There are two download types:
Manual: Ad-hoc download with minor enhancements and/or minor bug fixes. Download from the Download Center or when instructed by our Support team.
Prompted: Important download with useful feature enhancements and/or critical bug fixes. It will download automatically or prompt the user to download when there is no meeting in-progress.
Other Platform Updates: Zoom Rooms, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, and Web
Upcoming Release
Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.
Current Release
January 11, 2021 version 5.4.9 (59931.0110)
Download type: Manual
Download here: Download Center
Changes to existing features
- Blocking or warning of unencrypted traffic
All unencrypted Zoom traffic will be blocked from connecting to meetings or webinars. Other external unencrypted traffic, such as phone dial-in and RTMP streaming, will be allowed, but warn all participants that the meeting is not entirely encrypted.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Additional MSI/GPO option
- Do Not Disturb when sharing - EnableDoNotDisturbInSharing
Enabled by default, admins can deploy the client with more control over the Silence system notifications when sharing desktop desktop client setting, which silences Zoom notifications and sets your Zoom status to Do Not Disturb. - Enforce internal meeting authentication - SetDevicePolicyToken
Account admins can deploy a more nuanced authentication and restricted account profile, forcing their users to be authenticated for internal meetings, while allowing users to join external meetings with the security settings put in place by the external account.
- Do Not Disturb when sharing - EnableDoNotDisturbInSharing
- Additional MSI/GPO option
- Meeting features
- Host can admit participants from the Waiting Room while within a Breakout Room
Host is notified of participants in the Waiting Room, even while currently in a Breakout Room. The host can admit each participant one at a time, or all at once. If pre-assignments for breakout rooms are active, participants will be asked to join their pre-assigned breakout rooms. Otherwise, the host can assign participants directly to the breakout room of their choosing.
- Host can admit participants from the Waiting Room while within a Breakout Room
Resolved Issues
- Security enhancements
- Minor bug fixes
Previous Releases
Note: The information in the past release notes may have been superseded by subsequent release notes. Please review all current release notes carefully.
December 21, 2020 version 5.4.7 (59780.1220)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Support for Apple Silicon processors
Zoom desktop client will better support computers with ARM CPUs. A separate installer is available for download in the Zoom Download Center. - Enhanced cloud contact integration for chat/call features
Contacts imported through the contact integration can now be easily added as a Zoom contact. Once approved as a Zoom contact, you will have the ability to call or meet with them and see their Zoom status.
- Support for Apple Silicon processors
- Meeting/webinar features
- Enhanced nonverbal feedback and reactions
Nonverbal feedback options are moved to the Reactions button, and all reactions will be shown in the corner of the participants’ video. The host will see each participant’s reactions in the participant list, as well as the aggregate numbers of each reaction at the bottom of the list. - Raise hand for host and co-host
Hosts and co-hosts can utilize the raise hand feature along with meeting participants and webinar attendees. - Poll reports available during live session
The meeting or webinar host will now have the option to download the full poll results when the poll has ended during the live session, rather than waiting until the meeting or webinar has ended. This will launch their browser and begin the download of the CSV poll report.
- Enhanced nonverbal feedback and reactions
- Meeting features
- Improved grouping of security options when scheduling
The “Only authenticated users can join” option is now located in the Security section of the scheduling window, grouping it with Passcode and Waiting Room options to allow for easier selection and use of security features.
- Improved grouping of security options when scheduling
- Phone features
- Support for text messaging (SMS and MMS)
Users with Zoom Phone Pro licenses can use their assigned direct phone numbers to send or receive text messages (SMS and MMS). See our text messaging FAQ for more information. - Enhancements for call queues with call monitoring
If call monitoring is enabled for a call queue, members and supervisors can easily monitor their queues and use call monitoring features. - Call end chime
Users will hear a chime and see a notification when a call ends abruptly, typically from poor network connection or the other caller ending the call. - Launch an external app or a URL for incoming calls
Users can configure Zoom Phone to launch a specific app or URL when receiving a call. They can pass additional parameters to the app or website with % arguments; for example, name and caller ID.
- Support for text messaging (SMS and MMS)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
December 12, 2020 version 5.4.6 (59301.1211)
Download type: Manual
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
December 8, 2020 version 5.4.6 (59296.1207)
Download type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Change to default behavior of desktop notifications for upcoming meetings
New users will have this setting enabled by default, reminding them of upcoming meetings through a desktop notification. Existing users will not be affected, keeping this setting as it currently is on their profile. This can be enabled through the Settings page in the Zoom web portal, or in the desktop client’s general settings.
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Partially encrypted meeting warning
Unencrypted connections, such as audio through phone dial-in, unencrypted SIP/H.323 devices, or streaming via RTMP, will alert the host and other attendees that some aspects of the meeting are not fully encrypted. - Additional MSI/GPO option
- Disable video filters - DisableVideoFilters
- Partially encrypted meeting warning
- Meeting features
- Enhanced co-host privileges over Breakout Rooms
Co-hosts have the same breakout room controls as the meeting host, such as starting or ending breakout rooms, assigning participants, etc. - Move participants to main session from breakout room
Hosts and co-hosts have the option to assign a participant back to the main session, rather than ending all breakout sessions.
- Enhanced co-host privileges over Breakout Rooms
- Phone features
- Enhanced notification for unknown emergency address
For users that have enabled nomadic emergency services, we enhanced the visibility of the pop-up notification that prompts users to confirm or update their emergency address when they are in an unknown location. A user's current emergency address is also now persistently shown in the Phone tab in the client settings.
- Enhanced notification for unknown emergency address
Resolved Issues
- Minor fixes related to macOS Big Sur update
- Security enhancements
- Minor bug fixes
November 23, 2020 version 5.4.4 (58903.1122)
Download type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Resolved issues related to high CPU usage with Big Sur update - macOS
November 16, 2020 version 5.4.3(58887.1115)
Download type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Non-video meeting interface will appear the same as a video meeting with video off
Meetings scheduled with video off will now just show profile pictures or names, rather than the plain screen with meeting info and options.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Share multiple programs at once
Users can select multiple desktop programs at once for sharing, instead of sharing their entire desktop. Other programs and unoccupied areas in the desktop will not be visible to the viewer. The sharer will always know which applications they are sharing by an extensible green border. Only the user employing this feature will need to be on version 5.4.3, viewers can be connected with older versions.
- Share multiple programs at once
- Meeting features
- Enhanced in-meeting user abuse reporting
Simplified process for meeting hosts and attendees to report abuse to Zoom. - Suspend participant activity
New option in the Security panel to immediately suspend all participant activities, which will mute all video and audio, stop screen sharing, end all breakout rooms, and pause recording.
- Enhanced in-meeting user abuse reporting
- Chat features
- Pin chat messages
Users can pin a message in a channel, which is displayed at the top of the channel. Pins can be removed, replaced, or hidden. A log of pinned messages is accessible in the channel options panel.
- Pin chat messages
Resolved Issues
- Security enhancements
- Minor bug fixes
November 9, 2020 version 5.4.2 (58740.1105)
Download type: Manual
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
October 28, 2020 version 5.4.1 (58698.1027)
Download type: Manual
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
October 26, 2020 version 5.4.0 (58631.1025)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Sync sub-folders in cloud contacts
When syncing contacts from Office 365, sub-folders will now be synced in addition to the main contacts folder. - Enhanced login for Zoom for Government users
When downloading the desktop client from the Zoom for Government web portal, the switcher dropdown will be immediately available.
