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# Opening your Katalyz link

Someone sent you a Katalyz room. Here's exactly how to open it — and what to expect.

## You don't need an account

First, the good news: **there's nothing to install, no account to create, and no password to remember.** Katalyz is designed so you can access the content instantly.

## Open the link

You received an email or a direct link. Click it. You'll land on the room.

The room looks and feels like a website. Navigate sections on the left sidebar, explore content in the main area, and use any widgets (CTAs, forms, etc.) as you'd expect.

## You might be asked to verify

Depending on how the room was shared, you'll see one of three things:

### 1. Direct access
You're in immediately. This means the room was shared as **"Anyone with the link"** — no verification needed.

### 2. Authorized email check
You're asked to enter your email, and if it's on the sender's authorized list, you get instant access. See [Magic code verification: step by step](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/magic-code-verification-step-by-step-9dtc2i/).

### 3. Magic code verification
You enter your email, receive a 6-digit code, enter it, and you're in. See [Magic code verification: step by step](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/magic-code-verification-step-by-step-9dtc2i/).

## Bookmark it

Once you're in, bookmark the URL. You can come back anytime — no login required (as long as the browser keeps you signed in).

If you switch browsers or devices, you'll re-verify once (if the room uses verification), and then you're back in.

## What the sender can see

Katalyz tracks room activity — your name, email, what you viewed, and for how long. This is **normal and expected**: the whole point of a deal room is that the sender knows what's useful to you and what isn't.

This is not unique to Katalyz — any portal, shared drive, or deal room tool tracks the same.

Learn more in [What Katalyz knows about you](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/what-katalyz-knows-about-you-2lzu2f/).

## Issues opening the link?

- **Link doesn't work**: see [The link doesn't work — what to do](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/the-link-doesnt-work-what-to-do-1cg8z7m/)
- **Didn't receive the email**: see [I didn't receive the email](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/i-didnt-receive-the-email-pw1jv5/)

## Related articles
- [Magic code verification: step by step](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/magic-code-verification-step-by-step-9dtc2i/)
- [Navigating sections](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/navigating-a-room-46qcf9/)
- [Privacy & security](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/what-katalyz-knows-about-you-2lzu2f/)