RINGCENTRAL DESKTOP APP
The RingCentral desktop app is a cloud desktop app designed for seamless, hosted business communications to give you an intelligent and intuitive user experience, whether you’re at home or in the office.
The one-stop desktop app gives you an ‘at a glance’ update on all your necessary business communications features, making it even easier to connect with your colleagues and keep up with your communications, deadlines and scheduled meetings, and video calls from multiple devices and multiple locations.
With advanced call management features in a single, comprehensive desktop app, this handy solution not only encompasses VoIP desktop phone software but also includes comprehensive business messaging, fax, conference calls, video calls and online meetings features in one streamlined cloud desktop app.
That means no more switching through multiple applications or spending time downloading different communications platforms.
The RingCentral desktop app allows you to initiate audio calls, video calls, or instant messaging in one simple click, from one single platform. The intuitive call handling software allows you to host online meetings, answer, screen or forward inbound calls, quickly flip a call from desktop to mobile, pick up voicemail messages, and more, all from your desktop phone app.
How the RingCentral desktop app works
Synced with your business directory, you can store personal contacts here too, which means you can stay connected from anywhere on any device.
Message
Access voice, fax and instant messages all dispalyed in your user-friendly RingCentral phone desktop app, allowing you to respond instantly in one single click, or come back later.
Video
When you need to chat face to face, start an HD video meeting with instant screen share, directly from a messaging thread or your contact directory.
Phone
Hold, transfer, park, or flip an ongoing call onto another device without interrupting the call. Supervise calls with Monitor, Whisper, Call Barge, and Takeover functions to support your colleagues.
Features and benefits
The RingCentral desktop app is your advanced desktop phone system with in-built voice, fax, instant messaging, video conferencing with Head-up display (HUD) four, and online meetings, allowing you to stay connected with colleagues and customers from anywhere with a broadband connection.
Our comprehensive desktop phone software is designed to give your business the functionality of an advanced call management system all in one streamlined, intuitive interface.
Here are some of the key benefits of the RingCentral desktop app:
Comprehensive communications solution:
- Multiple email and login options allow you to use your work email, Gmail or RingCentral credentials for quick access without memorising more new passwords.
- Plug in your headset and use the RingCentral desktop app to call, message, and fax from your computer.
- HD Voice delivers crisp clear sound.*
- Secure voice prevents unauthorised interception of audio streams
- Start an audio conference call or online meeting with just one click.
- Use the app with your colleagues for efficient team collaboration including file sharing and task management.
- Access your company directory and see your colleagues’ availability for a chat or call.
- Sync your personal contacts across desktop and mobile apps so you can call or message any of your contacts in just one click.
- RingCentral Phone seamlessly integrates with Microsoft® Office and Outlook® applications, so you can call, message, or fax your contacts from within Office.**
- Connect your Google, Microsoft Outlook, or iCal® calendars with RingCentral’s Join Now feature. You’ll get a reminder on any upcoming event directly from your RingCentral Phone app so you can instantly join an online meeting or conference call in just one click.
Intuitive interface and advanced call management
- The user-friendly design allows easy, intuitive handling of your calls, faxes, and instant messages.
- Messages instantly sync with your account, so you can stay on top of your communications.
- Get an ‘at-a-glance’ single view of current calls, incoming calls, and calls on hold. You’ll benefit from options to switch calls, send to voicemail, or add the caller to a conference.
- Easy-to-use call control functions in the app enable you to make blind/warm call transfers, park and retrieve calls in the cloud, flip calls, switch calls between RingCentral endpoints on the fly, record calls, and more. Quick call control from select headsets is also supported.***
- Add up to six people to an existing call or split the calls for relevant participants at any time.
- Screen incoming calls, ignore calls, send callers to voicemail, or reply to callers with default or personalised messages.
- Handle calls more efficiently by viewing multiple incoming calls on one screen, with options to answer the call or send the caller to voicemail.
- Reply to calls with one click. Block numbers, view faxes or listen to voice messages.
- From a conversation thread, automatically start a RingCentral conference. This invitation will be sent to all conversation participants.
- Through push notifications, users are notified of missed calls without having to open up the app.
Head-up display (HUD)
- Single interface to view up to 100 user extensions with real-time presence and ability to efficiently manage multiple incoming calls from the desktop.
- Easily add, delete, and drag and drop extensions within the display; the list automatically synchronises across RingCentral Phone app and hard phones.