- Sync sub-folders in cloud contacts
- Meeting/webinar features
- Scheduling with custom Join Before Host time limit
Users can schedule meetings with Join Before Host set to allow participants to join 5, 10, or 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
- Scheduling with custom Join Before Host time limit
- Meeting features
- End-to-end (E2E) encryption for meetings
End-to-end (E2E) Encryption for meetings is now available in technical preview. Account owners and admins can enable end to end encryption for meetings, providing additional protection when needed. Enabling end-to-end (E2E) encryption for meetings requires all meeting participants to join from the Zoom desktop client, mobile app, or Zoom Rooms. Users will not be able to join by telephone, SIP/H.323 devices, on-premise configurations, or Lync/Skype clients, as these endpoints cannot be encrypted end-to-end. Zoom web client and third-party clients leveraging the Zoom SDK are also not supported at launch. Enabling this setting also disables the following features: join before host, cloud recording, streaming, live transcription, Breakout Rooms, polling, and meeting reactions. This setting is enabled in the Zoom web portal at the account, group, and user level and can be locked at the account or group level. - Additional share options with Proximity Share to Zoom Rooms
Proximity share now supports sharing specific apps, share computer audio, and optimize for full screen video. - Change ringtone for meeting invites and phone calls
Users can change their ringtone from a predetermined list. The ringtone applies to incoming meeting invites and phone calls. - Improved pre-assigned Breakout Rooms behaviour
Pre-assigned attendees joining after the Breakout Rooms have been started will now automatically be assigned to their Breakout Room.
- End-to-end (E2E) encryption for meetings
- Chat features
- Search starred messages
Users can search through their starred messages, or filter a search to only starred messages. - File size restrictions
Account admins can limit the file size allowed in IM chat.
- Search starred messages
- Phone features
- Bootstrap mode for nomadic emergency services
If bootstrap mode is enabled by an account owner or admin, phone users can report their current locations as company locations and/or report underlying network data for existing company locations. User-reported location and network data must be approved by administrators before it becomes actively part of defined company locations. These operations will send email notifications to admins (at most one email per day). - Call notifications for busy call queue members
If enabled, call queue members can receive call queue calls when they are busy on a call. - Opt out of specific call queues
Users who are members of multiple call queues can opt out of specific call queues to disable call notifications from those call queues.
- Bootstrap mode for nomadic emergency services
Resolved Issues
- Security enhancements
- Minor bug fixes
October 12, 2020 version 5.3.2 (53291.1011)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Additional Plist option
- Record and send a voice message - ShowVoiceMessageButton
- Additional Plist option
- Webinar features
- Hyperlink support for Q&A
Links sent in Q&A responses are now clickable by attendees. - Q&A indicates other panelist is responding to question
Questions will now indicate when another panelist is currently typing a response, ensuring you are not working on the same question. - Dismissed Q&A questions hidden from attendees
Questions dismissed by the host or panelists are now hidden from attendees view, avoiding unnecessary confusion.
- Hyperlink support for Q&A
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
September 28, 2020 version 5.3.1 (52877.0927)
Download type: Prompted
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
September 21, 2020 version 5.3.0 (52651.0920)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Calendar Integration sync improvement
Deleting a meeting in the desktop client will now delete the calendar event on the synced calendar, if write permission is given. - Enhanced Edit Country interface when scheduling
Adjusting the dial-in countries included in a meeting’s invite when scheduling is now enhanced to make adding, removing and reordering countries easier. - Studio Effects
Users can now apply eyebrows, mustache and beard, and lip color filters as part of their video appearance. This feature is currently in beta. - Enhanced scheduling with default settings
Scheduling a new meeting will always check the user’s web settings and use those as the default. Any changes from the default will be saved for that meeting only. - Additional MSI/GPO Options
- Spotlight Self when speaking - zPolicy_EnableSpotlightSelf
- Display up to 49 participants per screen in Gallery View - zPolicy_Enable49Video
- Remind me () minutes before my upcoming meetings - zPolicy_EnableRemindMeetingTime
- Uninstall desktop client via MDM
- Calendar Integration sync improvement
- Meeting/webinar features
- Roll-up Closed Captioning
Closed captioning will now roll up as new captions are added. Users can also move through captioning by dragging the text. - Virtual Background not compatible explanation
When you are unable to use the virtual background feature, the desktop client will provide clarification, for example, the i7-5500U processor is not currently compatible with this feature.
- Roll-up Closed Captioning
- Meeting features
- Self-select Breakout Room
The host can now create breakout rooms with the option for participants to self-select which breakout room they would like to join. If enabled, participants can move freely between breakout rooms, without needing the host’s help. Both the meeting host and participants need to be on Client 5.3.0 or later to self-select Breakout Rooms. - Share files with Microsoft SharePoint
Attendees can now share files from SharePoint directly through in-meeting chat.
- Self-select Breakout Room
- Chat features
- Hide chat bots in IM list
Users can hide chat bots deployed by their admin they do not have use for. - Right-click menu for links in IM chat
Right-clicking a link will now display a menu, providing options to copy or open the link. - Improved image preview and image viewer
Images sent in IM chat integrate better with sent text, and images will open within the Zoom desktop client’s new image viewer. - Enhanced Link Preview
Zoom meeting links will now show more details, such as meeting name, ID, start time, Join button, and meeting duration when done. - Enhanced Search
Desktop users can filter by Order, Sent by, and date filters for file search. Mobile users can filter by Order for file search. All image search results will display as thumbnail previews. Channel and contact results will also be split into their own categories. Users can also clear the list of recent searches. - Mark as Unread for images and files
Transferred files and images can also be marked as unread.
- Hide chat bots in IM list
Resolved Issues
- Resolved issue with Breakout rooms not following main session’s settings/restrictions
- Resolved issue with some webinar chats not being saved
- Resolved issue with chat messages being copyable in HIPAA compliant meetings
- Resolved issue with View More Settings option in client not routing to customer’s vanity page, if logged in via SSO
- Minor bug fixes
September 8, 2020 version 5.2.3 (45120.0906)
Download type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Disable telephone options for Webinar attendees
We have temporarily disabled the telephone options for webinar attendees and plan to re-enable them in the next few weeks. In the meantime, attendees may connect to Webinar audio through the Zoom desktop client, web client, or mobile app. Webinar hosts and panelists can still join by telephone, as well as through computer audio.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
September 1, 2020 version 5.2.2 (45106.0831)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Custom languages for language interpretation
Custom languages are now supported, in addition to the default languages provided. Custom languages must be configured on the web portal by the host. Interpreters and participants accessing the custom languages will need to be on client 5.2.1 or later to use custom languages. - High Fidelity Audio mode
This option in Advanced Audio enhances “Original Audio” mode, allowing for disabling echo cancellation & post-processing, while raising audio codec quality to 48Khz, 96Kbps mono/192kbps stereo for professional audio transmission in music education and performance applications. Professional audio interface, microphone, and headphones required. - Custom gallery view organization
Host and co-host can now re-order the gallery view to suit their needs, and choose whether to deploy this view to participants, or allow participants to create their own custom views. Simply click and drag videos to the position you want them in gallery view, and this layout will remain in place until released. - Multi-pin and multi-spotlight
With host permission, users will now be able to pin up to 9 participants on their end. The host can also spotlight up to 9 participants for everyone in the meeting.
