Team availability and leave management for Google Chat
PresenceDesk: know who's in, remote or away.
PresenceDesk is a Google Chat app published by Innova Apps. It helps hybrid teams check in, request time off and see who is available, with a browser workspace for leave approvals and team settings.
Install from Google Workspace Marketplace Open your workspace
Start a 14-day trial for up to 100 enabled members, with no payment card required. Paid workspace plans start at USD 19 per month after the trial. Your organization's installation policies apply.
Check-ins, leave requests and team updates
- Check in as Office, Remote or Out with
/in,/remoteand/out, and see the team board with/whosout. - Request leave privately. A team manager approves or declines it, and managers cannot decide their own leave.
- Get optional team summaries and private reminders in Google Chat.
- Subscribe to a private, revocable calendar feed or download a CSV of generic team availability.
How to get started
- Install PresenceDesk from Google Workspace Marketplace and open it in a personal Google Chat.
- Choose Create workspace or Request access. Each Google Workspace organization has one PresenceDesk workspace; its creator becomes the first team manager.
- Check in from Chat, or open your browser workspace to request leave. Managers approve members and leave requests, and can enable team summaries and private reminders.
A workspace supports up to 10 approved Chat spaces, with member capacity determined by its trial or plan. A PresenceDesk manager is not a Google Workspace administrator. Read the setup guide for commands, space approval and troubleshooting.
Trial and workspace plans
New workspaces receive a 14-day trial for up to 100 enabled members. No payment card is required, and the trial does not automatically create a paid subscription. After the trial, a paid plan is required for new check-ins, leave requests and approvals, and scheduled team messages and reminders. Existing data remains readable and exportable, and personal data deletion remains available. There is no permanent free plan.
- Starter: up to 25 enabled members, USD 19 billed monthly or USD 190 billed yearly.
- Team: up to 100 enabled members, USD 50 billed monthly or USD 390 billed yearly.
- Business: up to 250 enabled members, USD 79 billed monthly or USD 790 billed yearly.
Each price covers one organization's PresenceDesk workspace. The yearly amounts are the full yearly charge. Innova Apps is the seller; Stripe handles payment. Stripe Checkout displays the total and first charge date before you confirm. A purchased subscription renews at its selected monthly or yearly interval until canceled.
Existing workspaces receive one 14-day trial for up to 100 enabled members when billing launches. After that trial, they also need a paid subscription for new activity. No workspace is charged automatically at trial expiry.
How PresenceDesk uses your data
PresenceDesk does not use Google sign-in and does not use OAuth permissions to read your Google account data. From your Google Chat interactions, PresenceDesk keeps your Chat user ID, your display name, your organization's Google Workspace ID, the ID of your personal Chat with PresenceDesk, and the ID and name of any team Chat space a manager adds it to. It uses them only to recognise you, keep each organization's team separate, show your name and availability to approved teammates, send the messages you and your managers turn on, and manage your workspace's trial or subscription.
Your check-ins and approved time away appear to your team as Office, Remote or Out. Leave categories and notes are visible only to you and your team's managers. PresenceDesk does not read your Gmail, change your Google Calendar or access your organization's directory. We do not sell your data, use it for advertising, or use it to train AI models. Details are in our privacy policy.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use PresenceDesk to track remote work and time off?
Yes. Team members check in as Office, Remote or Out in Google Chat. They request leave in the browser workspace, where a team manager approves or declines it. Managers cannot approve their own leave.
Is PresenceDesk free?
PresenceDesk includes a 14-day trial for up to 100 enabled members. No card is required and no charge happens automatically when the trial ends. Continued new activity requires a paid workspace plan; existing data stays readable and exportable.
Does PresenceDesk edit my Google Calendar?
No. PresenceDesk provides a private calendar feed you can subscribe to and revoke. It does not change your Google Calendar. Calendar apps decide when to refresh the feed.