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title: "Use Rocket.Chat"
slug: "user-guide"
updated: 2026-10-20T22:49:30Z
published: 2026-10-20T22:49:30Z
canonical: "docs.rocket.chat/user-guide"
---

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

# User Guide

Rocket.Chat offers secure built-in messaging, voice calling, video conferencing, and cross-workspace federation tools to support effective communication and protect sensitive data. This document will guide you on using these collaboration features while maintaining data privacy and control over your conversations.

![Rooms](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Collaborate using rooms.svg)

#### Collaborate using rooms

Structure your conversations by organizing them into different types of dedicated [chat rooms](/v1/docs/rooms), ensuring a more focused and purpose-driven workflow.

![Messages](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Communicate using messages.svg)

#### Communicate using messages

Format your messages and leverage various [messaging tools](/v1/docs/messages) to enhance your chat experience. Enable [Auto-translation](/v1/docs/auto-translate-messages) to communicate across different languages without barriers.

![Video conferencing](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Audio and video conferencing.svg)

#### Audio and video conferencing

Supercharge your conversations with secure, high-quality, [integrated audio and video conferencing](/v1/docs/rocketchat-conference-call) providers like Pexip and Google Meet.

#### ![VOIP](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Team voice calling.svg)

#### Team voice calling

Set up Rocket.Chat’s [cloud-based VoIP solution](/v1/docs/team-voice-calls-voip) to make and receive voice calls over the internet directly from your workspace to both internal teams and external contacts.

![Federation](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Federated communication.svg)

#### Federated communication

Collaborate securely with external users from other organizations using Rocket.Chat’s [cross-workspace federation](/v1/docs/rocketchat-federation) built on the Matrix protocol.

![File sharing](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/File sharing.svg)

#### File sharing

Securely [upload](/v1/docs/messages#upload-files) and [manage files](/v1/docs/file-upload) across your workspace, with options for cloud storage integrations like [Google Drive](/v1/docs/google-drive).

#### ![Whiteboard](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Whiteboarding.svg)

#### Whiteboarding

Add visual collaboration to your workspace with [Collaboard](/v1/docs/collaboard-app) for real-time brainstorming and idea mapping.