Zoom Meetings for Windows

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Freeware).

Zoom is a web conference and video call app. Zoom offers a Chrome extension that allows users to quickly access basic commands like scheduling and starting meetings. This extension will allow users to join Zoom calls directly from their web browser, without the need to download the app. This program is great for live training, video webinars, and educational purposes.

The Zoom extension is available as an icon in Chrome’s toolbar once it has been installed. Clicking on the icon will open a dropdown panel that allows users to choose to start or schedule a meeting. Users can choose to start a meeting by clicking on the icon. A new tab will open allowing them to download Zoom or open their Zoom app. If the user prefers to access a meeting via a browser, this option is also available.

Zoom's free version has one thing that is noticeable: calls can only last 40 minutes. However, users can always reconnect to their calls. The calls are very high quality as long as the connection is available. Performance-wise, there is no difference between the client version and the web browser version. Zoom has a chat feature that allows users to stay connected via chat even if there are problems during calls.

Although Zoom isn't as well-known than other video calling apps like Slack or Google Hangouts, that doesn't mean it cannot be as good. It can compete with its competitors such as Skype, Slack, and Google Hangouts when it comes to performance.