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Join a Room

Section titled “Joining via link”

Click any ruumy link — you’re in. No account, no install, no loading screen beyond the initial connection.

https://ruumy.xyz/abc123  →  you're inside in under a second

What happens when you join

Section titled “What happens when you join”
  1. ruumy connects you to the room’s real-time channels
  2. Your presence is broadcast to everyone already inside
  3. You see the current canvas state and chat history (last 50 messages)
  4. Your cursor becomes visible to others as soon as you move it

Choosing a name

Section titled “Choosing a name”

On your first join, ruumy assigns you a random name (e.g. swift-fox or calm-river). You can change it by clicking your avatar in the presence sidebar.

Your name is stored locally in your browser — so you keep it across rooms without creating an account.

Rejoining a room

Section titled “Rejoining a room”

If you close the tab and reopen the link within the grace period, you rejoin as if you never left. Your chat messages are still attributed to your local identity.

Joining on mobile

Section titled “Joining on mobile”

ruumy works on mobile browsers. The layout adapts to smaller screens — the presence sidebar collapses into a top bar, and the canvas is touch-enabled.