Feature Guide
| Feature | Butter Desktop | Chrome | Safari | Microsoft Edge | Firefox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screensharing (video only) | |||||
Screensharing (video + audio) | |||||
Screensharing (full screen) | |||||
Screensharing (window or tab) | |||||
Breakout Rooms | |||||
Webcam and Microphone | |||||
Chat | |||||
Reactions and Soundboard | |||||
Background Blur | |||||
Recordings | |||||
Desktop Notifications |
Known Issues
All Browsers
Incognito mode causes errors when using integrations
Various integrations such as YouTube, Google Drive, Miro, and others are broken when on incognito mode due to third-party cookies being blocked
Firefox
Multiple permission requests
Due to Firefox's handling of permissions, users may face multiple permission requests to enable the microphone, webcam, and screen sharing permissions.
Brave Browser
Default permissions blocked
Brave pre-emptively blocks Butter from requesting webcam, microphone, and screen sharing permissions. Users may have to reconfigure their browser settings to allow these permissions manually.
Third-party cookies blocked when using integrations.
By default, Brave blocks third-party cookies which prevent our YouTube, Google Drive, Miro, and other integrations from working.
Safari
Does not allow for sharing tabs or windows
Safari currently does not allow you to share a window or a tab when sharing your screen. You can only share full screen. There are also a couple of extra steps to have screen sharing enabled for Butter on Safari. To learn more, do check out Setting up permissions and screen share.