Feature Preview

Feature Preview in Rocket.Chat allows you to enable and experiment with features still under development and not officially released yet. These configurations are in the testing phase and may be unstable or incomplete.

Enable feature preview in your workspace

Learn how you can use the Feature Preview option.

For administrators

Feature Preview settings allow workspace administrators to enable feature previewing on the workspace and determine the options that are enabled for users by default.

  1. To access this setting, go to Administration > Workspace > Feature Preview.

  2. Enable Allow Feature Preview. Alternatively, go to Administration > Workspace > Settings > Accounts and enable Allow Feature Preview.

The feature preview settings configured by the admin here apply to new users and users who have yet to configure feature preview for their accounts. However, individual user preferences in Accounts > Feature preview override the admin's default settings.

For users

Once the workspace admin has enabled and configured the feature preview settings, users can access this feature from their profile by selecting Account > Feature Preview.

Feature preview options

The following features are available for preview:

Messages

  • Quick reactions: Display the three most-used reactions when hovering over a message for quick interaction.

  • Enable timestamp parsing in messages: Parse and display Unix timestamps within messages in your timezone.

Navigation

  • Contextual bar resizable: Adjust the size of the contextual bar by dragging to customize your view. The contextual bar is the panel on the right side of a room, providing a dedicated space for specific actions or information.

  • Enhanced navigation experience: Explore the upcoming navigation improvements, designed with clear scopes for easy access to what you need. This change sets the stage for future enhancements in navigation management.

  • Secondary navigation for teams: When you select a team, the associated channels and discussions  are displayed by default. This option can only be activated when the Enhanced navigation experience is enabled.