- Custom languages for language interpretation
- Webinar features
- Phone audio options for Webinar attendees
Webinar attendees can now access Phone Call and Call Me options for audio, in addition to the Computer Audio option. An admin must enable the premium Call-Out feature on the web portal, which requires the Audio Conferencing add-on.
- Phone audio options for Webinar attendees
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
August 17, 2020 version 5.2.1 (44040.0816)
Download type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- General features
- Allow Host to unmute participants using pre-approved consent
The host can schedule meetings and webinars with Request permission to Unmute Participants, which allows participants to pre-approve the host’s ability to unmute them as needed when joining a meeting. This pre-approval will remain in place for all meetings with this host, and can be revoked by the participant at any time.
- Allow Host to unmute participants using pre-approved consent
- Chat features
- Admin control of who (internal/external) can add more members to a channel
For security and privacy purposes, channel admins can control if external contacts can add new members to channels and group chats. Channel can be configured to allow either all channel members or only fellow organization members to add new members to channels.
- Admin control of who (internal/external) can add more members to a channel
- Phone features
- Highlight text to dial
Users can highlight a phone number, right-click, then select an option to dial the highlighted number. - Inbound call notification for internal safety response team
Members of the internal safety response team will see a special inbound call notification when a phone user calls an emergency number (PSAP). The notification allows members to answer calls that are still dialing, or listen in on calls that were answered by the PSAP.
- Highlight text to dial
Resolved Issues
- Call queue continues routing calls to users after sign-out
Resolved issue with users leaving call queue and still receiving calls active in the queue. - Minor bug fixes
August 5, 2020 version 5.2.0 (42634.0805)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
August 4, 2020 version 5.2.0 (42625.0804)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Meeting and webinar passwords now called Passcodes
Meeting and webinar passwords will now be called Passcodes to prevent confusion with your individual user password, which should never be shared. - Removed ability for external contacts to add new members to channels and group chats
For security and privacy purposes, external contacts can no longer add new members to channels and group chats. Only channel members that are part of the channel admin’s organization will be able to add new members to channels and group chat. - Show annotator’s name by default
The Show Names of Annotators option while sharing content is now on by default. - Removed appended space after @mentions
When users enter a chat @mention, a space is no longer automatically appended after the @mention. Spaces are still appended when users enter multiple subsequent @mentions.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Video filters
Users can apply video filters to alter the look of their video with color grading, foreground and frame filters. - Share PowerPoint or Keynote as Virtual Background in Beta
Users can select a PowerPoint or Keynote file to use as their virtual background and move through the slides with the left and right arrows. This option is under Share Screen in the advanced options. It is currently a beta feature. - Adjust Touch Up My Appearance
Users can adjust the skin smoothness applied with the Touch Up My Appearance feature. - Adjust video brightness
Users can choose to adjust the brightness of their video automatically or manually with a slider in their video settings. This feature is useful in low-light environments. - Improved background noise suppression
Users can adjust the background noise suppression applied, choosing to enable Low, Medium, High, or Automatic background noise suppression.
- Video filters
- Meeting features
- Share files with Microsoft SharePoint
Users can now share files from SharePoint directly through IM chat. - Improved Waiting Room notifications
Host now receives more notifications about attendees entering the waiting room, including during screen share and when Zoom is minimized/hidden. - Additional meeting reactions
In addition to the clapping and thumbs up reactions, meeting participants can now react with a heart, surprised face, laughing face, or party emoji. Those receiving the reactions will also need to have the latest version of the Zoom client to see them.
- Share files with Microsoft SharePoint
- Chat features
- Invite members by channel or organization
Channel and group chat admins can add members by selecting an existing channel and inviting all of those members to a their channel or group chat. They can also choose to invite an entire organization to a channel or group chat. - Record and send a voice message
Users can now record and send a voice message in a one-on-one chat or a channel. - Manage channel posting permissions
Channel and group chat admins can manage the posting permissions to choose who can send messages in their channel or group chat. They can choose to select everyone, admin only, or admin plus specific users. - Microsoft SharePoint File Storage Integration
Users can now upload or download files from Microsoft SharePoint. - Mute channel notifications
Users can now mute channel or group chat notifications, which will remove all push notifications as well as the red icon next to the channel or group chat name, on the Chat tab in the header of their client, and on the Zoom app on their dock. Users can hover over the channel name and click the downward arrow to find this setting. - Support first name only for @mentions
When users press backspace on an @mention to delete the user’s last name, it will continue to support the @mention functionality.
- Invite members by channel or organization
- Phone features
- Transfer call to any meeting
Users can transfer the active call to any meeting or enter a meeting URL. - Hot key support
Users can use keyboard shortcuts to control Zoom Phone, such as accept/decline call, end call, mute/unmute, and hold call. - View transcriptions of call recordings
Users can view the transcript of their ad-hoc or automatic call recordings while playing back the recording. - Combined search results for extension and direct numbers
Search results in Zoom Phone combine each phone user’s extension and direct numbers into a single search result. Previously, there were separate search results for each number. - Icons for call quality and encryption
While in a call, users will see icons to indicate call quality and encryption.
- Transfer call to any meeting
- General features
- Security section when scheduling a meeting
To allow easier access, Passcode and Waiting Room settings are displayed under the Security section when scheduling a new meeting. - Screen reader alerts
Users can now enable screen reader alerts to choose which notifications they would like their screen reader to announce. - Improved video and content sharing
Upgrades to video and content sharing to improve video quality, decrease bandwidth and CPU usage, and improve text clarity - Save a Multi-page Whiteboard
Meeting attendees can save a multi-page whiteboard as a single PDF or multiple PNGs.
- Security section when scheduling a meeting
Resolved Issues
- Fixes an issue where users received multiple notifications simultaneously of audio changes
- Minor bug fixes
July 5, 2020 version 5.1.2 (28648.0705)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
June 29, 2020 version 5.1.1 (28575.0629)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Uploaded Virtual Background will not be shared across users on the same device
Uploaded Virtual Backgrounds will now be specific to the user who is signed in. If a user uploads virtual backgrounds, they will not be visible in Zoom client settings for other users who sign in on the same device. - Support for all virtual cameras
Zoom will now support all virtual cameras. We no longer require virtual cameras to be approved before they can be used with Zoom.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Support for account managed Virtual Backgrounds
Account owners and admins can now add virtual backgrounds to the Zoom web portal for all users on their account. If the virtual background setting is locked, users will only have access to the admin uploaded virtual backgrounds and the Zoom default backgrounds and will not be able to add their own from the Zoom client when logged in to that Zoom account. This setting is available at the account and group level and requires Zoom client version 5.1.1.
- Support for account managed Virtual Backgrounds
- Chat features
- External Contact Invitation Privacy Disclosure
When users send or accept an external contact invitation, they will be shown a privacy disclosure explaining that their profile information and, depending on the account IM Settings, their presence status will be visible to the external contact upon successful connection. - Edit the most recent message by pressing the Up key
When the Zoom chat window is in focus, users can edit the most recent chat message by pressing the Up key. - Push notifications for file downloads
Users can now receive push notifications when a share file downloads successfully, or if the file fails to download.
