If you're joining a session through your browser, all you need to do is click on the link and join! 🔗

If you want to join in using the Desktop app, then you can download it here. 💻

If you’re on Mobile, you can download our Android or iOS apps here 📱

Joining a session on Butter is very straightforward.

First, click the link that you’ve been sent, if you’re on the browser. If you’re on the Desktop or Mobile app, copy the link and insert it into the “Join” field.

Make sure you give Butter permission to access your camera and microphone. Mr. Bolt is there to guide you! 😉

If you're using a browser: Make sure to have permissions enabled for camera and microphone in your browser. Here's how to do it on Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox.

Firstly click Request Permissions and then click Allow in the upper left hand side to make sure you allow the browser to access your camera and microphone. If you accidentally click block, you can reallow by clicking the 🔒 next to the URL in the upper left hand side.

When you given permissions, you will land in the waiting room that the facilitator has created! Sit back, relax and enjoy the music!

Once you're in the waiting room, enter your name, test your mic and camera and perhaps select an avatar before joining the session.

You can choose whether you want to enter the room with video and/or microphone on/off by clicking the red/green video or microphone buttons next to your image

You can also click the Edit settings button to set a custom background, change your avatar (or snap a selfie to use as avatar!), or change your microphone or camera settings.

Once you’re ready to join, click the big Send Join Request button to ask the host of the session to let you in.

You will not be able to request to join before the facilitator has started the session.

Once the facilitator lets you in, you will enter the session!

Once you’ve been allowed into the session, you will join in directly with the settings that you chose in your waiting room (video and audio on/off, your avatar, etc.).

If you want to change the settings in your session, you can always click the little ⚙️ icon on the upper right hand side.

Here are the key features in Butter that help make your online workshops better than physical ones!

It's so easy to feel bored and distant in virtual workshops. To get the energy up in the room, use the Reactions while others are speaking — it gives them instant feedback and encouragement when you let them know that you 😍 the topic or are 🤷‍♂️ about the presentation.

In virtual workshops, things can get messy when people talk on top of each other during discussions or when they don't know how to get a question in during Q&As.

Using the Chat during workshops allows you to share your thoughts or questions without interrupting the flow.

You can also send a direct message to the facilitator or any participant in the session. Click the bar in the top of the chat window to select who you want to send your message to.

Butter has a built in Notepad that you can use during the session. We’ve got two types of notes:

To access the shared notes, click the Notes button on the left hand side. You’ll see the shared notepad, and will be able to add notes to the session.