Zoom
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Zoom is a widely used conferencing application for casual and commercial use. It is well supported and compatible with most platforms.- Overview
- Specifications
Basic information
Developer: Zoom US
Website: https://zoom.us/
Protocol: Audio-video
OS Supported: Cross-platform
Pricing: Freemium: Free (45 meeting host limit), Pro (available for students) or subscription
Requires sign-up?: Yes for hosting, not for joining
Detailed information
Features: E2E encryption, desktop share, screen recording
Self-hosted?: Server-based
Recommended net-speed: Flexible
Required net-speed: None
Max quality: Unknown
Latency (estimate): ~150ms
Last update: Regular updates
Open source?: No
Overview of technical specifications
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer: | Zoom US |
| Protocol: | Audio-video |
| OS Supported: | Cross-platform |
| Features: | E2E encryption, desktop share, screen recording |
| Self-hosted?: | Server-based |
| Recommended net-speed: | Flexible |
| Required net-speed: | None |
| Max quality: | Unknown |
| Latency (estimate): | ~150ms |
| Last update: | Regular updates |
Ease of use
Well developed by a large corp, quite easy to use, install and connect. A Pro account (available for students) can host meetings at infinite time, 45 minutes for free users.
info
There are some important settings that can be optimized for higher quality audio. In settings, 'HD video' in the Video tab and 'Enable original audio', 'High fidelity music mode', 'Stereo audio' in 'Audio'.