GoBrunch allows you to customize your preferences for each room that you create.
How to access your Room Settings
1. Join your room. You can see the list of all your Spaces here.
2. Take a seat
3. Click on This Room
4. Click on Room Settings, which is the first option.
This will allow you to change your Room Preferences and we will provde more details below.
How to change your Room Presets
After you opened the Room settings options, you'll see this set of controls. It's very handy to personalize your preferences and this should be
Here you can find the description of each one of them.
Participants can Turn On Their Mics: The icon of the Mic will be available for all participants to be be able to turn it on.
Participants can Turn On Their Circle-Cams: The icon of the Cam will be available for all participants to be be able to turn it on.
Participants can Turn On Their Presenter Cams: The icon of the Presenter Cam which is the rectangular ones will be displayed for all participants to be be able to turn it on.
Participants can Share Their Screens: The icon of the Screen Share will be available for all participants to be be able to turn it on.
Participants will Auto-Seat After Joining: They don't need to click on a circle to seat, since this will be done automatically.
Participants' Mics will be Turned On Automatically After Joining: The Participants will receive a request for turning on their mics automatically once they join.
Test Mic and Cam While Joining: GoBrunch will automatically test the participants' mics and cams before taking a seat. If they are not detected, we'll show a popup with instructions.
Joining Notification: You will hear a sound every time someone joins your room. In addition, the name of the person will show up in the chat box.
Bad Words Filter – A predefined collection of inappropriate words will be filtered out, preventing them from being sent in chat messages.
No Date & Time Notification – When enabled, participants will not see a notification showing the event’s start time when they join.
Save Chat History – If enabled, the chat will remain visible to anyone who joins the room even after the session ends. Every attendee will be able to read the chat log. Organizers can delete the chat at any time.
Flip the Cameras – If enabled, all cameras in the room will be flipped once they are turned on.
Disable GIFs – If enabled, no one, including organizers and moderators, will be able to use or send GIFs.
Enable Portrait Minimal Mode – When enabled, the room switches to a simpler mobile portrait layout. Backgrounds are hidden and only the main room elements remain visible. This helps create a cleaner experience on phones.
Hide Room – When enabled, the room becomes hidden for other members. You will still be able to see and access the room even when it’s hidden from others.
Hide Chat – When enabled, the chat becomes completely hidden for everyone joining the room, including you. Participants will not see the chat panel at all.
Minimize Chat – When enabled, the chat starts minimized by default when people join the room. Participants can still open it manually whenever they want. This helps create a cleaner room view while keeping chat available.
Hide Avatar Names – When enabled, names underneath participant avatars will be hidden for everyone in the room. This creates a cleaner and more immersive room design.
Note that Presenter Cams, Screen Share, Bad Words Filter, Save Public Chat History, Flip the Cameras and Disable Gifs will only take effect for new people who join your room, after you have updated it.
How to change the Name of your room
Here you can change the name of the room.
How to change the Date and Time of the Room
You can set the start and end date of your session. If the date is in the future, your attendees will see a popup once they join. In addition, if you have chosen to collect registration at the moment you created your Space, the date and time will be displayed at the landing page as shown in this example.
Keep in mind that even if the date has passed, everyone will still be able to join. If you want to prevent it, you can lock your room.
How to create a Secret Key for your Space
You can create a Secret Key for each of your rooms.
Keep in mind that you can change the secret from time to time. You can learn more about how to setup a Secret Key for your rooms here.
How to change Your Display Layout.
GoBrunch has a Dynamic and Presentation View. Dynamic allows you to move and resize the cams, screens and chat. Prensetation has a fixed position. Regardless the one that you previously chose, you can change from inside your Room under This Room.
Dynamic Mode
In Dynamic view, you can move and resize your cameras, screens and chat.
Presentation Mode
In Presentation view, the chat is fixed at the right side, the screen share at the center and the Presenter Cameras at the top. If you scroll down you can see your virtual room.
How to Switch your View
Join your room. You can see the list of all your Spaces here.
Take a seat
Click on My View
Click on Dynamic or Presentation
The active view will be displayed in green
How to Change for all Attendees to See in Presentation or Dynamic as Default
Join your room. You can see the list of all your Spaces here.
Take a seat
Click on This Room
Click on Room Settings
Switch to the desirable view
How to change the Room Layout
If you want to change the room layout, we recommend you doing that before your session, or you might have to ask your attendees to refresh the page.
In case you have customized your background using the Background & Editor Editor, changing the Room Layout won't take effect.
Make sure to choose a room layout that can accomodate all your invitees. If there's no circles avaialble, they won't be able to seat and therefore not be able to hear or interact with anyone.
What Is Sync View vs Individual View?
Inside Room Settings, you can choose how room view changes behave for participants when switching between Dynamic Mode and Presentation Mode.
There is a toggle bar where you can enable:
Sync View
orIndividual View
These options control whether view changes affect everyone in the room or only you.
Let’s break it down.
How to Find These Settings
Inside your room, follow these steps:
Click on the This Room icon
Click on Room Settings
Find the toggle bar for:
Enable Sync View
Enable Individual View
From there, you can choose the room behavior you want.
What Is Sync View?
When Enable Sync View is turned on:
switching between Dynamic Mode and Presentation Mode changes the view for everyone in the room
For example:
if you switch to Presentation Mode, everyone will also switch to Presentation Mode automatically
This is useful for:
presentations
classes
guided events
workshops
meetings where everyone should stay on the same view
What Is Individual View?
When Enable Individual View is turned on:
switching between Dynamic Mode and Presentation Mode only affects your own screen
Other participants can stay in whichever mode they prefer.
For example:
you can switch to Presentation Mode while others continue using Dynamic Mode
This is useful for:
coworking spaces
networking rooms
flexible events
free exploration experiences
Which One Should You Use?
Use Sync View if:
you want everyone following the same presentation flow
you’re teaching or presenting
you want more control over the room experience
Use Individual View if:
you want participants to explore freely
you prefer a more flexible experience
attendees may want different viewing modes
How to change different Rooms from the Same Space
If you have multiple Rooms inside your Space, you don't need to join them to update their settings.
1. Click on All Rooms
2. You'll see your Space Panel, containing all your Rooms.
3. Click on the Pencil icon
This will open the same menu as clicking on This Room > Room settings.
Important to Keep in Mind
⚠️ These settings affect everyone inside the room, not just the host.
⚠️ Some presets may change how the room looks and behaves on mobile devices.
⚠️ Features like Flip Cameras, Disable GIFs, Save Chat History, Presenter Cams, Screen Share, and Bad Words Filter will only apply to new participants joining after the changes were made.
⚠️ Hidden rooms remain accessible to you even when other members cannot see them.
⚠️ If there are not enough circles available in the room layout, participants may not be able to take a seat or interact with others.
⚠️ Changing the room layout during a live session may require attendees to refresh the page.
⚠️ Sync View affects everyone in the room except some mobile users.
⚠️ Individual View only changes your personal room view.
⚠️ Don’t forget to save your room settings after making changes.
Recap
Inside Room Settings, you can fully customize your GoBrunch room experience.
You can:
enable or disable participant permissions 🎤
customize cameras and screen sharing 📹
manage chat visibility and behavior 💬
enable mobile portrait layouts 📲
hide rooms or avatar names 👁️
create secret keys 🔐
change room names, dates, and layouts 🛠️
switch between Dynamic and Presentation Mode 🖥️
control whether view changes affect everyone or only you 👥
You can also choose between:
Sync View = changes the room view for everyone 👥
Individual View = changes the room view only for you 👤
These settings help you create guided, flexible, professional, or immersive experiences depending on your event ✨