Developed by: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

What is Zoom?

Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing platform that allows users to conduct virtual meetings, webinars, conferences, and other collaborative sessions over the internet. It provides a range of communication and collaboration features, making it popular for remote work, distance learning, virtual events, and personal use.

Zoom gained widespread popularity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses, educational institutions, and individuals turned to remote communication and collaboration solutions. Its ease of use, reliability, and comprehensive feature set have made it a go-to platform for virtual meetings and events worldwide.

What makes Zoom strong?

Zoom allows participants to join virtual meetings via video and audio from various devices, including computers, smartphones, and tablets.
Users can share their screen with other participants during meetings, allowing for presentations, demonstrations, and collaborative work.
Zoom includes text chat and messaging features, enabling participants to communicate via instant messages, both privately and in group chats.
Users can record meetings, webinars, and presentations for later reference, sharing, or distribution. Zoom offers options to record locally or to the cloud.
Hosts can manage participants' access, permissions, and interactions during meetings, including muting/unmuting, removing participants, and controlling screen sharing.
Zoom allows users to customize their video backgrounds with virtual backgrounds, enabling them to hide their physical surroundings or add branded or fun backgrounds.
Zoom provides various security features, including meeting passwords, waiting rooms, end-to-end encryption, and participant authentication options, to ensure the privacy and security of meetings.
Zoom integrates with various productivity tools, calendars, and collaboration platforms such as Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and more, making it easy to schedule and join meetings.
Zoom offers webinar hosting capabilities, allowing users to conduct large-scale virtual events, seminars, training sessions, and presentations with interactive features and audience engagement tools.
Zoom is compatible with multiple operating systems, including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux, ensuring accessibility across different devices and platforms.