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# Chatter Desktop

Control access to Chatter Desktop and install and configure the Chatter Desktop Managed Version.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/images/icon_important.png)

Important Chatter Desktop was retired in June 2018. For more information, see [Chatter Desktop Retirement](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000267581&type=1&language=en_US).

- **[Control Access to Chatter Desktop](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_desktop_admin.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Chatter Desktop is enabled for most organizations, but administrators can control access to Chatter Desktop.
- **[Install Chatter Desktop Managed Version](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_desktop_installing_managed_version.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Salesforce provides two Chatter Desktop installers: a standard version for individual installations and a managed version for enterprise deployments.
- **[Configure Chatter Desktop Managed Version](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_desktop_configuring_managed_version.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Control Chatter Desktop settings by deploying an XML-based configuration file to each user's machine. The configuration in the file overrides the user's settings.