- External Contact Invitation Privacy Disclosure
- General features
- Italian and Vietnamese language support
The Zoom client now supports Italian and Vietnamese. By default, Zoom will match the operating system’s language if supported and users can manually select a language of their choice.
- Italian and Vietnamese language support
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
June 15, 2020 version 5.1.0 (27838.0614)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Ask all to unmute for meetings of 200 participants or fewer
The meeting host can now ask all participants to unmute for meetings with 200 participants or fewer. This option is available in the host controls by clicking Participants, then More. This feature requires the desktop client 5.1.0 for the participants you are unmuting, as well as the host. If participants are on the Zoom client 5.0.5 or earlier, they will stay muted and not be prompted to unmute.
New and enhanced features
- Webinar features
- Option to delete questions
The host or panelists can now choose to delete questions submitted through the Q&A during a webinar.
- Option to delete questions
- Phone features
- Personal locations for nomadic emergency services
Users can define locations and specify an emergency address. The Zoom client will automatically save the IP address or wireless access point identifiers for the location. When a phone user places an emergency call from a defined location, the associated emergency address will be sent to emergency responders. - Reconnect option
Users will see a notification to manually reconnect to the Zoom Phone server if they disconnect. - Enhancements to hiding outbound caller ID
Users can also dial *67 before entering a phone number to hide their outbound caller ID. If users hide their caller ID, a disclaimer will warn them that it will not be effective in all countries or regions. - Display names for phone numbers
When selecting their outbound caller ID numbers, users can see display names set in the web portal. This makes it easier for users to identify numbers. The display name does not affect your caller ID.
- Personal locations for nomadic emergency services
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
June 2, 2020 version 5.0.5 (26223.0603)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Re-enable GIPHY
GIPHY will be re-enabled for Zoom chat.
New and enhanced features
- Chat features
- Improved transparency of channel privacy controls
When adding new channel members in the add members modal, users can now easily view their channel privacy controls which increases transparency around which type of users can be added and what message history will be available to the new users upon joining. Channel admins can even edit these privacy controls while adding the new user at the same time, thus enhancing privacy awareness for all of our customers. - Enabling public channel admins and members to add external users
Channel admins and members can now add external users into their public channels. In order to do so, the channel admin must enable this privacy setting, which is available when creating or editing a channel or adding a member. For the sake of security, this new privacy option to add external users will be turned off by default for both private and public channels and admins must opt into it.
- Improved transparency of channel privacy controls
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
May 24, 2020 version 5.0.4 (25694.0524)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Re-enable virtual camera support
Support for virtual cameras will be re-enabled for users on client version 5.0.4.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
May 17, 2020 version 5.0.3 (24978.0517)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- New default screen sharing settings for accounts with single Pro licenses
Accounts with single Pro licenses will now have the screen sharing setting Who can share? defaulted to Host Only. The meeting host will be able to change this setting in their meeting settings or during the meeting in progress, from the Security icon. - Language Interpretation flag icon will be replaced by language abbreviation
The icon next to the interpreted language will now list the language abbreviation, instead of a flag. - Require consent if the host mutes and then unmutes a participant
If the host mutes and then unmutes a participant individually, the participant will now receive a prompt, asking them to consent to be unmuted. - Remove Unmute All option
The option to unmute all participants at once has been removed since participants now always have to consent when the host unmutes them. By default, participants can unmute themselves. The host can now enable or disable the setting to allow participants to unmute themselves from the Security icon, which can also be found in the Participants panel.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting features
- Access meeting information when screensharing
Participants can now access the meeting information, such as meeting ID and password, when sharing their screen. This information can be accessed from the toolbar, under the More option. - New ringtone for Waiting Room and when participants join or leave a meeting
They will hear a new chime when a participant has entered the Waiting Room or when a participant joins or leaves the meeting if the meeting host has the setting Play sound when participants join or leave enabled.
- Access meeting information when screensharing
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
May 10, 2020 version 5.0.2 (24030.0508)
Download Type: Prompted
Changes to existing features
- Enhanced privacy design in contact details and user profile page
Personal information, such as email address, personal meeting ID and phone number, will be partially masked with asterisks (*). Full details will only be shown when the user explicitly clicks on the “show” option.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 30, 2020 version 5.0.1 (23508.0430)
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- Support for setting to disable Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
Client version 5.0.1 will support the web setting to disable the use of Personal Meeting ID (PMI). This web setting will be released on May 3, 2020.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 27, 2020 Version 5.0.0 (23186.0427)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Prevent private chatting with channel members outside of Zoom account or organization
Users will no longer be able to privately chat with other members of the same channel if they are not on the same Zoom account or organization. To continue chatting with contacts outside of their Zoom account, they can add them as external contacts. - Copied URL will not include password if the web setting Embed password in meeting link for one-click join is disabled
If the host has the web setting Embed password in meeting link for one-click join disabled in the Zoom web portal, the Zoom client will no longer include the password in the URL when inviting new participants.
New and enhanced features
- AES 256-bit GCM encryption
Zoom is upgrading to the AES 256-bit GCM encryption standard, which offers increased protection of your meeting data in transit and resistance against tampering. This provides confidentiality and integrity assurances on your Zoom Meeting, Zoom Video Webinar, and Zoom Phone data. This version of the Zoom client will support GCM encryption when it is automatically enabled for all accounts on May 30. - Meeting features
- Report a user during a meeting
The meeting host can now report a user during a meeting by clicking on the Security icon, then Report. This feature will generate a report which will be sent to the Zoom Trust and Safety team to evaluate any misuse of the platform and block a user if necessary. - Additional feedback options at the end of a meeting
Users will now have the ability to provide additional feedback if the setting Post meeting feedback survey is enabled. This feedback can also be viewed in Dashboard and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. This setting was previously named Display end of meeting feedback survey. - Enhancements to meeting end/leave flow
The host will now be required to assign a new host when leaving the meeting. Additionally, the pop-up message asking if the host would like to leave or end the meeting will now be displayed by the Leave button. - Show the connected data center
Users can see which data center they are connected to by clicking on by clicking on the info icon at the top left of the client window. - Select data center regions when scheduling a meeting
Users can now select which data center regions they would like their in meeting traffic to use when scheduling a meeting.
- Report a user during a meeting
- Chat features
- Indication of an external user
Users will have the label “External” next to their name if they are not part of your Zoom account. This label will be displayed in one on one messages. This label will also be displayed in the user’s profile details when you hover over their profile picture and in the channel members list.
- Indication of an external user
- Phone features
- Enhanced encryption
Zoom supports secure voice calls across all supported SIP devices, desktop, and mobile clients. Zoom Phone supports standards-based encryption using SIP over TLS 1.2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit algorithm for calls and during phone provisioning sessions. In addition, call media is transported and protected by SRTP with AES-256 bit algorithm for Zoom desktop and mobile clients, and with AES-128 bit algorithm for devices.
- Enhanced encryption
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 21, 2020 Version 4.6.12 (20615.0421)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Re-enable clickable links in meeting chat
Users will be able to send clickable links through the in-meeting chat. The link must include http or https to be clickable.
Resolved issues
- Security enhancements
April 12, 2020 Version 4.6.11 (20561.0413)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Re-enable third-party file sharing
Users on the Zoom desktop client 4.6.11 will be able to share files from third-party platforms, including OneDrive, Google Drive and Box if configured for their Zoom account.
