo asks who is free for a quick question, Alice shares the office, and the office card shows everyone inside.

Right inside Talk

Open a conversation's office from any message menu. Everyone in the chat can step in, and nobody else.

A knock from Alice: got 2 minutes? The answers are Now, In 10 minutes and Later.

Knock before you call

Ask "got 2 minutes?" before you call. They answer Now, In 10 minutes or Later.

Alice, Bảo and Fern stand close together in the small office, and Bảo's microphone is on.

Talk to who's close

Turn on your mic and the people next to you hear you, louder the closer they stand. Play music from your Files for the room.

Also: coffee together, a desk with a note for the day, focus sessions, everyone's local time, and a small office for up to 12 people.

Take a slow look around

From a cup of coffee to the whole office, and the chat it lives in. 44 seconds, made from the office's own artwork. Sound on.

You decide when you're there

  • Opening isn't enteringNobody sees you until you select Enter office, and you can leave at any time.
  • Members onlyOnly people in the Team, group or conversation can find the office and step in.
  • No historyVirtual Office keeps no record of visits or movement.
  • Voice stays between youAudio goes directly between browsers, or through your own TURN server, and is never recorded.

What is stored, and when it is removed

Get started

Three steps

  1. Install Virtual Office from the Nextcloud App Store, then open Office from the app menu.
  2. Create an office for one of your Teams, or open one from a Talk conversation. Admins can add group offices and an office for everyone.
  3. Pick your character and select Enter office. Select Leave when you are done.

What you need

  • Nextcloud 35. Nothing else to host.
  • Talk, optional: conversation offices and calls. Tested with Talk 25.
  • Teams, optional: Team offices, next to the Team's files and boards. Deck adds due cards.
  • Client Push, optional: instant movement. Without it, browsers check about once a second.
  • HTTPS for voice. Company networks often need a TURN server.