// teamhud vs gatherpresence, without the map.
We're gamers too, and we love Gather: a fun, personal world you walk around to talk to your team. But talking still means alt-tabbing to its window and driving your character over. teamhud skips both. Push to talk, or hover a teammate and chat, without leaving your work.
// at a glance
- gatheran office you walk around in
- teamhudyour team at the edge of your screen
- shared ideaworking together should feel like it
- early accessevery feature free, no card
// what gather does well
a world worth walking around.
- a worldA pixel-art office that feels like a game. Walk up to someone to talk; walk away and they fade.
- yoursBuild your own map, desks and rooms. It's personal, and the hallway run-ins come back.
- 2.0A desktop app, a redesign and finer spatial audio, with a rebuilt audio pipeline.
// where teamhud fits
no window. no walking.
Keep Gather for events and the open-floor buzz. The rest of the day, teamhud is a tiny surface at the edge of your screen: push to talk, hover to check in, chat. Small moves, and a day without alt-tab is what they add up to. Still fun, too.
- gather
Talking means alt-tabbing to the office window.teamhud Push to talk from whatever you're in. No window to find. - gather
Then you drive your character over to theirs.teamhud Hover a teammate to check in or chat. That's the whole trip. - gather
Your tasks and links live in other apps again.teamhud Quests, links and messages sit in the same tiny layer as your team.
// side by side
where each one wins.
Both are about presence. Gather builds a world for it; teamhud builds it into your desktop.
| feature | teamhud | gather |
|---|---|---|
| talk without alt-tab or moving a character | yes: push to talk, or hover and chat | alt-tab to the office, then walk over |
| a game world you walk around | no | yes, with proximity audio |
| events and big gatherings | not what it's for | yes |
| screen share follows your focus | yes | no |
| your team's to-dos next to the call | yes, the quest log | no |
| theme it, build your own widgets | yes, down to shaders | customise your map |
| run it on your own server | yes | no |
Checked against the official pages: getting started · the 2.0 audio overhaul. Plans change; if something here is out of date, tell us. All six tools side by side: /why.
Gather is a trademark of its owner. teamhud isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.
// the short version
the fun part, in four links.
Free during early access: every Pro feature, no credit card, while slots last. Bring your whole party. It's early, so expect changes. When early access ends, your account stays on a free tier. Pricing.
teamhud
Your party at the edge of your screen: animated avatars, reactions, push to talk. No window, no walking.
why
Every alt-tab costs focus. teamhud gives you presence without leaving the editor, the canvas or the doc.
platform
Themes down to the shader, 19 avatar styles or your own, sound packs, live wallpaper and widgets you build yourself.
security
Fun, but locked down: capture is off until you choose it, and you can run the whole thing on your own server.
// questions
teamhud and gather.
Is teamhud a Gather alternative?
For the everyday part, yes: an always-on room with your closest teammates, on top of your desktop instead of in a window you alt-tab to and walk around. For events and a world to explore, Gather does things teamhud doesn't try to, and we're fans.
Is teamhud fun?
We think so: animated avatars and reactions, 19 avatar styles or your own, sound packs, themes down to the shader, and a gaming mode. It looks like a HUD because it is one.
Is teamhud free?
During early access, yes: every feature, free to use, no credit card, while slots last. It's an early-access release, so things will change. When early access ends, your account stays on a free tier, and the full release sets the prices for paid plans.
// early access
your party, no alt-tab.
The fun of working together, without leaving what you're working on. Every Pro feature is free during early access, while slots last.
Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux. Mobile is coming.
// early access
Every feature, free to use during early access while slots last. No card. It's early, so expect things to change.
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