(Optional) Select the Always open these types of links in the associated app check box to skip this step in the future.

If this is your first time joining from Google Chrome, you will be asked to open the Zoom desktop client to join the meeting.Enter your meeting ID provided by the host/organizer.

How to join a Zoom meeting on the desktop client

Show a 'Join from your browser' link enabled.

If you are joining by telephone, you will need the teleconferencing number provided in the invite.

Each meeting has a unique 9, 10, or 11-digit number called a meeting ID that will be required to join a Zoom meeting.

Prerequisites for joining a virtual meeting

Join a Zoom meeting without downloading the app.

How to join a meeting with the Zoom web client.

How to join a Zoom meeting through other methods.

How to join a Zoom meeting on a web browser.

How to join a Zoom meeting on the mobile app.

How to join a Zoom meeting on the desktop client.

Then, it will show the leave and join option. Once you select the open link option, it will open on a browser where you need to click Launch Meeting. The iOS device shows an open link or copy link option.

If the join link is in the in-meeting/in-webinar chat, the desktop and android device shows the leave and join options.

If you are already in an existing meeting and click a join link, it will prompt you to leave and join the other meeting.

You can also join a test meeting to familiarize yourself with using Zoom, or join a meeting without an account. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a join link. Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download Zoom from the Download Center.

Zoom cloud meeting download center