Comparing Zoom Meetings and Webinars features by platform

See the table below for a comparison of features between the Zoom desktop apps, mobile apps, VDI, and Zoom Web App.

Note: The Zoom desktop app, mobile app, and Web App have different features than the Zoom web portal. The Zoom web portal is primarily used for changing your profile, meeting settings and Zoom Phone settings. You can also use the web portal to schedule, view, and edit meetings.

 

Table of Contents

Comparison

Notes:

 
Feature Windows and macOS LinuxAndroid and iOSZoom VDI Client: NativeZoom VDI Client: WebRTC Zoom Web App: Desktop browsersZoom Web App: Mobile browsers
Start or join meeting
Join a meeting without signing inenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Join a meeting in progressenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Sign in using Zoom account, Google, Facebook, or SSOenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Start an instant meeting.enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Schedule one-time or recurring meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Share your screen in a Zoom Room by entering in the sharing key or meeting ID.enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Display upcoming meetingsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Display synced calendar events (if you added a third-party calendar service)enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
View, edit, start, or delete your scheduled meetingsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Participants are pre-assigned to breakout rooms (if set up by the host)enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Transfer meetings between devicesenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
In-meeting controls (participants and hosts)
Join computer audioenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Mute/unmute micenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Start/stop videoenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Invite others to join meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Change your screen name for the meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Non-verbal feedbackenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Share screenenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
In-meeting chatenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Save in-meeting chatenabledenableddisabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Start cloud recordingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Start local recordingenabledenableddisableddisableddisableddisableddisabled
Request remote controlenabledenabledenabled
(A)		enabledenabledenableddisabled
Give remote controlenabledenableddisabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Gallery View and Active Speaker Viewenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Stop all incoming videoenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Participant in breakout roomsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Self-select breakout roomenabledenabledenabled
(B)		enabledenabledenabledenabled
Reactionsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Answer pollsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Language interpretationenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Live transcriptionenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Reclaim hostenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Zoom Appsenabledenableddisabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Active Apps Notifierenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Dual monitorenabledenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Optimized video screen sharingenabledenabledenabledenabled
(Enabled through registry key)		disableddisableddisabled
Share videoenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisableddisabled
Share 2nd cameraenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisableddisabled
Share slides as backgroundenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisableddisabled
Push to talkenabledenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
HIDenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisableddisabled
Screenshot/screen captureenabledenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
In-meeting controls (hosts and co-hosts)
Create, edit, and launch standard pollsenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Create, edit, and launch advanced polls and quizzesenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Start and manage breakout rooms (host only)enabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
View pre-assigned participants in breakout rooms (if set up in web portal)enabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Live stream meetingenabledenabledenabled
(Youtube only)		enabledenabledenableddisabled
Focus modeenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Immersive viewenableddisabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Report a participant for inappropriate behaviorenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
In-meeting security controls (hosts and co-hosts)
Lock meeting (don't allow other participants to join the meeting in progress)enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Place the attendee in a virtual waiting roomenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Control if participants can share screenenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Control if participants can use in-meeting chatenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Control if participants can unmute or rename themselvesenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Webinar controls (hosts)
Launch question and answer sessionenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Launch pollsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Live stream webinarenabledenabledenabled
(Youtube only)		enabledenabledenableddisabled
Manage participants (hosts)
Stop a participant's videoenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Assign a participant to be the hostenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Assign a participant to be a co-hostenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Allow a participant to start or stop a recordingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Assign a participant to type closed captionenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Change a participant's name that is displayed to other participantsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Remove participant from meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Mute all participants/ask all to unmuteenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Automatically mute participants as they join the meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Play chime when participants join and leaveenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Don't allow other participants to join the meeting in progressenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Control who participants can chat withenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Put a participant on holdenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Check invited participants attendance statusenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Share screen controls
Share whiteboardenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Share device audioenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Annotate on shared screen or whiteboardenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Pause your current shared screenenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Show or hide names of annotatorsenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Stop a participant's screen share (host and co-host only)enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Share screen to breakout rooms (host and co-host only)enabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Control if multiple participants can share screen simultaneouslyenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Side-by-side modeenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Profile
Add a personal noteenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Change profile photo or screen name
Note: On the desktop app, you will be redirected to the web portal to change your screen name		enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Manually change your statusenabledenableddisabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Settings
Automatically join meeting by computer or device audioenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Automatically mute when joining meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Automatically call phone number to join meetingdisableddisabledenableddisableddisableddisableddisabled
Insert a link preview whenever a chat message contains a linkenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Display meeting remindersenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Display connected meeting timeenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenableddisabled
Display closed captions (if available)enabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Automatically disable your video when joining a meetingenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Touch up appearanceenabledenabledenabled
(iOS only)		enableddisableddisableddisabled
Virtual Backgroundenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabledenabled
Video filtersenabledenabledenabledenableddisableddisableddisabled
Other products
Zoom Clipsenabledenabledenabledenabled (C)enabledenableddisabled

Note (A): If you joined a meeting on an iOS or Android device, you can't request remote control or give remote control. The participant who is screen sharing with the Zoom desktop app must give you remote control.

Note (B): Self-selection on the Zoom mobile app is available for meeting participants, but not for the host launching breakout rooms. Self-selection of breakout rooms has to be enabled and launched from the desktop app.

Note (C): Windows and macOS: VDI Client 6.5.10 or later. Linux: VDI Client 6.5.11 or later

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For other supported features by platform, see the feature comparison articles for Zoom Chat or Zoom Phone.