2024 Recap
Our new webinar mode puts the spotlight on facilitators and speakers. Learn more.
Plus: Outside of webinar mode, participants will now be represented by an avatar when off-camera — but you can still have up to 200 participants on-camera at once.
New event room updates to keep participants engaged:
Enhanced noise cancellation is now enabled by default in all events; it can be turned off when you join an event and at any time in device settings.
The full range of emoji reactions are available in chat
We added chat to breakout rooms and breakout prompt decks now have a card counter.
Participant videos are no longer tilted.
AI summaries and transcripts. Track event outcomes, gather data, and create an easy-to-find record to keep all your participants on the same page. Learn more.
Improved accessibility features. Learn more about accessibility in Gatheround.
Closed captioning
Best practices for screen reader compatibility
Background blur
Automated transcription
Simplified navigation to events and recaps. It’s now easier than ever to find all of your events in one place. Learn more.
Visit the “My Events” tab in your sidebar to view and edit all events for which you’re a host.
You can also use the “My Events” tab to view recaps for all past events you attended, whether you were a host or a participant.
In case you missed it: Gatheround is now part of Donut 🎉
Gatheround was recently acquired by Donut, an innovative employee experience platform used by 20,000+ companies to automate key employee programs. Learn more.
In 2025, we’ll add even more new ways to help you run live sessions for all of your programs, from onboarding to manager training to performance management. Schedule time with us to share your feedback and ideas.
July 2024
Gatheround has a new look! We've updated your group's page to make it even easier to access past events and recaps. Read more about your group here.
June 2024
Launched transcription to help participants catch up on anything they missed in a meeting! Once enabled, transcripts can be viewed in your event recap.
Participants can enable live closed captions when attending an event on Gatheround.
May 2024
Introduced annual subscriptions to Gatheround Premium. You can purchase or update your subscription from our pricing page.
Increased Photo Booth activity duration to 20 seconds (more time to catch your smiles 😃).
April 2024
Launched resources within your group page to help you get started on Gatheround, including an interactive tutorial event to walk you through how to navigate the event as a host on Gatheround.
Released a set of “How To” videos to support your agenda building and hosting experience.
March 2024
All hosts/organizers/admins can now control the YouTube video (previously only the person who played it had control). Play, pause, and seek will be synced to all participants
Deployed optimizations to better handle screen sharing and improve call quality when a screenshare is in progress.
Added support for markdown in Flash Cards
February 2024
Layout will now automatically switch to Presentation mode (previously called Fullscreen layout) when a Presentation activity is played or a screenshare is started.
Implemented an update to optimize call quality and improve transitions between main room, breakouts, and photobooth
Introducing our new Agenda Builder! Easily access our Activity Library to seamlessly add activities to your event.
Default volume for YouTube videos is now set to 50, previously 100, for both hosts and participants.
Released a Google Calendar integration to easily sync events to your Google Calendar.
Organizers now have the ability to duplicate individual activities and sections while building an agenda.
Participants will now be notified when a host pins a participant on stage
Hosts, organizers and admin who host multiple sessions using a single event link can now see each session listed by date on the recap page associated with that event link.
January 2024
Note: only available in Chrome or Chromium-based browsers.
New filtering options are available in the Template Library.
Recordings in recap pages are now immediately playable!
Introduced customer stories on the website.