Rocket.Chat is dedicated to providing an accessible and customizable user experience. The accessibility and appearance options cater to diverse needs, whether prioritizing style, readability, or specific visual requirements, allowing users to personalize their experience.
To access this menu, click your avatar icon and select Accessibility and Appearance from the menu. The following settings are available:
Theme
The theme offers a visually comfortable experience that aligns with individual tastes and work environments, enhancing aesthetics and accessibility. You can choose from:
Light: The light theme promotes clarity and visibility if you like a bright and vibrant experience. It's ideal for well-lit environments.
Dark: Better for low-light settings and reduces eye strain during extended usage. Enhances focus and readability.
High contrast (light): For maximum accessibility, it provides an optimal viewing experience for all users. It's especially beneficial for visually impaired people, emphasizing the distinction between elements, enhancing readability and usability.
Match system: Automatically configured according to your system appearance settings.
Adjustable layout
For customizing your messaging experience, we've incorporated a suite of customization options to align with your preferences.
Font size: Optimize your reading experience by adjusting the font size to your specifications. Whether working on a high-resolution monitor or a smaller device, this setting guarantees that messages are presented in a font size that accommodates your preferences.
Mentions with @ symbol: Mentions notify and highlight messages for groups or specific users, facilitating targeted communication. Screen readers benefit from having explicit
@symbol in front of mentions so that the user can interpret them easily.Time format: Precision matters, especially when it comes to time. Whether you prefer a 12-hour or 24-hour clock, ensure accurate tracking of conversations in a format that aligns with your workflow.
Show usernames: Decide whether usernames are displayed or hidden, fostering a cleaner interface without compromising your ability to identify contributors during crucial communication.
Show roles: Personalize your view by displaying or concealing user roles, streamlining your interface for optimal information retention without unnecessary visual clutter.
To access this menu, tap the hamburger icon next to the workspace name. Then, from the side panel that opens, tap Accessibility & appearance. The following settings are available:
Theme
The theme offers a visually comfortable experience that aligns with individual tastes and work environments, enhancing aesthetics and accessibility. You can choose from:
Automatic: Automatically configured according to your system appearance settings.
Light: The light theme promotes clarity and visibility if you like a bright and vibrant experience. It's ideal for well-lit environments.
Dark: Better for low-light settings and reduces eye strain during extended usage. Enhances focus and readability.
Dark level: If you use the dark theme, you can further choose the level as Black or Dark.
Display
Display: The display section controls the display settings of your workspace sidebar, allowing you to customize how chats are presented. Customize the amount of information shown for chat rooms in your workspace sidebar using the Expanded or Condensed options. You can also show or hide avatars in chats.
Sort by: Adjust the order of chat rooms displayed in your workspace sidebar. You can sort rooms by Activity or Name. By default, the chats are sorted according to activity.
Group by: Organize rooms on the sidebar based on specific criteria. Available grouping options are Unread, Favorites, and Types.
Additional settings are:
Autoplay GIFs: If enabled, GIFs will play automatically. When this option is disabled, user interaction will be required to play and pause GIFs.
Mentions with @ symbol: When this option is enabled, screen readers will pick up the user mentions so that users can better engage with conversations.
Mentions with # symbol: When this option is enabled, screen readers will pick up the room mentions so that users can better engage with conversations.