What is flat.social?
A platform for virtual spaces where you move, walk up to people, and talk.
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What is flat.social?
flat.social is a browser-based platform for spatial audio spaces. Each space is called a flat: your own place with a lobby and several rooms. In 3D Open Spatial rooms everyone has an avatar and voices get louder as you walk closer to someone, just like real life; Conference rooms work like a video call. No download, no install, just a link.
flat.social is the service. A flat is a single space you create on it, with its own web address, rooms, and members. You can run several flats (verify your email first if you signed up with email and password).
How does flat.social work?
flat.social drops you into a room as a small avatar with your camera or photo on it. You walk around with your keyboard or mouse (or by tapping on a phone), and the audio is spatial: the closer you stand to someone, the better you hear them. Walk away and their voice fades. This means several conversations can happen in the same room at once without everyone talking over each other.
Everything runs in your browser, on a computer or a phone. There is nothing to install, and guests can join from a link in seconds. For talks and meetings there are also Conference rooms: a classic video grid with a stage for screen shares, slides, and activities.
What can you do on flat.social?
flat.social works for events, communities, and teams. You can:
- Host meetups, networking events, and parties where people mingle naturally
- Run a virtual office or team rooms where people drop in and out
- Give talks on a stage, share your screen, present slides, and run whiteboards and standups
- Build your own rooms in build mode, with furniture, private pods, portals, and lighting vibes
- Play together: football, maze races, surfing, and more, or just react with hearts and fireworks
As the owner of a flat you control who can join, what they can do, and how it looks.
New here? If you are setting up a flat, start with Create your first space. If you were invited to one, see Join your first space.
How is flat.social different from a normal video call?
In a normal video call, everyone shares one audio channel and takes turns. flat.social gives every person a position in the room, so audio is based on where you stand. You can break into side chats, walk over to a different group, or step away for a quick one-on-one without leaving the room.
It feels less like a meeting and more like being in the same place.