Anonymizer App

The Anonymizer app ensures confidentiality in your organization by enabling users to forward messages to rooms in your workspace anonymously. This tool maintains sender anonymity, fostering a secure environment for open expression, feedback, suggestions, and discussions without fear of reprisal.

Install the Anonymizer app

To install the Anonymizer app, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Administration > Apps > Marketplace.

  2. Search for the Anonymizer app.

  3. Click Install and agree to the needed permissions.

Configure the Anonymizer app

To configure the Anonymizer app after installing it, follow these steps:

  1. On the Anonymizer App Info screen, go to the Settings tab.

  2. Update the following mandatory fields:

Field

Description

Example

Members Room Name*

The Anonymizer app is only enabled for members of this room. Messages from users who aren't members of this room are ignored. This field is case-sensitive.

general

Room Name*

The room where the anonymous messages are posted. This field is case-sensitive.

test-team

Bot username*

The bot username that forwards the message. Users send a DM to this bot user in your workspace, which anonymously forwards the message to the configured room. The app uses rocket.cat by default.

rocket.cat

Bot Alias*

The display name of the bot. It's displayed as the sender with the forwarded message.

Anonymous

Bot Avatar (emoji)*

The emoji that represents the bot's avatar.

:bust_in_silhouette:

If you create a custom bot, ensure that it's a member of the room where the anonymous messages are posted. Otherwise, the message won’t be forwarded.

Now that you've successfully set up the Anonymizer app, the next section guides you on how to use the app in your workspace.

Use the Anonymizer app

After installing and configuring the Anonymizer app in your workspace, inform the users of the configured members' room that they can send anonymous messages through the bot. Whenever they send a DM to that bot (for example, rocket.cat), the bot anonymously forwards the message to the specified room without revealing the sender's identity. If a user is not in the configured members' room, any message they send to the bot is ignored.

If your custom bot isn't forwarding the anonymous messages, try disabling and enabling the Anonymizer app after updating the settings