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Zoom Client

Version 5.14.0

Cloud video conferencing solution for meetings.

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Zoom Client overview

Zoom, the cloud meeting company, unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging into one easy-to-use platform. Take advantage of a complete solution that includes video, audio, and screen-sharing experience across ZoomPresence, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and H.323/SIP room systems.

Note: While basic functionality is free, there are several other price points with additional features. View them here.

What’s new in version 5.14.0

Updated on Mar 20 2023

Changes to existing features
  • Chat response to Meeting Invitation 
    When a user invites another contact to an active meeting, the recipient can decline the invite and include a message to the person inviting them, explaining why they cannot currently attend. This response is now displayed in the meeting, rather than solely in associated Team Chat 1:1 for those users.
  • Removal of non-video panelists when sharing content 
    When panelists share their screen or a video, if no panelists have their video enabled, they will be hidden to direct focus on the shared content instead of their video-off tile. Previously, video-off tiles would remain on screen next to the shared content.
New and enhanced features
  • General features
    • Out of Office presence status 
      Users can set their status to Out of Office, better indicating the user is away for an extended period of time and will not likely respond to messages, meeting invitations, phone calls, etc.
  • Meeting/webinar features
    • Auto-start captions when joining meetings and webinars 
      Meeting participants and webinar attendees can select, through the client accessibility settings, to have automated captioning automatically appear, if captions are available in the meeting or webinar.
    • Enhanced caption customization options 
      Users can customize the width of captions in a meeting or webinar to suit their needs.
    • Raise hand enhancements 
      The visibility of participants that have raised their hand is enhanced to make it easier for hosts to be aware of raised hands and take action to address that participant. A new notification will appear for those who raised their hand, with the option to immediately open the Participants panel and take action, such as requesting their unmute to ask their question.
    • Cloud recording support for sign language interpretation 
      Hosts can enable their cloud recordings to capture sign language interpretation as an additional video file and view option when watching the recording.
  • Meeting features
    • Additional gallery view sorting options 
      Hosts can sort the order of video tiles in Gallery view, choosing from options including sorting by first name (ascending and descending), last name (ascending and descending) and meeting entry time (ascending and descending). This feature must be enabled for use by an admin in web settings.
    • Show participant names in immersive view 
      Participants’ display names are included when placed into immersive view, making it easier to find and manage participants.
    • Screen sharing layouts for immersive view 
      When using an immersive view and a participant begins sharing their screen, the immersive view will shift to provide space for the shared content to be viewed in a modified layout. Previously, starting a screen share caused the immersive view to be stopped for all.
    • Retain chat messages from breakout rooms 
      When using the new meeting chat experience, users will be able to view the main meeting chat message history when they join a breakout room and also view breakout room chat history when they return to the main meeting. Previously, the new meeting chat experience did not support messages following in and out of breakout rooms.
    • Chat failover recovery support for new meeting chat experience 
      In situations when the Zoom app crashes unexpectedly during a meeting, the new meeting chat experience will be able to recover messages you previously had access to when rejoining the meeting.
    • Continuous Meeting Chat 
      Meeting hosts can schedule a meeting and invite contacts, who are added to both the calendar event for the meeting and the dedicated Team Chat group chat. This group chat and its messages are accessible by members before, during, and after the scheduled meeting.
  • Whiteboard features
    • Zoom Whiteboard data encryption 
      Zoom has implemented the Zoom Customer Managed Key (CMK) to encrypt all whiteboard data on canvas and comments. Encryption is available at the whiteboard level, giving users granular control over individual whiteboards.
    • Custom disclaimer for whiteboard 
      Admins can create a custom disclaimer to let users know what is allowed and not allowed on a whiteboard before they use it. The title of the disclaimer can have up to 100 characters, while the body can have up to 6000 characters. Admins have the option to customize the disclaimer for internal and external collaborators, control its frequency of appearance, and choose any of the currently supported languages for the text.
  • Team Chat features
    • Restrict/disable @all mentions in a channel 
      If allowed by admins, Team Chat channel owners can disable or restrict use of the @all mention within that channel.
    • Message translation 