New and enhanced features
- Support for meeting password requirements
When scheduling a meeting, users on Zoom client 4.6.11 will be required to set a password that meets the requirements set by their account owner or admin set in the Zoom web portal. - Show message preview
Users can enable or disable a setting to show a message preview for chat messages.
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where the complete version number was not displayed
- Minor bug fixes
April 7, 2020 version 4.6.10 (20041.0408)
Download Type: Prompted
Changes to existing features
- Remove the meeting ID from the title bar
The meeting ID will no longer be displayed in the title bar of the Zoom meeting window. The meeting ID can be found by clicking on the info icon at the top left of the client window or by clicking Participants, then Invite. - Invite button under Participants
The button to invite others to join your Zoom meeting is now available at the bottom of the Participants panel. - Local file transfer in meeting chat
The feature file transfer in meeting chat has been re-enabled. Third-party file transfers and sharing clickable links are still disabled. - Automatic prompt to share reports and logs if Zoom client crashes
Users will be asked if they would like to share reports and logs with Zoom if their Zoom client crashes. This feature can be disabled by admins. - Removed virtual camera support
Zoom has temporarily removed virtual camera support.
New and enhanced features
- Security icon in host’s meeting controls
The meeting host will now have a Security icon in their meeting controls, which combines all of Zoom’s existing in-meeting security controls into one place. This includes locking the meeting, enabling Waiting Room, and more. Users can also now enable Waiting Room in a meeting, even if the feature was turned off before the start of the meeting.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 2, 2020 Version 4.6.9 (19273.0402)
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where a malicious party with local access could tamper with the Zoom installer to gain additional privileges to the computer
- Resolved an issue where a malicious party with local access could gain access to a user’s webcam and microphone
- Resolved an issue where some users could access chat in a webinar when chat was disabled
March 23, 2020 version 4.6.8 (19178.0323)
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- View a customizable disclaimer for recording and remote control
Users can see the customizable recording or remote control disclaimer, set in the Zoom web portal.
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where pressing the space bar was rejecting incoming calls
- Minor bug fixes
March 1, 2020 version 4.6.7 (18176.0301)
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Mute original audio with language interpretation
At listening to an interpreted language channel will now be able to mute the original audio in their settings.
- Mute original audio with language interpretation
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
February 23, 2020 version 4.6.6 (17944.0223)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Locking a computer will not affect an ongoing meeting
When a user locks their computer, they will now remain in the Zoom meeting with the same audio status, muted or unmuted, as before locking their computer.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
January 19, 2020 Version 4.6.4 (17383.0119)
Download Type: Manual
Changes to Existing Features
- Renamed User Types
Zoom is updating user types to make it clearer if a user is holding a license or not. As of January 19, 2020, the user type pro will be called licensed and the user type corp will be called on-prem. The user type basic will still be called basic. Learn more. - Enhancements for setting “Enforce automatic logout after user has been logged in for x days”
If the account owner or admin enables or updates the setting “Enforce automatic logout after user has been logged in for x days”, the changes will be pushed to the account members’ clients immediately and they will be logged out after the configured time period.
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/webinar features
- Video as Virtual Background
Users can now select a video to use as their virtual background. The video can be a mp4 or mov with a resolution of 360p-1080p. - Add or edit profile picture during a meeting
Users logged into their Zoom account can now add or edit their profile picture during a meeting. If they are not logged in, users will be prompted to login or sign up with Zoom and can subsequently change their profile picture from their Zoom web portal.
- Video as Virtual Background
- Meeting features
- Skin tones for meeting reactions
Users can now set a skin tone for their meeting reactions.
- Skin tones for meeting reactions
- Chat features
- Format text in chat messages
Users can now format their chat messages with bold, italics, strikethrough and bullet points. - Reply with an image, file, or code snippet
Users can now reply with an image, file, or code snippet, in addition to text and emoji replies. - Enhanced “happy birthday” reaction
When a user sends the message “happy birthday”, the Zoom client will now show cake emojis.
- Format text in chat messages
- Phone features
- Transfer caller to current Zoom meeting
If they’re in a Zoom Phone call at the same time as a Zoom meeting, users can transfer the other party in the call to the current meeting. - In-call status
Users on a call using an assigned desk phone will have their in-call status synced with the Zoom Desktop Client or Mobile App. Other phone users will be able to see the in-call status.
- Transfer caller to current Zoom meeting
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
January 2, 2020 Version 4.6.3 (14768.0101)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
December 15, 2019 Version 4.6.2 (14751.1216)
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting Features
- Virtual Background Selection within Video Preview
The video preview will now contain an option to select Virtual Background in the client settings, so the user can choose virtual background within video preview before joining the meeting. - Meeting Reactions
Meeting participants can now react during a meeting by sending a thumbs up or clapping to communicate without interrupting the meeting. Reactions will disappear after 5 seconds. - View Other Participant’s Audio Status
Users can now more quickly view another participant’s audio status when they are joining a meeting. In both gallery view and speaker view, it will display “Connecting Audio” below a participant’s video until that participant has joined the audio. - Contact Me Option for Feedback
Users can now choose to include their email address when sharing feedback after a meeting, if they would like to be contacted.
- Virtual Background Selection within Video Preview
- General Features
- Adjust Font Size
Users can now adjust their font size for in-meeting and out of meeting chat.
- Adjust Font Size
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
December 1, 2019 Version 4.6.0 (13614.1202)
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting and Webinar Features
- View All Participants’ Video in Gallery View While Screensharing
Participants can now view all participants’ videos in an expandable gallery view window while screensharing. They can view up to 25 or 49 participants’ videos, depending on their Zoom client settings and computer specifications. - Limit Screen Sharing to Applications Only
Account owners and admins can now limit screen sharing to applications only, preventing the host and participants from sharing their entire Desktop. This can be enabled and locked at the account or group level. - Limit Screen Sharing to Only the Host
Account owners and admins can now limit screen sharing to the host only. This can be enabled at the account or group level and locked for the account or for certain groups. - Advanced Noise Suppression
The Zoom client now uses advanced noise suppression to eliminate background noise. - Enable/Disable Dual Monitor Mode in Meeting
Users can now enable to disable dual monitor mode in meeting without needing to leave the meeting for the changes to take effect. - Virtual Background without Green Screen Enhancements
Users on a Mac computer with an i5 processor will now be able to use virtual background without a green screen.
- View All Participants’ Video in Gallery View While Screensharing
- Meeting Features
- Send a Message to Participants in a Waiting Room
The host can now send a message to all participants in the waiting room. - Schedule a Meeting with Waiting Room
Users can now schedule a meeting with waiting room enabled in the Zoom client. - Specify File Types for In-Meeting File Transfer
Account owners and admins can now choose which file types can be shared within a Zoom meeting. - Merge Participant’s Video and Audio
The host can now merge a participant’s video and audio if they join separately. - Option to Select Keyboard Layout during Remote Control
When a user takes control of another user’s computer during a remote control session, they can now choose if they would like to use their keyboard layout or the other user’s keyboard layout.
- Send a Message to Participants in a Waiting Room
- Webinar Features
- Rename Webinar Attendees
The webinar host can now rename webinar attendees who dial in by phone.
