Getting started with the Zoom Graphics Toolkit

The Zoom Graphics Toolkit is a desktop app that lets you create and manage live graphics for your Zoom meetings, webinars, and events. You can use it to display real-time data visualizations, like chat scrolls, poll results, Q&A highlights, and emoji reactions, as overlays in your broadcast or video production workflow. Once set up, the app connects to your Zoom account and streams graphic output to downstream video mixing tools as web graphics.

Requirements for Zoom Graphics Toolkit

• Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Education account
• A Zoom Enhanced Media add-on license; or,
• Hub owner or Hub host role in the Zoom Webinars Plus and Events platform.
  Notes: 
  • Account owner or admin privileges are required to purchase and assign licenses.
  • You don’t need a Zoom Events or Zoom Webinars Plus license if you are a Hub owner or Hub host on a Hub with an active license.
  • Without an active license, Zoom Graphics Toolkit runs in Trial mode.
• Software:
  • macOS 13 (Ventura) or later
  • Windows 10 or later
• Add Zoom Graphics Toolkit through the Zoom App Marketplace. Admin approval may be required.

Limitations for Zoom Graphics Toolkit

• Zoom Graphics Toolkit is not supported in Zoom Meetings with over 1000 concurrent participants.
• Zoom Graphics Toolkit is not supported in Zoom Webinars where Backstage is enabled.

How to Download and Install the Zoom Graphics Toolkit

Note: A Zoom account admin may need to approve Zoom Graphics Toolkit before you can add it to your account. Zoom account admins can approve Zoom Graphics Toolkit via the Zoom App Marketplace.

How to add the Zoom Graphics Toolkit to your Zoom account

Sign in with Zoom

1. Download, install, and open Zoom Graphics Toolkit.
   The Zoom Graphics Toolkit window will appear.
2. Click Sign in.
   A new browser tab will open, and you'll be redirected to a Zoom website to log in to your Zoom account.
3. For first time sign-ins, click Allow to add Zoom Graphics Toolkit to your Zoom account. You’ll be redirected to the login success page.
4. On the same success page, click Open App, then select Open Zoom Graphics Toolkit again to confirm.
5. (Optional) Tick the checkbox titled Always allow liminal.zoom.us to open links of this type in the associated app to remove the confirmation for future sign-ins.
6. Allow all necessary permissions, such as camera permissions, network permissions, or other protocols. Click Allow when the confirmation prompts appear to use Zoom Graphics Toolkit.
   Zoom Graphics Toolkit will show your Zoom Profile, and you'll be signed in.
7. On the Zoom Graphics Toolkit window, click Open Web Interface.
   The Zoom Graphics Toolkit web app will open on a browser tab.

Note: Account admins may need to approve Zoom Graphics Toolkit before you can add it to your account. Account admins can approve Zoom Graphics Toolkit via the Zoom App Marketplace.

How to remove the Zoom Graphics Toolkit from your Zoom account

Learn how to remove an app from Zoom Marketplace.

How to configure network settings

The network settings area in the Zoom Graphics Toolkit lets you configure the connection parameters used by the app's web-based interface, including the network interface and port.

1. Sign in and open Zoom Graphics Toolkit.
2. Under Network Interface, select a network interface from the list. The list will always include at minimum:
   • All interfaces (0.0.0.0)
   • Locahost (127.0.0.1)

     Note: The default network interface is Localhost (127.0.0.1).

3. (Optional) Under the Port Number field, enter a custom port number, if needed.
   Note: The default port is 5050.
4. Click Open Web Interface to launch the web-based interface using your configured settings.

Note: When using the app on a Local Area Network (LAN), a code is required to access the web-based interface. This is designed to protect the app from unauthorized access. By default, an 8-digit code is generated for you. However, a custom code may be input and saved for future use. Once authorized, sensitive information is encrypted when transferred between the web interface and the native app.

How to use the Zoom Graphics Toolkit and configure basic settings

At a high-level, the following process is a general approach to using the Zoom Graphics Toolkit:

1. SIgn in and open Zoom Graphics Toolkit.
2. In the left navigation menu, the following options are available:
   • Meetings: Join meetings from the
   • Graphics Manager: Create new graphics from presets, customize graphics in the Graphics Editor or, copy the graphic URL into a video mixing program that supports web graphics or browser sources
   • Chat Manager: Moderate and route chat, question, and poll content using the moderation interfaces.
   • Question Manager: Moderate and manage questions.
   • Poll Manager: Moderate and manage polls.
   • External Moderation: Manage external moderation workflows.
   • Asset Library: Manage graphics and other assets.
   • Global Variables: Configure variables used across graphics.
   • Help & Documentation: Access product help and documentation.
   • Graphics Programmer’s Guide: Access developer documentation.

Tip: The Zoom Graphics Toolkit is a highly customizable application, so it is essential to test your exact configuration and workflow beforehand.