50% OFF for the first 6 months — open beta
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Meet PixelHall.

A pixel-art virtual office that runs in the browser: your team walks around the map, gets close and talks. Proximity audio, video, screen sharing, lockable rooms and a desk for each person. The plan covers the space, not each head.

Free for up to 10 people at the same time · no card · nothing to install

The PixelHall office: pixel-art characters walking between desks, with video and chat open
Why teams shop around

What usually sets off the search

Nobody swaps virtual offices for fun. These are the reasons we hear most often from the teams that reach us.

01 The bill grows with the team

When the price is per person, inviting someone to a meeting becomes a budget decision. In PixelHall the plan covers the space: the price is the same with 5 or 30 people inside it.

02 Getting in has to be trivial

A client, a candidate, a freelancer — nobody from outside should have to create an account or download anything. In PixelHall a guest joins through a link with an expiry date, typing only their name.

03 Too many features get in the way

Most teams want the essentials working well — presence, voice, video, screen — not a catalogue of things to configure. The office is generated ready to use, and the editor changes whatever you want.

04 It has to run on any machine

Voice and video travel straight between browsers, with no media server in the middle, and the quality follows the size each person is watching at. Nothing to install, and it works on the phone too.

Checklist

What to look at before you choose

Use this list to size up any virtual office — ours included. The right-hand column is what PixelHall does today.

What to checkIn PixelHall
How the price growsPer space, not per person. Four fixed monthly tiers; the same price whether the space is empty or full.
What you get for freeThe whole product, up to 10 people together, no card. No feature hidden behind a plan.
InstallationNone. Runs in the browser, on the computer and on the phone. There is an optional desktop app for Windows.
Proximity audioYes. In the open hall the volume fades with distance, and you can see on the map how far your voice reaches. Inside a room everyone hears everyone equally.
Keeping a conversation privateLockable rooms. Whoever arrives knocks and you decide whether to open. Nobody outside a locked room can listen.
A fixed spot for each personA reserved personal desk per member, with a keyboard shortcut to go there and a lock for focus time.
How guests get inA link with an expiry date, name only. No account, no download. Revoke the link and the access ends.
Where voice and video travelStraight between browsers (P2P), with no media server in between — one less middleman, less delay.
PresentingA shared screen becomes a stage for the whole space, with the cameras on a rail beside it and quality matched to the size each person sees.
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese and Spanish in the product and on the public pages.
Trying before paying7 days on any paid plan, cancelled from the payment portal without talking to anyone.

We only speak for ourselves. Any other tool's features and prices change over time, so we would rather you check them at the source and compare against this column — than trust a table we drew up.

What you get

The whole office, in the browser

Proximity audio

In the open hall you hear the people near you, with the volume fading with distance. Inside a room everyone hears everyone — and nobody outside listens.

The screen becomes a stage

Share your screen and it opens front and centre for everyone, with the cameras beside it. Esc closes the stage and gives the map back.

Lockable rooms

Sensitive meeting? Lock the room: whoever arrives knocks and you decide whether to open. Unlock it and it is an open room again.

A desk of your own

Members pick their own desk and it stays reserved. Going to your desk is a keyboard shortcut — and you can lock it to focus.

An editable map

The office is generated from the size of your team and the layout you choose. After that, the editor moves rooms, desks and objects.

An invite in one link

Members have an account, a desk and always get in. Guests join with just their name, through a link with an expiry date. Revoke it and the access ends.

Plans

Priced per space, not per head

The plan caps how many people are in the space at the same time. Members have a guaranteed seat and always get in; the remaining seats take guests.

Launch: 50% off for the first 6 months, on any paid plan.
Sold out Free up to 10 people at the same time
US$ 0
no card

The free spaces of the beta have run out — we are working on releasing more. In the meantime, trial any plan for 7 days.

Start for free
Start up to 15 people at the same time
US$ 30US$ 15/mo
for 6 months, then US$ 30/mo Subscribe to Start
Team up to 25 people at the same time
US$ 50US$ 25/mo
for 6 months, then US$ 50/mo Subscribe to Team
Office up to 35 people at the same time
US$ 70US$ 35/mo
for 6 months, then US$ 70/mo Subscribe to Office

7-day trial on any paid plan: add the card, use everything for a week, and the first charge only happens at the end of the period. Cancel before that and you pay nothing.

Frequently asked

What people comparing tools ask

Is PixelHall a Gather alternative?

It is an independent product in the same category: a virtual office with a map, characters and proximity audio, running in the browser. We have no affiliation, partnership or relationship with Gather, and PixelHall is not derived from it — it was written from scratch.

What does PixelHall cost?

The plan covers the space, not the person. Free for up to 10 people at the same time, no card. The paid tiers are Start (15 people, US$ 30/mo), Team (25, US$ 50/mo) and Office (35, US$ 70/mo), all at 50% off for the first 6 months of the launch.

Do I need to install anything to switch?

No. PixelHall runs entirely in the browser, on the computer and on the phone. There is an optional desktop app for Windows, with a bar that follows you while you share your screen, system notifications and a global mute shortcut.

Can I bring the map I already have?

There is no map import from other tools. Building the new one takes two minutes instead: you say how many people you expect and pick a layout, the office comes out with rooms and desks to match, and the editor changes whatever you want afterwards.

Do guests need an account?

No. Members have an account, a personal desk and always get in. Guests join through a link with an expiry date, typing only their name — and revoking the link ends the access immediately.

My team has 30 people. Does it fit?

It fits the Office plan, which holds 35 people together. The cap counts people at the same time: each member takes a fixed seat and always gets in, and the seats left over take simultaneous guests.

What if I want to go back?

Cancel straight from the payment portal, without talking to anyone. The space returns to the free plan, nobody is thrown out, and only new arrivals have to fit the smaller cap.

Try it before you decide

Create the space, send the link to your team, and see what talking while walking around a map feels like.

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