For the best experience on Gather, we recommend using the Desktop App (Mac or Windows) or Mobile App (iOS or Android). Learn more and download here. 

You can also access Gather from a web browser. We recommend using the latest version of Google Chrome. Learn more about our Browser Support Policy here. 

Recommendations: 

• If using a mobile device, we recommend using the Gather Mobile App instead of a mobile browser, especially when joining meetings. 
• If using Gather on a web browser, use the latest version for the best experience. 

Gather on Linux is not currently supported. If using a Linux machine is necessary, we recommend accessing Gather via Google Chrome. The Gather Desktop App and Gather via Firefox are known to have performance issues on Linux at this time.

System Requirements

Operating Systems

Gather supports the Mac and Windows operating systems that still receive security updates. At this time, that includes: 

• macOS 13 or above
• Windows 10 or above

We recommend using the latest version for the best experience with Gather.

Recommended Internet Speeds

• 10 Mbps internet download speed
• 3 Mbps internet upload speed

You will still be able to experience most features of Gather with minimum internet speeds of 3 Mbps download and 1 Mbsp upload. As you connect to more people, however, you may experience greater lag in the experience. 

Gather's performance may vary based on the total number of video feeds you are connected to and whether you have "HD Video Quality" toggled on. You can edit this in User Settings. 

The number of videos you are connected to is based on the number of people you are actively video chatting with. It will be more taxing on your computer if you are connected to 20 or more participants as opposed to being connected to one or two people.