
There is a free version of Otter, but like the free version of Zoom, users only get to use it for 40 minutes before being asked to upgrade.The Zoom video meeting and chat app has become a wildly famous hostage to billions of folks studying, working, and socializing from home. Only "Pro" users who pay $14.99 monthly or more can use the app. ► Otter.ai: Meetings can transcribed in real-time via Otter, but some fine print. ► Sidedoor: The online concert venue offers a chance for artists to open up Zoom rooms and talk directly to ticket purchasers as a value add. Lingmo says it works with 80 languages and "there is no limit to how many languages are interacting during a chat." ► Lingmo Translate: Use the text translator to conduct conversations in multiple languages within the chat section of Zoom. ► Eventbrite: While you are conducting your Zoom call, you can now sell (or give away) tickets to your event. ► Wikipedia: Search for answers on the communal encyclopedia from within Zoom chat. Most of the apps to increase productivity are free, while some charge, or are only available with the paid Pro version of Zoom, which starts at $14.99 a month. Unlike the recent controversy over Apple and Google's app stores, which charge a 30% commission on all sales, Szafranski says being in the Zoom Marketplace is free for companies. "It's a great opportunity for us to get in front of them." "It enhances what they can do with Zoom," says Jim Szafranski the CEO of Prezi, which offers tools to doll up your screen with interactive displays. Jazz: Another Zoom meeting? Make video presentations more interesting with filters, polls and live animalsįor app developers, getting to be included in Zoom's Marketplace is a way to bring their wares to the attention of the Zoom public. Later this month, the company will start selling a 26-inch $599 stand-alone Zoom device from manufacturer DTEN. This week it said Zoom would be available on video display units from Facebook, Google and Amazon – beginning with Facebook in September.

Zoom, which has seen its fortunes rise during the pandemic, is increasingly turning to consumers to show off new ways to use the platform.


Similar to browser extensions, which make apps available to users of Chrome, Safari and Firefox without having to leave and open them elsewhere, Zoom has hundreds of apps available to use within Zoom, and they're available to download here, at the Zoom Marketplace.įor instance, you can start or schedule a meeting within Gmail or sell tickets directly from a Zoom call with Eventbrite.ĭisplay: Zoom finally conferences in Alexa, Google and Facebook on Echo Show, Portal and Nest Hub Max We all know the Zoom app for making video calls, but did you know you could also use other apps to enhance the experience?
