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But its open-source standing is one of its greatest strengths, working on just about any platform there is, with no need to create an account to host meetings in rooms with password protection. You have to pay to get unlimited use, but the free version offers meetings of up to 50 minutes.Īs an open-source application, Jitsi is less known than many other video chat apps. With the ability to hold calls with up to 100 participants, Cisco Webex is geared toward business meetings. If the name sounds seriously Old School that's because it is: Webex videoconferencing has been with us since the 90s. And it's got some nice features like end-to-end encryption, web-browser compatibility, and video voicemails.

While you can add up to 12 participants on a call with Google Duo, as its name suggests this basic consumer app is best for one-on-one chats. But the latter is a great choice if you're not doing any heavy videoconferencing. Replacing Google Hangouts, Google Meet is a better-known app for video chatting than Google Duo. Go to the menu (the three dots near your profile pic) and click "Create a room." That will link you to your Facebook video messaging, allowing you to connect to your WhatsApp contacts with a link. With you can text using your computer and use video with a workaround. But the use of its video chatting has become just as widespread, in part popular due to the privacy of end-to-end encryption. Connect to your Facebook contacts to add friends in a group chat, perhaps playing some of Houseparty's group party games to keep things light.Īfter the first days of SMS, many of us really boarded the texting train with WhatsApp. And while playing games with friends is still one of its major features, video chatting stands well enough on its own. With built-in games, Houseparty began as an app for gamers and geared toward younger users, but its popularity has grown with users of all ages who love its use beyond games. So, let's look at some awesome alternatives for making free video calls. The video chat app Zoom came to fame with the coronavirus-and infamy with the problem of Zoombombing.
