What's New in Cosmos Video

July 29, 2021

Connect your Cosmos HQ to your Slack workspace

Cosmos Video loves Slack — connect your Cosmos HQ directly to your Slack workspace

Over the last few months, we've worked closely with 100+ teams using Cosmos as their virtual HQ and are excited to launch the most requested feature — Slack integration.

💥 Invite someone offline on Cosmos to chat by sending a Slack DM

Inviting an offline teammate to talk in Cosmos Video by sending a Slack direct message with a join link

🪄 Type "/cosmos" in Slack conversations to jump into your Cosmos HQ

Cosmos Video /cosmos Slack slash command letting teammates jump into the HQ from any Slack channel

👀 See someone's Cosmos status inside Slack — available, focusing, away

Cosmos Video availability status like available, focusing and away synced into the Slack sidebar

How to set it up

Head to the settings pane in Cosmos, and click 'Connect to Slack' 💫

Cosmos Video settings gear icon highlighted to show where to enable web and Slack notifications

June 30, 2021

Meet the new Cosmos: faster, cuter, better

Over the last 3 months, we've been working hard to build an entirely new visual look and feel for Cosmos.

Brand new world

We've redesigned Cosmos from scratch, and it looks amazing 🤩

Redesigned Cosmos Video spatial office with library, pantry, meeting area and new pixel-art tiles

Adorable avatars

To go with the new look of Cosmos, we've launched a range of avatars. Did someone say cuteness overload? More avatars coming soon.

Globally scaled video platform

We've developed video tech that works for users across the world. You should notice snappier videos and less delay when using Cosmos. Cosmos is for everyone 🤗

March 3, 2021

Introducing gallery view and meeting rooms

Introducing gallery view

Switch to gallery view to see more people and focus on the conversation.

Cosmos Video new gallery view showing every participant in a meeting alongside the space sidebar

Introducing meeting rooms for you to see everyone

Walk into meeting rooms for a meeting. Everyone inside the area will be in the same conversation, and no one outside will be able to hear you.

Cosmos Video meeting room with private audio zones so conversations can't be overheard by others

New avatars

We heard you wanted more choices in avatars — here are 24 new ones 🤩 More are on the way.

Under-the-hood features

Smoother movement of avatars on the map
Video reconnects automatically if you change your wifi network or switch on VPN
Default to your laptop mic and speakers when your Bluetooth headset runs out of battery

February 18, 2021

See everyone in the office in the sidebar

🕵️‍♂️ It's now easier to find people

You can now see everyone's location in the participant's tab, making it easier to find (or avoid) other people in an office.

Cosmos Video sidebar showing every teammate's current location in the office with distance indicators

Work hard, play hard — two new games

Pong 🏓 — an old arcade classic
Navy Wars 🚢 — sink your opponent's fleet before they sink yours

Cosmos Video office games Pong and Navy Wars battleship for team break time and socials

Cosmos now works on Safari too

Cosmos Video now works on Safari — Cosmos and Apple Safari browser logos side by side

January 26, 2021

New office maps, games, and avatar names!

New office maps

Select the office map that's best for your team. Offices are of different sizes and have different vibes. One even has secret tunnels 🤫

Two more games for your office socials

Who Said It Best — Who can come up with the most fun answer to "What is the best thing to use when you're out of toilet paper?" or "What killed the dinosaurs?"
Cosmos Art — Guess what others have drawn, and find the artist in your team

Names above avatars

It's now easier to find your colleagues and avoid some 😛 while walking around the office.