- Answer multiple calls, quickly transfer calls, add a caller to an existing conference, park calls, and pick up calls on behalf of other extensions.
- Efficient call monitoring directly within HUD.* Allow supervisors to listen in, coach staff, join calls, or take over the conversation.
- Communicate within seconds, sending instant messages to anyone in your company.
Voice conferencing and online meetings
- Start an audio conference or online meeting from RingCentral Phone without using separate applications.
- Send invitations with international dial-in numbers via email.
- Participants using RingCentral Phone or a mobile device can easily and instantly join conference calls.
- Add callers anytime during a conference call.
*Features are available with RingCentral MVP Premium™ and Ultimate™ editions.
**Integration with Microsoft Office available for RingCentral Phone for Windows® only (requires Microsoft Outlook 2010 or later).
***RingCentral Phone supports select Plantronics headsets that allow users to control calls directly from their headsets, such as mute, hold, pickup, hand up, and next call. Feature availability may vary depending on model of headsets.
Synchronise your favourite work tools
The RingCentral desktop app connects with all your business-critical applications, offering off-the-shelf integrations to streamline your workflows. As well as connecting with your Microsoft Outlook so you can automatically sync your contacts and keep up to speed with calendar commitments, the RingCentral open platform also offers the ability to build custom integrations to align with your more specific business processes.
For example:
- Streamline your sales processes using Salesforce integration
- Strengthen your customer support service with ServiceNow and Zendesk integration
- Boost team efficiency with cloud file-sharing services like OneDrive and Google Drive integration
There are currently over 200 off-the-shelf integrations available, with more constantly being added. Developers can also use the RingCentral API and SDKs to build custom integrations and extensions and use the RingCentral system as an open, self-service platform.
Ultimately, using the RingCentral desktop app you can tailor-make your workspace with the day-to-day features that best suit you and your team’s business needs.
Setting up your desktop app
Downloading your free desktop phone app for all your VoIP business communications needs is easy and pain-free.
Follow the steps below on how to use the RingCentral Desktop App:
- Log into your RingCentral account
- Click ‘Tools’ then select ‘Desktop apps’ in the drop-down menu
- Select either the RingCentral Windows app or the RingCentral phone app for Mac
- Run through the simple install wizard
- On your desktop click the RingCentral logo and log in using the same credentials
- Log into your RingCentral account
- Click ‘Tools’ then select ‘Desktop apps’ in the drop-down menu
- Select either the RingCentral Windows app or the RingCentral phone app for Mac
- Run through the simple install wizard
- On your desktop click the RingCentral logo
and log in using the same credentials
Alternatively, download our Quick Guide to the RingCentral desktop app for more details.
System requirements
Testimonials
“In RingCentral, we have a platform in which we have absolute confidence plus a shared ethos that believes that almost everything is possible!”
Paul Strinati
Founding Partner & IT Director, Optimum Credit
“RingCentral is way ahead in terms of innovation. It has plenty of functionality: It brings big-company systems to smaller companies.”
Sean Lam
Chief Executive Officer, Walker Crips Group PLC
“From receptionists to the executives, everyone is delighted with our new system. Migrating communications to RingCentral was the best move we have made.”
Marika Clemow
Director of Operations, ATG
FAQs on the RingCentral desktop app
To add a contact to your directory, simply select the plus button (+) in the top right-hand corner of your contacts list screen. This allows you to add a new contact by entering the necessary contact details.
RingCentral Meetings is a cloud-based video conferencing platform that allows its users to meet and collaborate from any device.
RingCentral Meetings offers video meetings and screen sharing for up to 100 participants. The free version of the app allows sessions which are limited to 40 minutes
To share a file when you’re on a meeting using the RingCentral desktop app, simply click the ‘Share’ button which you’ll find either in the centre of the screen or via the green button at the bottom of the screen.
RingCentral Video allows you to quickly share your screen with other video call participants with one simple click.
To share your screen using RingCentral Video on your desktop, simply select the ‘Share Screen’ button in the meeting controls. You can then choose to share your entire screen, a specific application, or a browser tab. Once you have chosen and selected one of the options, click ‘Share’.
The RingCentral G Suite Add-on simplifies communication within Gmail and Calendar. The RingCentral G Suite Add-On now works seamlessly with RingCentral Video, allowing you to access RingCentral Video directly within your Google Calendar invites or configure your meeting settings within your Google Calendar invite.
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