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AltspaceVR
Social VR platform for events and meetups
As of 30 August 2026, AltspaceVR is free to use. AltspaceVR was Microsoft's social VR platform for hosting events, meetups, and gatherings in virtual reality. Softwr lists it under AR VR. AltspaceVR is made by Microsoft, launched in 1975, available on VR and AR, Windows.
Overview
What AltspaceVR does
AltspaceVR was Microsoft's social VR platform for hosting events, meetups, and gatherings in virtual reality. It featured world building tools, event hosting capabilities, and cross-platform support across VR headsets and PC.
What people use it for
- VR Gaming
- AR Marketing
- Virtual Training
- 3D Visualization
- Immersive Experiences
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about AltspaceVR.
- Shut down permanently on 10 March 2023. Microsoft closed it to concentrate on Microsoft Mesh, and altvr.com now redirects to microsoft.com
- Microsoft acquired it in 2017 and the closure came alongside wider cuts, so there is no path back
- Mesh is aimed at business use rather than the consumer social VR AltspaceVR offered
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Pricing
What AltspaceVR costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Event hosting
- World creation
- Social features
Capabilities
Features
Event hosting
World building
Avatar system
Spatial audio
Microsoft accounts
Integration with Microsoft accounts
Streaming
Integration with Streaming
Custom content
Integration with Custom content
Vr support
Available on vr
Pc support
Available on pc
Quest support
Available on quest
Behind it
Who makes AltspaceVR
- Company
- Microsoft
- Based in
- Redmond, Washington
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- SteamVR
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- Varjo
- Virtual Desktop
- Tilt Brush
- Apple Vision Pro
- Horizon Worlds
- VRChat
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From $299/one-time4 researched notes
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