- Rename Webinar Attendees
- Chat Features
- Replies and Reactions
Users can now reply to a chat message, which will create a message thread. They can also react with an emoji. - Chat Announcements
Account owners and admins can now choose specific users to send one-way announcements to everyone in the same account. You can add up to 50 users who can send announcements. - Announcement Section for Groups and Channels
The admin for a group chat or channel can now add chat details to an announcement section, such as what the purpose of the chat is. - Display Department, Job Title, and Location in Chat
Users can now display their department, job title, and location in their contact profile when someone hovers over their name. These details can be added manually on the Profile page of the web portal or mapped via SAML mapping. - Enhancements to Groups and Channels
- @all mentions will now notify all members of a group/channel, regardless of if they are active or not. If using an @all mention with a channel of 1000 members or more, users will be asked if they want to notify all members of the channel before proceeding.
- #channel can be used to link to another channel. If users click on the name of the channel, they can be redirected to it.
- @mentions will now link to a user’s name. If you click on an @mention, you will be taken to your chat thread with that user. @mentions can now also be used in direct messages.
- Search Enhancements
- Replies and Reactions
- Phone Features
- Sync Number of Missed Calls and Voicemails
Zoom Phone will now display the number of missed calls and voicemails across all platforms that support the Zoom desktop client or mobile app. - Shared Global Directory
Users can now access a shared global directory if the admin creates one by importing contacts using a CSV file. - Support for 15-digit Extension Numbers
Users can have extension numbers that are up to 15-digits if the admin enables multiple sites and site codes. Long extension numbers can be distinguished from direct phone numbers. - Filter Call History
Users can filter their call history log to only show missed or recorded calls. - Phone Number Formats
Phone numbers are correctly formatted based on the associated country. - Switch Between Meeting and Phone Audio
User can now switch audio when they are in a Zoom Phone call and Zoom meeting at the same time. - Enhanced Call History Log
Call log entries display the associated call queue or auto receptionist if the call was routed to the phone user. - Call Log for Anonymous Callers
Inbound callers without a caller ID name will display as “Anonymous”. - Call Recording for Merged Calls
Call recordings will stop when users merged calls to start a three-way call. This does not apply to automatic recordings. - Notification for Device Error
Zoom Phone will now display a notification if it detects a device error. For example, when the audio device is not connected.
- Sync Number of Missed Calls and Voicemails
- General Features
- Support for Korean Language
Users can now put their Zoom client into Korean. - Enhanced Client Settings
The client settings have been updated for improved navigation. - Dark Mode on macOS Mojave
Dark mode will automatically be enabled for users who have enabled dark mode on macOS Mojave. - Additional Plist Options
Admins will now be able to manage the following features via plist:- Disable Direct Share
IT Admins can now disable direct sharing via plist. - Disable “Keep Me Signed In”
IT Admins can now disable “keep me signed in” via plist. - Configure Proxy
IT Admins can now configure proxy via plist. - Always Enable “Optimize for full-screen video clip”
IT Admins can now always enable the option “Optimize for full-screen video clip” when screensharing via plist. - Disable Whiteboard
IT Admins can now disable the whiteboard for annotation via plist.
- Disable Direct Share
- Annotation Enhancements
The annotation choices, such as pen size and text style, will now default to the last selected options. Additional colors for annotation are also now available. - Enhanced Feedback to Zoom
If a user chooses to send feedback to Zoom, they can now attach additional details about the issue they encountered or upload samples.
- Support for Korean Language
Resolved Issues
- Resolves an issue where the new vanity URL was not being utilized after deploying an updated plist file
- Resolves an issue where users were able to use Virtual Background after admins had disabled it in the Zoom Web Portal
- Minor Bug Fixes
November 10, 2019 Version 4.5.9 (5757.1110)
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- DSCP Marking Enhancements
November 6, 2019 Version 4.5.8 (5735.1105)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Resolved an issue where users on Catalina could not share computer sound
- Minor Bug Fixes
October 28, 2019 Version 4.5.7 (5699.1027)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
October 20, 2019 Version 4.5.6 (5666.1020)
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Resolves an issue where users were being signed out of the Zoom Desktop Client after leaving or ending a meeting
- Minor Bug Fixes
October 11, 2019 Version 4.5.5 (5452.1010)
Download Type: Prompted
New and Enhanced Features
- Enhancements for Catalina
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
September 29, 2019 Version 4.5.4 (5416.0929)
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting Features
- Rename Meeting Hosted with Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
Meetings hosted with Personal Meeting ID (PMI) can now be renamed during the meeting to help the host more easily identify recordings.
- Rename Meeting Hosted with Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- Option to Share Computer Sound in a Zoom Room
Users will now have the option to choose if they want to share their computer sound with their screen when they click Share Screen while in a Zoom Room. - Virtual Background Enhancements
- Option to Share Computer Sound in a Zoom Room
- Phone Features
- Shared Voicemail Inbox
Users can view the shared voicemail inboxes of phone users, call queues, or auto receptionists. Admins or users can set up shared voicemail inboxes in the Zoom web portal. - Create Synced Cloud Contacts Using Call History or Voicemail
Users that have contacts synced with a third-party service, like Google or Office 365, can create a synced contact or add a number to an existing synced contact. - Search Auto Receptionists, Call Queues, and Common Area Phones
Users can search and call auto receptionists, call queues, and common area phones using the search bar above the Zoom Phone dial pad. They will also appear in the contacts directory. - View Contact Details from Call History and Voicemail Messages
Users can view contact details from call history entries or voicemail messages. The associated caller must be in the user’s contact directory for contact details to display. - Notification for Resumed Calls
Users will get a call notification if the call is resumed by a phone user they have granted calling privileges to. - Dismiss Incoming Call Notification
Users can dismiss the incoming call notification. The call will continue to ring on the desktop client, mobile app, or provisioned desk phones. - Synced In-call Status
Users on a call will have their status synced on Zoom desktop client, mobile app, and provisioned desk phones. - Notifications for Three-way Calls
Users will get a notification when someone joins their call, or they are added to a three-way call. - Dial Vanity Phone Numbers
Users can copy and paste vanity phone numbers that contain characters. Zoom will convert the characters to numbers. For example, 1-888-799-ZOOM dials 1-888-799-9666. - Select Issue and Enter Description with Diagnostic Report
Users can select an issue and enter a description when sending a phone diagnostic report to Zoom. - Number Formatting for US, UK, and China
Phone numbers from the US, UK, and China are properly formatted. For example, US numbers appear as +1 (###) ###-####. - Synced In-call Status
Users on a call will have their status synced on Zoom desktop client, mobile app, and provisioned desk phones. - Flip Call
Users on a call can place it on hold and answer the call on another device (Zoom desktop client, mobile app, or provisioned desk phone). - Call Delegation and Shared Lines
If an account owner or admin assigns a delegate to make and receive calls for another phone user, the delegate can make or receive calls, view shared line status, place calls on hold, and transfer calls.
