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Desktop client compared to starting meeting from zoom.us. in the browser

Librarycat
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2023-01-25 04:45 PM

Is there a difference? Does it matter? Is one more stable than the other?

 

Thank you.

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Frank_TB
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2023-01-25 05:38 PM - edited ‎2023-01-25 05:39 PM

Hi,

 

There are differences. The desktop client supports all the abilities. Other clients do a subset.

 

Here is a support document that details the differences:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360027397692-Zoom-Meetings-and-Webinars-comparison-by-plat... 

 

Regards

Librarycat
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer
In response to Frank_TB

‎2023-01-26 04:31 AM

Thank you! I guess what I didn't ask well is...let's say I have the desktop client download. But, I go to zoom.us and login, and start my meeting or webinar from there. When I do that, it appears at the login point that Zoom then opens the desktop client. So...what am I actually using in that scenario - the desktop client?

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