Help · Invites
Joining a workspace
Someone invited you to their workspace on Elk. Your invite email has a Join button and an eight-character code. Here is how to use them.
What to install
Tap Join in your invite email. The page it opens takes you to Elk’s download page, which has Elk for every device below.
- Mac
- A direct download, signed and notarized by Apple. Open it and drag Elk into Applications. macOS 14 or later
- iPhone and iPad
- Elk is in beta on Apple’s TestFlight. Apple has you install the free TestFlight app first, then Elk. iOS 17 or later
- Windows
- A direct download. The installer is not signed yet, so Windows may say it protected your PC: choose More info, then Run anyway. Windows 10 or later
- Android
- A direct download. Open it and allow the install when your phone asks. Android 8 or later
New to Elk
Sign in with the email address your invite was sent to. Elk shows you the invite, with the workspace and who invited you: tap Join. Nobody is added to a workspace until they tap Join. Signing in needs no password: Elk emails you a six-digit code each time.
Signing in with a different email? Elk cannot match that address to the invite, so use the Join button or the code below.
Already use Elk
If you already have an Elk account, tap Join in your invite email on a device that has Elk, or enter the code.
What the code is for
The code looks like H82B-F53R. The Join button is the quick way in; the code is the backup. Use it when the button does not open Elk, or when you sign in with a different email from the one invited.
Enter it in Elk, on any device. New to Elk: after you sign in, Elk asks for an invite code if it has no invite to show you. Already use Elk: open the workspace menu and choose Add workspace on a Mac, iPhone or iPad, Have an invite code? on Android, or Join with an invite code on Windows. You can type the code with or without the dash.
If your link has expired
Each invite works once, and expires on the date at the bottom of your invite email. If the page says your link isn’t valid, it has been used, cancelled, or has expired.
Ask the person who invited you to send a new invite. If you already joined with this one, there is nothing more to do: open Elk and you are in.