      Users can translate messages sent to them in other languages, better facilitating communication between teams in different regions. Zoom will detect the language of the original message and, when prompted, translate the message to the default language used by the Zoom app. Users can also choose other target languages for the message to translate to. This feature will not be immediately available, as it is dependent on a backend server update currently scheduled for April 2nd.
    • Support for Team Chat message encryption with Customer Managed Key (CMK)
      Customer Managed Key (CMK) encryption can be extended to include encryption of Team Chat messages. Team Chat messages join other items already covered by CMK encryption, including Zoom Phone voicemails and recordings, Meeting and Webinar recordings, compliance archiving, and certain tokens.
  • Zoom Mail and Calendar
    • Dark mode for Zoom Mail 
      The Zoom Mail tab supports displaying your inbox in the dark theme.
  • Phone features
    • Zoom Assistant 
      If the phone feature is enabled by their admins, users with a Zoom Phone Pro license will have access to an onscreen phone panel allowing them to search for contacts, create and manage speed dials, take, make, and transfer calls. With the addition of the Power Pack license, the same UI panel will provide the user with additional functionalities to answer calls for call queues and shared lines groups. Users can manage the visibility of Zoom Assistant from their client settings. This feature requires the client version 5.14.0 or higher.
    • IP address access control 
      Admins can allow their users to access their phone recording and voicemail attachments only from specific IP addresses. If the user is out of the designated IP address, those items will not be accessible in the client.
    • Chat channel for call queues 
      If enabled by their admin, members of a call queue will be able to directly communicate with each other through an admin-created chat channel.
  • Contact Center features
    • Queue selection enforced for direct voice transfers 
      If an agent transfers a voice engagement to another contact center user, they can only transfer to users who are also members of at least one queue. If the agent is transferring to a user who is a member of more than one queue, they will be prompted to select the voice queue that the engagement will be a part of.
    • Warm transfer video engagement 
      Agents can perform a warm transfer for video engagements to another agent or supervisor. Warm transfers enable agents to converse with the receiving agent before completing the transfer. Account owners and admins can use the engagement log to view when an agent warm transfers a video engagement.
    • Muted or low volume notification 
      Agents and consumers in voice or video engagements will see a notification if they are muted or if their speaker is set to a low volume.
    • Caller verified icon for incoming calls 
      Zoom Contact Center will show “caller verified” check marks to help agent identify potential robocalls and spam calls. A check mark icon appears if the carrier has authenticated the calling party, and they are authorized to use the calling number. The check mark icon appears in the call log and inbound voice call notifications for these inbound call scenarios:
      • Extension to extension calls in the same account.
      • Calls from Zoom Phone to Zoom Contact Center.
      • Incoming calls from the U.S. public telephone network when the originating carrier has provided an A-level attestation per STIR/SHAKEN guidelines.
    • UI enhancements to screen sharing
      Agents and consumers will see a notification panel and screen share preview when they start sharing their screen during a video engagement. The other party will also see a notification indicating they are viewing a shared screen.
    • Upgrade web chat or SMS to voice 
      If enabled by an admin, agents can upgrade a web chat or SMS engagement to a voice engagement.
    • Blurred video backgrounds 
      If enabled by an admin, agents can enable or disable blurred backgrounds during video engagements.
  • Zoom Apps features
    • Zoom Apps Collaboration through Screen Share 
      Users will be able to more easily collaborate with an app from within their meeting or webinar. When users open the screen share window, a new Apps tab will display all apps that support Collaborate mode. If the Zoom Apps quick-launch setting is disabled, they won’t be able to see the Apps tab in the screen share window.
Resolved Issues
  • Minor bug fixes
  • Security enhancements
  • Resolved an issue regarding the host not being recognized in a meeting 
  • Resolved an issue regarding the recording disclaimer text not matching text set in the web for certain localizations 
  • Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding failed auto-record to the cloud 
  • Resolved an issue where the total number of Outlook contacts was not showing 
  • Resolved an issue regarding screen flickering when sharing screen and recording locally 
  • Resolved an issue regarding inconsistent behavior when choosing a time during scheduling a meeting 
  • Resolved an issue regarding missing ringtone setting for a shared line group without an assigned DID 
  • Resolved an issue regarding special character shortcuts not working properly with manual captioning 
  • Resolved an issue regarding the keypad not being available when inviting a SIP device to a webinar 
  • Resolved an accessibility issue regarding accessing the Remind me option for a Team Chat message
  • Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding the Zoom app being unresponsive due to an external USB webcam on Ventura 
  • Resolved an issue regarding called numbers being modified when transferred 

