> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tuple.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using Rooms

Rooms are like persistent calls with names. They can be useful for recurring events (standups, social time, etc.) or specific teams (engineering touchbase, design reviews, leadership, etc.).

Rooms live in their own tab:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/rooms-tab.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=695242dd5df9a2afe3b76b094be8f405" alt="Rooms tab showing the list of shared team rooms" width="1760" height="1176" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/rooms-tab.png" />

Rooms are owned collectively by the whole team, meaning:

* Everyone in your team can **see all rooms** and who is in them
* Everyone in your team can **create, rename, or delete** rooms

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## Joining a room

To enter a room, simply click on it. **You can only be in a single room (or call) at once**: if you enter a room while you're already in another call, you'll get prompted for a confirmation that you want to leave it.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/join-room-confirmation.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=f685cb7e54e62731167298aa87c5a377" alt="Confirmation dialog asking whether you want to leave your current call and join a room" width="1760" height="880" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/join-room-confirmation.jpg" />

Like any other call, **rooms have a capacity of 10 participants**.

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## Viewing and updating room info

To **copy a room's link**, click the dropdown menu icon in its top-right corner and select the "Copy Room Link" action. If you want to **rename or delete a room**, you can find those actions in the "More" submenu.

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## Creating a room

To create a new room, **click on the + icon** in the top-right corner of the app. You'll be prompted to pick a name for the room, and that's it! Note that duplicate names are not allowed: you can't create a room (or rename an existing one) with a name that's already in use.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/create-room-dialog.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=adf0dfe7e76ca2eb76e973fcc227e0f5" alt="Dialog for creating a new room by name" width="1760" height="880" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/create-room-dialog.jpg" />

Rooms are **ordered alphabetically**. If you want to enforce a custom ordering, you can use leading numbers or letters, like for instance "1. Engineering", "2. Support", and "3. Marketing".

We currently support **up to 40 rooms per team**.

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## Favoriting rooms

You can **favorite rooms** by selecting the "Favorite Room" action in the room's dropdown menu. Favorited rooms stay pinned to the top of the Rooms tab.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/favorite-room-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=ff330415b8b7a1a80e8fa26f5b2619ed" alt="Room dropdown menu with Favorite Room selected" width="1760" height="880" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/favorite-room-menu.png" />

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## Subscribing to rooms *(macOS only)*

You can **subscribe to rooms** to get notified when your teammates are in a given room. Using the "Subscribe" submenu in the room's dropdown, you can select whether you want to show a badge on the Tuple menu bar icon, receive a push notification, or both.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tuple-0f82e5be/O4IiteXcXoa48ycm/images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/subscribe-to-room-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=O4IiteXcXoa48ycm&q=85&s=067fcbccb19aac73793ba5443f636d02" alt="Room dropdown menu showing subscription notification options" width="1760" height="880" data-path="images/pairing-with-tuple/using-rooms/subscribe-to-room-menu.png" />

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## Auto-removal of inactive rooms

To keep your team's room list manageable, Tuple automatically removes rooms that haven't been used in a while.

### Removal criteria

* Rooms that haven't had any calls for 180 days are automatically removed
* Rooms created within the last 30 days are never removed, even if unused
* Rooms with an active call are never removed

### What removal means

* Rooms are removed permanently. If a room is removed and you'd like to use it again, you'll need to create one with that name again.

### Adjusting or disabling auto-removal

Team owners and managers can configure this in [Team Settings → Room Settings](https://production.tuple.app/team_management/rooms):

* Change the inactivity period (30 to 365 days)
* Disable auto-removal entirely

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We're still exploring ways to make Rooms more valuable. If you have any feedback that would make this feature more useful to your team, [let us know](mailto:support@tuple.app?subject=Rooms%20Feedback)!
