Managing and joining multiple Zoom meetings simultaneously

The Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop feature allows you to join or monitor multiple Zoom meetings or webinars at the same time from the Zoom desktop app. This can be useful for support staff, moderators, and other users who need to participate in or monitor multiple sessions simultaneously.

Before an account can use this feature, you must contact Zoom Support to request that it be enabled. Once Zoom activates the feature, the account owner or an admin with privileges can then make it available to users for the entire account or for specific groups.

When the feature is enabled, users can join multiple meetings at the same time from the same computer. To do so, first click the Join button in the Zoom desktop app to join the first meeting. Then, join subsequent meetings using the meeting or webinar join URL or by accessing https://zoom.us/join and entering the meeting or webinar ID.

Notes:

• This feature allows you to join multiple meetings simultaneously. It does not allow you to host multiple concurrent meetings.
• Each additional meeting creates a separate Zoom meeting instance. The additional instance may not include all the functionality of the original meeting. For example, you may not be able to search your contacts, and your presence status may not update correctly.
• The Join button in the Zoom desktop app can be used to join the first meeting. To join additional meetings, use the meeting or webinar join URL or manually enter the meeting or webinar ID at https://zoom.us/join.

Requirements for managing and joining multiple meetings simultaneously on a desktop

To enable Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop, you must:

• Be a Business, Enterprise, or Education account
• Be an account owner or an admin with privileges
• Contact Zoom Support  to request that the feature be enabled

To use the feature to join multiple meetings or webinars simultaneously:

• The feature must be enabled for your account, group, or user
• You must use the Zoom desktop app for Windows or macOS: Global minimum version or higher

How to enable or disable Join different meetings simultaneously on a desktop

The feature can be configured at the account, group, or user level. The configuration level determines who can use the feature.

Enable or disable join different meetings simultaneously on a desktop for the entire account

This setting allows account owners or admins to enable or disable Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop for all users in the account.

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
3. In the side menu, click Settings .
4. Click Meeting.
5. Under Meeting (Basic), click the Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop toggle to enable or disable it.
6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
7. (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing this setting, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Enable or disable join different meetings simultaneously on a desktop for a group of users

This setting allows account owners or admins to enable or disable Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop for a specific group of users. Changes apply only to users in the selected group.

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit groups.
2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
3. In the side menu, click Users.
4. Click Groups.
5. Click the applicable group name from the list.
6. In the General configuration section, click Edit product settings.
7. Click the Meeting tab.
8. Under Meeting (Basic), click the Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop toggle to enable or disable it.
9. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
   Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and must be changed at that level.
10. (Optional) To prevent all users in the group from changing this setting, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Enable or disable join different meetings simultaneously on a desktop for your personal account

This setting allows individual users to enable or disable Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop for their personal use. You do not need admin permissions to change the setting, unless it is locked by an admin for the entire account or a group of users.

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click My account.
3. In the side menu, click Settings .
4. Click Meeting.
5. Under Meeting (Basic), click the Join different meetings simultaneously on desktop toggle to enable or disable it.
6. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
   Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the group or account level. You cannot change it yourself and must contact your Zoom admin.

How to join multiple Zoom meetings simultaneously

As a user, after the feature has been enabled for your account, you can join multiple Zoom meetings or webinars from the Zoom desktop app.

Join the first meeting or webinar

To join the first meeting, use one of the following methods:

• Click the Join button in the Zoom desktop app.
• Click the meeting's join URL.
• Open https://zoom.us/join and enter the meeting ID.

Join additional meetings or webinars

To join each additional meeting or webinar:

1. Open the additional meeting or webinar's join URL in your browser, or go to https://zoom.us/join.
2. Enter the meeting or webinar ID.
3. Allow the Zoom desktop app to launch the additional meeting or webinar.
4. (Optional) Repeat these steps for each additional meeting or webinar you need to join.