Information

License

Free

Size

103.6 MB

Developer’s website

https://zoom.us

Downloads

216428

App requirements

FAQ

How to install Zoom on Mac
  1. Download the Zoom Client.
  2. Double Click on the Client installation file.
  3. Wait for the installation to open and click continue.
  4. Choose a destination folder to install to.
  5. Select “Install for all users of this computer”, or “install for me only”.
  6. Select Continue, then Install.
  7. If prompted for an administrator password, enter it now and click Install.
  8. Once complete, click close.
How to Update Zoom on Mac
  1. Open your Zoom Client app.
  2. Find your profile picture in the top right and click on it.
  3. Select the “Check for updates” option.
  4. If there is an update available, then Zoom will start updating automatically.
  5. Once done you will see a pop-up window with the message “You are up to date”.
  6. Click Done to complete the update.
Where does Zoom save recordings
  1. The default location for saved recordings is the /Users/[yourusername]/Documents/Zoom folder.
  2. You can change this location by clicking on your profile picture, then Settings.
  3. Once open, click on the Recording tab.
  4. Select the Location option and select the folder you wish to use.
  5. Once you are done, close the settings window.
  6. You have changed the default location.
How to change Background on Zoom
  1. Open your Zoom client app.
  2. Click on your profile picture, then click on Settings.
  3. Click on the Virtual Background tab.
  4. From here you can select a preinstalled background or upload a picture of your own.
  5. Select the background of your choice.
  6. Once you have selected your new background, close the menu.
  7. Your background has changed.
How to record Zoom meeting on Mac
  1. In order to record with Zoom you must either be the host of the meeting, or you must be granted permission to record by the host.
  2. When the call starts, click on the record icon.
  3. If a menu opens, click on “Record on this Computer”.
  4. The recording icon will display.
  5. After the meeting has ended a recording will be converted and saved to your folder.
How to share your screen in Zoom
  1. Open your Zoom client app.
  2. Join or host a meeting.
  3. Click the Share Screen button found in your meeting controls.
  4. Select Basic, Advanced or File depending on your meeting needs.
  5. Other users in the meeting can now see your screen.
  6. Once you are finished, click the Stop Share button or leave the meeting to end Screen Sharing.
How to blur background in Zoom
  1. Open the Zoom client app.
  2. Then click on the gear located on the right of the screen.
  3. If your device supports virtual backgrounds, then click on that option.
  4. Select a pre-existing image, or if you have a green screen then select that option.
  5. The Preview screen will display the background.
  6. Once you are satisfied you can click Ok and close the menu.
How to uninstall Zoom on Mac
  1. Open the Zoom client app.
  2. Once it has opened, click on the zoom.us menu at the top of your screen.
  3. Select the Uninstall Zoom option at the bottom of the menu.
  4. When prompted ‘Do you want to uninstall this app?’ select OK.
  5. Close the window once it has completed the uninstall.
  6. Zoom has now been uninstalled.
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What customer like