- Shared Voicemail Inbox
- General Features
- Filter Upcoming Meetings by the Host
Users can now filter the upcoming meeting list to display all meetings, only their own meetings, or meetings hosted by a user that they have scheduling privilege for. - Enhanced Mobile Device Management (MDM) Support
When deploying Zoom via Mobile Device Management (MDM), Zoom will now check and apply plist files stored in preferences or in managed preferences, for additional compatibility with MDM providers. - Enhancements to Login with Google feature
- Filter Upcoming Meetings by the Host
Resolved Issues
- Resolves an issue where some users were getting logged out of their Zoom Desktop Client
- Minor Bug Fixes
September 8, 2019 Version 4.5.2 (3370.0908)
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
August 29, 2019 Version 4.5.3284.0829
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
August 25, 2019 Version 4.5.3261.0825
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- Fully Minimize Toolbar when Screensharing
Participants can fully minimize the toolbar when screensharing. They can display it again by pressing esc. - Notification When No Sound is Detected from Microphone
A notification will now be displayed when no sound is detected from a user’s microphone. - Sharing Key Ease of Use
Users who visit share.zoom.us and click Share Screen will be prompted to download the client if they have not already done so. The client will launch automatically after installed and display the “enter sharing key” interface. - Saving Chats in Meetings
Admins can disable the ability to save chats in Zoom meetings on the Zoom web portal. Attendees will still be able to use the chat feature when saving chats is disabled. - Annotation Enhancements
Zoom will now offer 16 different colors for annotation and remember the last used color when a user starts annotation. - Do Not Disturb Automatically Enabled when Screensharing
When a user starts to share their screen, the operating system’s Do Not Disturb mode will be automatically enabled, muting all notifications. - Call Me Language
Zoom will automatically prompt the user in the default language of their Zoom client when calling them to join the audio of a Zoom meeting. - Reduced Volume for Enter/Exit Chime
- Fully Minimize Toolbar when Screensharing
- Meeting Features
- Pre-Assign Breakout Rooms
The meeting host can pre-assign users to specific breakout rooms. They can add the users by email address on the web or they can import a user list from a CSV. Users need to be logged in to their Zoom account to be correctly assigned to the right breakout room. - Closed Captioning in Breakout Sessions
Closed Captioning can now be utilized in Breakout Sessions. - Settings to Use PMI for Scheduled and Instant Meetings
For newly created Zoom users, started or scheduled meetings will use PMI if the web settings Use PMI for Scheduled Meetings and Use PMI for Instant Meetings are enabled.
- Pre-Assign Breakout Rooms
- Webinar Features
- Allow Call-In Attendees to Unmute in Webinar
The webinar host can now allow attendees who have called in to the meeting by telephone to unmute themselves by clicking Allow to Talk in the Attendee list.
- Allow Call-In Attendees to Unmute in Webinar
- Chat Features
- Indicator that a Message Did Not Send
If a chat message was not successfully sent, an indicator icon will be displayed on the name of the chat or recipient, indicating that the message did not go through. - Forwarding Chat Messages
Users can now forward a chat message to another user. - Descriptions and Usage Hints for Slash Commands
Slash Commands will now display descriptions and usage hints before being selected to help users more easily identify the command they need. - Presenting IM Status When Screensharing
When a user is sharing their screen, their IM Status will say “Presenting” and incoming notifications will not be displayed.
- Indicator that a Message Did Not Send
- Phone Features
- Deactivate Zoom Phone Features
If an account owner or admin deactivates a user’s Zoom Phone license, Zoom Phone features will be hidden from the user in the client. - Copy Direct Phone Numbers
If a user has direct phone numbers, they can easily copy it from the Zoom Phone settings.
- Deactivate Zoom Phone Features
- General Features
- H.323/SIP Room Systems Under Contacts
H.323 and SIP Room Systems that have been added on the web can now be displayed in the contacts list, which gives users the option to dial out to them without first starting a meeting. This feature will be automatically enabled if the account has configured H.323/SIP devices. - Additional Options for Hotkeys/Shortcuts
- Customize Hotkeys/Shortcuts
Users can now customize their hotkeys in their Zoom client by changing the default hotkeys and selecting if a hotkey should apply globally. - Shortcut to Switch Tabs
Users can now switch from one Zoom tab to the next, such as from Home to Chat, by entering CTRL + Tab. - Shortcut to Hide Meeting Controls
Users can now hide or show the meeting controls with the shortcut Ctrl + \.
- Customize Hotkeys/Shortcuts
- Option to Switch Accounts
Users can click Switch Account under their Profile picture to more easily move between two Zoom accounts. - Accessibility Enhancements
- H.323/SIP Room Systems Under Contacts
Resolved Issues
- Resolved an issue where user settings were not being saved when deploying with Plist
- Resolves an issue with virtual cameras not being recognized by Zoom
- Minor Bug Fixes
July 14, 2019 Version 4.4.55387.0716
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
July 14, 2019 Version 4.4.55313.0714
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- Confirm Starting Video When Joining a Meeting
Before joining a meeting with video on, users will now be shown their video preview and given the options to join with or without video. They can also check to always join with video without displaying the preview first.
- Confirm Starting Video When Joining a Meeting
- General Features
- Dropbox Integration
- Share a Dropbox File within a Meeting
When selecting a screen to share within a meeting, users will now have the option to share a Dropbox file. - Upload Content from Dropbox to Chat
Users can share a file from their Dropbox to chat and save files shared through chat to their Dropbox, both in-meeting and out of meeting. They can also save files uploaded to chat to their Dropbox.
- Share a Dropbox File within a Meeting
- Accessibility Enhancements
- Dropbox Integration
- Phone Features
- Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) support
Users can use HID commands to answer/hangup and mute/unmute a call. - Display Caller ID Used to Place Call
Users can see the caller ID that was used to place the call. Similarly, when a call is received, the number that was called would be displayed.
- Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) support
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
July 9, 2019 Version 4.4.53932.0709
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- General Features
- Option to uninstall Zoom
Zoom users can now uninstall the Zoom application and all of its components through the settings menu.
- Option to uninstall Zoom
Resolved Issues
- Removal of the local web server
Zoom will be discontinuing the use of a local web server on Mac and will be completely removed from the Zoom installation. - Minor Bug Fixes
June 16, 2019 Version 4.4.53909.0617
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting Features
- Log In from Waiting Room
Users will now have the option to log in while they are waiting to be admitted to the meeting from the waiting room if the host utilizes the waiting room for guest participants only. This will allow users on the same account to be automatically admitted to the meeting after logging in.
- Log In from Waiting Room
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
June 7, 2019 Version 4.4.53590.0607
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Support for macOS Catalina beta 1 (19A471t)
May 19, 2019 Version 4.4.53582.0519
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- General Features
- Mass Configuration Option to Default to Portrait Mode
Admins can now configure the Zoom client to default to portrait mode when configuring with a plist file. - Suppress Incoming Calls While in a Meeting
Users can stop incoming calls from appearing and ringing when in a meeting. This is a local setting and only affects the device the option was configured on. - Transfer to Voicemail
Users can transfer calls to another user’s voicemail. Users can not transfer calls to another user’s voicemail if the target user has disabled their voicemail. - Opt Out of Call Queues
Users can opt in or opt out of all call queues they are assigned to.
