Appearance Lab: background blur and virtual backgrounds
Blur your background or swap it for a virtual one, right from Studio settings on desktop and mobile. Edges around hair and clothing stay crisp.
What’s new
New in R-Link Studio.
Here’s what’s landed lately in R-Link Studio and what it means for your events.
Custom web addresses for every room
Give each room its own memorable link instead of a generic code, so attendees always land in the right place.
Place text anywhere on CTA images
Drag text to any spot on a call-to-action image, so your offer reads exactly the way you want it to.
September 2026
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Mobile
Never miss a question on mobile
A badge on the Q&A tab tells you the moment someone asks a question, even when you’re hosting from your phone.
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Translation
Live speech translation
Speak in your language while guests hear you in theirs, in real time. Turn it on or off mid-session from the Studio.
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Studio
Share your computer’s audio without your screen
Play music or a video’s sound to the room in full stereo without showing your screen.
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Webinars
Webinar attendees see every host on stage
Attendees now see all your hosts at once and can pick which one to focus on, so panels and co-hosted events feel natural.
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Rooms
Restart a session that just ended
Ended a little early? Your team can bring the session back without setting up a new one.
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Audio
Clearer sound on AirPods
A new setting fixes the robotic voice some Bluetooth headsets cause, so you sound like yourself.
August 2026
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Elements
Hide poll results until you reveal them
Keep results hidden until the big reveal, and limit how many options people can pick on multiple-choice polls.
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Whiteboard
Text boxes on the whiteboard
Type labels and notes straight onto the whiteboard while you walk the room through an idea.
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Rooms
See up to 36 people at once
The room view now shows up to 36 participants on screen, up from 9, so bigger events still feel personal.
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Presenting
Guests can zoom into your slides
Attendees can zoom in and pan around a shared presentation to get a closer look at the details.
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Studio
A faster, simpler pre-launch screen
Pick your camera, mic and speakers from simple dropdowns and get into your session faster.
July 2026
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Accessibility
Closed captions for everyone
Every participant can now turn on closed captions, whether or not they’re signed in.
June 2026
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Mobile
Join from your phone in one tap
Tap an R-Link link on your phone and the app opens straight into the right room. Guests can join without creating an account.
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Webinars
One hub to manage your webinars
Registrants, analytics and settings now live in a single Manage hub, so running a webinar takes fewer clicks.
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Streaming
You decide when you’re live
Your stream starts only when you click Go Live, so you can set up your scene without an accidental broadcast. Add any RTMP destination by hand, too.
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Webinars
Registration page templates
Pick a template for your webinar registration page so it matches the look of the rest of your event.
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Email
Branded emails and handy alerts
Emails now carry your brand, and you’ll hear when a recording or transcript is ready or when someone is waiting to be let in.
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Hosting
A raised-hands queue
See everyone with a hand up in the order they raised it, and bring them into focus with a click.
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Hosting
Move and spotlight people on stage
Rearrange who’s on stage and spotlight a speaker instantly, ideal for introductions and panels.
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Reactions
New Wow and Rocket effects
Two new reactions for the moments that deserve more than a thumbs-up.
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Chat
Share files in chat
Drop PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT and CSV files right into the chat during your session.
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Hosting
Full control of the room
Mute mics, turn off cameras, stop a screen share or remove a participant yourself, without asking them to do it.
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Whiteboard
Everyone can draw on the whiteboard
Attendees can draw and annotate alongside you, turning the whiteboard into a real working session.
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Editing
Trim videos by dragging
Drag the handles to trim a clip instead of typing exact times.
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Apps
Desktop and mobile apps
Run R-Link Studio as an app on Windows and Mac, or on your iPhone or Android phone.
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Recording
Everyone knows when you’re recording
Participants get a notice when recording starts, so everyone in the room is in the loop.
May 2026
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Studio
Scene Builder
Design your scenes on a visual canvas and preview them before you go live.
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Presenting
A laser pointer for everyone
Pick your laser pointer color, and let guests point things out too.
Try the newest features live.
Pick a plan and run your next event on R-Link.