Performance
Stability
User Experience

What needs improvements

Customization
Security
Privacy

Zoom Client qualities

Value
3.0
Ease of use
3.0
Features
3.0
Reliability
3.0
Customer support
3.0
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Nov 10 2022
5.12.7
2.0
Nov 10 2022
2.0
Version: 5.12.7
At the moment, v5.11.7 is in BETA. So don't bother with it unless that's what you want. You can't even download it yet directly from Zoom's website. But DO frequently run "Check for Updates..." inside of Zoom, if only because their auto-update system so far sucks. Let's hope they get it right soon. "Clunk Cluck" is never a reassuring sound.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Aug 18 2022
5.11.6
2.0
Aug 18 2022
2.0
Version: 5.11.6
v5.11.6 is a CRITICAL *MANUAL* UPDATE. The previous version of Zoom managed to BREAK its auto-updater such that it created a security hole that can be exploited AND it fails to update itself. *****Therefore v5.11.6 MUST BE INSTALLED MANUALLY. (o_0) What a mess. Just download it and DIY update it, AND TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS. There are several warnings about this situation up on the net. I knocked my rating down a couple points. Very bad.
fortunaluisr
fortunaluisr
Apr 26 2022
5.10.3
5.0
Apr 26 2022
5.0
Version: 5.10.3
i needing. dowload. in my. macbook
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Mar 28 2022
5.10.0
2.0
Mar 28 2022
2.0
Version: 5.10.0
v5.10.1 is out.
oyiekeh
oyiekeh
Mar 11 2022
5.9.6
0.0
Mar 11 2022
0.0
Version: 5.9.6
Am happy with the performance so far. Thanks for the service
Pjaym59
Pjaym59
Sep 24 2021
5.8.0
0.0
Sep 24 2021
0.0
Version: 5.8.0
Release notes of 5.8.0 (1780) General features -Unique file names for local recordings -Additional MSI/PLIST/GPO options: Disable auto launch SSO URL -Support for additional time zones Meeting/webinar features -Stop incoming video -Poll access for alternative hosts -Easier emoji selection for in-meeting chat -Aligned separate audio tracks for local recordings -Keyboard shortcut for Dual-monitor mode -Updated recording privacy disclaimer Meeting features -Security settings overview -Participant Attendance status Chat features -Rich text formatting support -Quote messages -Additional customization for Personal Note -Support for Search and Link Previews with Advanced Chat Encryption -Clearer notification when converting a group-chat into a channel -Updated New Chat button Zoom Phone features -UI enhancement to phone number labels -Prompt for emergency address Resolved Issues -Resolved an issue regarding slow connections after switching networks -Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding mute upon entry and recording disclaimer prompts -Resolved an issue regarding relaunched whiteboards appearing black -Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding duplicated virtual background images set by admins -Security enhancements -Minor bug fixes
Macsmurf
Macsmurf
Aug 26 2021
5.7.6
0.0
Aug 26 2021
0.0
Version: 5.7.6
Release notes of 5.7.6 (1320) General features -SSO logout notifications Meeting features -Transfer meetings between devices -Limit screen sharing for meetings with external participants Chat features -Chat sidebar enhancements -Relocation of Search bar Phone features -Privacy feature for shared lines -Company phone number while in a call Resolved Issues -Security enhancements -Minor bug fixes
Pjaym59
Pjaym59
Jun 23 2021
5.7.0
0.0
Jun 23 2021
0.0
Version: 5.7.0
Latest update:Release notes of 5.7.0 (446) General features -Support for gender pronouns -Scheduling privilege and alternative host between linked master/sub accounts -Authentication profile enhancement: Domain block-list -Consistent date formatting Meeting/webinar features -Custom video filters -Request Live Transcription enablement as participant -Pairing with Zoom Rooms on Zoom desktop client -NDI live streaming consent -Hide full transcript panel Meeting features -Share screen to all Breakout Rooms Webinar features -Webinar File Transfer enhancement: file type and panelists restrictions Chat features -Improvements to chat sidebar -Enhanced data privacy notification for chat channels with enhanced chat encryption Phone features -Display additional phone numbers in user contact card -View number of callers waiting in call queue -Enhancements to invite by phone -Check connection to Zoom Phone server -Enhancement to call logs Resolved Issues -Resolved an issue regarding a slight delay in virtual background when joining a meeting -Resolved an issue with the video playback feature and stereo audio in a video -Resolved an issue regarding link preview inconsistencies -Security enhancements -Minor Bug fixes
4a4anidzeirma
4a4anidzeirma
Jun 4 2021
5.6.6
5.0
Jun 4 2021
5.0
Version: 5.6.6
Cool
4a4anidzeirma
4a4anidzeirma
Jun 4 2021
5.6.6
5.0
Jun 4 2021
5.0
Version: 5.6.6
Awesome!
taannabusch
taannabusch
Mar 17 2021
5.5.5
2.0
Mar 17 2021
2.0
Version: 5.5.5
Not the best in 2021
Pjaym59
Pjaym59
Mar 2 2021
5.5.4
0.0
Mar 2 2021
0.0
Version: 5.5.4
Release notes of 5.5.4 (13130.0228) Meeting/webinar features -Enhanced custom gallery view with hidden non-video participants -Clearer designation of shared content Resolved Issues -Resolved an issue regarding slides as virtual background not recording properly -Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding annotation with an extended display on an iPad and Apple Pencil -Resolved an issue for a subset of users regarding annotation with a portion of the screen -Security enhancement
fortunaluisr
fortunaluisr
Feb 12 2021
5.5.2
5.0
Feb 12 2021
5.0
Version: 5.5.2
VAN. A. LA. VANGUARDIA. SON. M UY. BUENO. NO. PUEDO. ENTRAR.
poisonparadoxchannel
poisonparadoxchannel
Feb 7 2021
5.5.1
0.0
Feb 7 2021
0.0
Version: 5.5.1
Hey If you want to download + install zoom on your Mac ( intel or m1 both ) Then do check you this video it has worked on my MacBook Air early 2020 https://youtu.be/GD94B8V0cEg
iherrera
iherrera
Feb 5 2021
5.5.1
0.0
Feb 5 2021
0.0
Version: 5.5.1
This zoom app is not really cool because it basically will not let you get the app if you put in your email address and it keeps telling me that my gmail password and gmail address is wrong ugh.
fortunaluisr
fortunaluisr
Feb 5 2021
5.5.1
5.0
Feb 5 2021
5.0
Version: 5.5.1
at my. mack. dont. works
boyke28
boyke28
Jan 16 2021
5.4.9
1.0
Jan 16 2021
1.0
Version: 5.4.9
Good
howie-2
howie-2
Jan 3 2021
5.4.7
5.0
Jan 3 2021
5.0
Version: 5.4.7
It was good!
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Dec 10 2020
5.4.6
0.0
Dec 10 2020
0.0
Version: 5.4.6
Haven't used the app yet, for the following two reasons: - Why an installer? I understand that in some rare instances installers are inevitable, but tell me - why do I need an installer for a messaging / conferencing app? - The interface is not the finest (not particularly Mac-worthy).
lawrencemitchell4
lawrencemitchell4
Dec 9 2020
5.4.4
0.0
Dec 9 2020
0.0
Version: 5.4.4
Now in my advance (VERY) years Zoom is proving magical for me thank you
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