Turning video off when joining a meeting

Meeting attendees can choose to turn off their video by default when joining a Zoom meeting by enabling Keep my camera off. Once this setting is enabled, their video will be disabled upon joining each meeting. Users will have to manually enable their video if they want to turn their video back on. This setting is useful for when the meeting hasn't started yet or for attendees who join a meeting late, preventing disruptions.

Requirements for turning video off by default when joining a meeting

How to turn my video off when joining meeting

Windows | macOS | Linux

Turn video off by default

To enable Keep my camera off:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture then click Settings.
  3. Click Meetings & Webinars.
  4. Under Join experience, click the Keep my camera off toggle to enable it.

Turn video or audio off by default when joining a meeting

You can also disable audio or video before joining a meeting by selecting the following options after clicking Join.

To disable audio or video before joining a meeting:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click the Home tab.
  3. Click Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. To turn your video off, select the Turn off my video check box.
  5. (Optional) To turn your audio off, select the Don't connect to audio check box.
  6. Click Join.
Android | iOS

Turn video off by default

To enable Turn off my video:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. Tap your profile picture.
  3. At the bottom of the screen, tap Settings settings-button.png.
  4. Tap Meeting .
  5. Under When joining meetings, tap the Turn off my video toggle on-toggle-button.png to enable it.

Turn video or audio off by default when joining a meeting

You can also turn audio or video off before joining a meeting by toggling the following options after clicking Join.

To disable audio or video before joining a meeting:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. (Optional) If you are not at the home screen, at the bottom of the screen, tap Home .
    The app will display the home screen.
  3. Tap Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. Under Join options, follow these steps:
    • To turn your video off, tap the Turn off my video toggle on-toggle-button.png  to enable it.

    • (Optional) To turn your audio off, tap the Don't connect to audio toggle on-toggle-button.png to enable it.
  5. Click Join.