Converse is a free and open-source XMPP chat client that runs in a web browser and<br>**[webchat.disroot.org](https:webchat.disroot.org)** provides a way to connect to your XMPP account through it.
2.**Groupchat address**: Enter the address of the room you want to join. It can be a room from any XMPP server that federates. For example, if you want to join a room on **Disroot** server, add ```chat.disroot.org``` after the room name. In this image, the user is trying to join the room called ```mytestroom``` on *chat.disroot.org* XMPP server.
3.**Nickname**: you are free to enter whatever username you wish, it doesn't have to be your real **Disroot** username. You can then have a different username on each room you're in if you want.
You can mention people in your message so they get a notification. Just click on their nickname in the participants list, or add it manually if you know it. You can also start to write its first letters and tap on the tab key of your keyboard to have a suggestion list of nicknames.
Here, we can see the user is actually reading stuff from the Prosody room (blue background) and get a message with its username in the Disroot Howto room.
If you want to correct a message you have sent, mouse over it and a pencil will appear on the right. Click on it, correct your message and send it again.
2.**Groupchat address**: Enter the address of the room you want to create. It only can be a room on **Disroot** XMPP server. For example, something like *mytestroom@chat.disroot.org*.
3.**Nickname**: you're free to enter whatever username you wish, it doesn't have to be your real **Disroot** username. You can then have differents usernames on each room you're in if you want.
4.**Join** the room by clicking here. If the room already exists, then you'll join in if it is public. Otherwise, you'll need to find another room name.
As you've created the room, you're the owner and it's admin. So you can change those features as you want. Click on the tool icon on the top-right corner of the room page.
The contact will be informed that you have added him/her to your Contacts list. Until the user approves it, this contact can be found in your pending list:
If you want your conversation to be really secure, make sure that **OMEMO** is activated. To do so, check the lock icon. If the lock looks open, then the conversation is not enrypted. ![](en/21_omemo.png) {.inline}<br>
If the chat is encrypted then it should look like this: ![](en/22_omemo.png) {.inline}