

We also have a video on this topic in the third lesson, Hosting a Meeting. Here are the three steps for creating a Zoom account. If you simply want to join a meeting through a link or your web browser, skip ahead to the second lesson, Joining a Meeting. In the next section we'll discuss how to create a free account, which gives you some additional features.


You will need an account in order to host, though. (With the "Large Meetings" add-on, account holders can host up to 1,000 participants!) Businesses, schools, and other organizations use this platform to conduct meetings, hold classes, and host virtual events.Īnother key feature is that participants don’t need an account or the app to join a meeting. Whereas Skype allows you to have up to 50 callers in a meeting, a Zoom meeting can have up to 100 participants with the free basic version, showing up to 49 of them in a grid layout. The big difference between Zoom and similar services is the number of possible participants. Zoom is a free service that lets you video chat with small or large groups of people on your computer or mobile device.
