Groups allow a user to control access to their library items.


To create a group, visit the Library page and click the Groups button. From the drop-down menu click Add. Type a name for the group in the dialog box and click OK.

You can create as many groups as you wish. Group names can include spaces.


By associating items in your library with a group you control the files and folders that are accessible to selected contacts and chat rooms members.

Each group appears as a column in your library items list. This column controls the availability of each library item to the group's associated contacts or chat rooms.

Key to Icons

Red Cross (default): Item is not accessible to the group.

Green Tick: Item is accessible to the group.

Grey Dash (folders only): Descendent items are a mixture of accessible and inaccessible to the group.


By adding a contact to a group you grant them access to the library items associated with the group; those items will appear in search results and your browsable library.

To add a contact to a group expand the Contacts pane, right-click on the contact, and select the group from the Groups menu. Note: The Groups menu will only appear in the context menu if you've created at least one group.

A contact can be a member of multiple groups.


By associating a group to a chat room you grant all online members of that chat room access to the library items associated with the group; those items will appear in search results and your browsable library.

To associate a group to a chat room navigate to the Chat page, right click on the chat room, and select the group from the Groups menu. Note: The Groups menu will only appear in the context menu if you've created at least one group.

A group can be associated with multiple groups.


Public library items are searchable and browsable to all users. Therefore there is no need to associate public library items to a group.

Share private files with select friends and family, and prevent access to the network at large, by creating a group, disabling public access and enabling group access to the library items, and finally adding your friends and family contacts to the group.

Share niche or thematic files with a similarly-themed chat room by by creating a group, disabling public access and enabling group access to the library items, and finally associating the group to the chat room.