- Mass Configuration Option to Default to Portrait Mode
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
May 12, 2019 Version 4.4.52600.0508
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Resolved an issue where Jabra 510 devices were intermittently disconnecting
April 28, 2019 Version 4.4.52595.0425
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
April 16, 2019 Version 4.4.52586.0416
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
April 14, 2019 Version 4.4.52551.0414
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting Features
- Option to Disable Chat During a Meeting
The meeting host can now disable the participants from using the chat once the meeting has started. - Option to Allow Participants to Rename Themselves
The meeting host can now allow or prevent participants from renaming themselves during a meeting. By default, participants can change their name. - Improved Scheduling Experience
- Option to Disable Chat During a Meeting
- Meeting/Webinar features
- Join Multiple Meetings
The Zoom Desktop Client for Mac can now be joined into multiple meetings at the same time. This allows users to monitor a meeting while participating in another. Contact Zoom Support to have this feature enabled. - Consent to Being Recorded Confirmation
Once enabled through meeting settings, meeting participants will be notified that their meeting is being recorded and will have the option to consent to being recorded or leave the meeting. The recording consent information will be included in the Active Host report. - Automatically Save Whiteboard
The host can now automatically save the whiteboard when sharing is stopped. This setting is available at the account, group, and user level. - Show Which Participant is Annotating
The meeting host can now see which participant is annotating by hovering over the annotation. - Display an Indicator for Audio Watermark
When a meeting or webinar is utilizing the audio watermark feature, an indicator icon will now be displayed to meeting participants to inform them that this feature is being used.
- Join Multiple Meetings
- General Features
- Select a Secondary Audio Device for Ringer
Zoom Phone users can now select a secondary audio device to be used as the ringer for incoming calls. - Improved Call Experience
From 1:1 Chat, users have dedicated call button to the individual. - Display Status in Search Results
When searching for a Zoom contact, an icon indicating their status will now display next to their name in the search results. - Automatically Switch Between Portrait and Landscape Mode when Resizing the Window
- Accessibility Enhancements
- Select a Secondary Audio Device for Ringer
- Chat Features
- Alert When Available
You can now set Zoom to alert you when specific contacts are available. When they become available, you will receive a notification. - Create personal contact groups
Customize your contact groups by creating and adding contact names there - Show Number of Unread Messages in Chat Window
When viewing a chat channel, the number of unread messages will appear at the bottom right corner of the chat window, as new messages are received. - Additional Channel Options
When you right-click on a chat, you can now choose to View the Profile/Channel Details or Remove from List. Choosing to remove the channel from your list will only remove it until you receive a new message on the channel. - Star Files from the All Files Channel
You can now star files while viewing the All Files channel to access the files more easily at a later time.
- Alert When Available
- Phone Features
- Upgrade a Zoom Phone Call to a Meeting
Zoom Phone users can now upgrade the call to a video meeting with one click/tap. - Block Numbers from the History or Voicemail Tab on Zoom Phone
Zoom Phone users can now block numbers from the History or Voicemail tab by clicking on More (...).
- Upgrade a Zoom Phone Call to a Meeting
Resolved Issues
- Resolved an issue where Brasilia’s time zone was displaying incorrectly
- Minor Bug Fixes
March 10, 2019 Version 4.3.59242.0310
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Further Optimizations for Video and Screen Sharing for Improved CPU Performance
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
February 25, 2019 Version 4.3.59197.0224
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Call a CRC device without Starting a Meeting
Zoom users with a CRC license can now call an H.323/SIP device without starting a meeting first.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
January 28, 2019 Version 4.3.55307.0127
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Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
January 22, 2019 Version 4.3.53755.0122
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
January 20, 2019 Version 4.3.53325.0120
Download Type: Manual
Changes to Existing Features
- Updated Zoom Client
Zoom has refreshed the desktop user experience of its flagship Meetings and Chat service. The client is now more modern, sleek, and frictionless. New Chat features include channels, personal channel, starred messages, and contacts. - Chat Groups Renamed Channels
Chat groups have been renamed channels.
New and Enhanced Features
- Zoom Phone
Zoom Phone is a cloud phone system available as an add-on to Zoom’s platform. Support for inbound and outbound calling through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and seamlessly integrated telephony features enable customers to replace their existing PBX solution and consolidate all of their business communication and collaboration requirements into their favorite video platform. - Meeting/Webinar Features
- 1080p Support for Video Sharing
Full High Definition video, 1080p, can now be sent and received.This feature is limited availability. For business plan customers who would like to be considered for this feature, please contact Zoom Support. - Audio Watermark
If an attendee records the meeting, their personal information can now be embedded in the audio as an inaudible watermark. This option requires enabling "Only signed-in users can join the meeting" or "Only signed-in users with specified domains can join meetings". - Screen Sharing Enhancements
- Ability to Stop a Participant’s Share
The host can now stop a participant’s screen share by going to the Participant List and selecting More next to the sharing participant’s name. - Improvements for Direct Share
While direct sharing to a Zoom Room, the green screen share indicator bar will now automatically hide when the mouse is not moving and reappear when the mouse moves.
- Ability to Stop a Participant’s Share
- Annotation Enhancements
- Indicator that a Participant is Annotating
The host can now identify which participants are annotating by viewing the participants list. The participants who are annotating will have an indicator in the color they are using to annotate. - Support for Multiple Pages on Whiteboard
Hosts can now enable multiple pages for whiteboard. If enabled, they can create new pages, close pages, and navigate between multiple pages. - Enhanced Annotation Tools
- Indicator that a Participant is Annotating
- Allow Removed Participants to Rejoin
Hosts can now allow meeting participants and webinar panelists to rejoin after they have been removed. This feature needs to be enabled on the web under Meeting, Group, or Account Settings. - Improvements to the Raise Hand Feature
The raise hand feature will now prompt users to link their audio if necessary to make it easier to speak in the meeting. - Support for Scheduling a Meeting or Webinar as Public
Hosts can now schedule a meeting as public through the Zoom client to share it on the calendar of public events. - Virtual Background without a Green Screen
Users can now use virtual background without a physical green screen. This feature requires an i7 or higher processor. - Improvements for Searching the Participants List
Users can now search the participants list with a partial string, instead of needing to enter the participant’s full name to search. - Keypad for H.323 Calls
Users who dial out to an H.323 device will now have a keypad available for the duration of the call to enter DTMF tones for the H.323 device. - Additional Mass Configuration Option
When installing and configuring Zoom through MSI or group policy on Windows, or with a pre-configured plist file on a Mac, the IT admin can now enable the option EnableMirrorEffect to mirror the shared video.
- 1080p Support for Video Sharing
- Meeting Features
- Warning When Scheduling a Meeting Longer than 40 minutes
Basic users will now be warned if they schedule a meeting longer than 40 minutes through the Zoom client or mobile app. - Breakout Room Enhancements
- Set a Timer for Breakout Rooms
Hosts can now set a timer for breakout rooms. Once the configured time has passed, the breakout rooms will automatically close and users will be returned to the main session. Hosts can also choose to be notified when the time ends. - Ability to Force Participants into Breakout Rooms
The hosts can now force participants to join the breakout rooms from the main session. - Ability to Disable Returning to the Main Session
The host can now prevent participants from returning to the main session from the breakout room. They will return to the main session when the host closes the breakout rooms manually or the set time expires.
- Set a Timer for Breakout Rooms
- Multiple Screen Support for Remote Support Sessions
When the host requests control of another participant’s screen via Remote Support Session, they can now select which screen they would like to control if the participant is using multiple screens.
- Warning When Scheduling a Meeting Longer than 40 minutes
- Chat Features
- Personal Space for Note Taking
Write messages to yourself to take notes and save links within the Zoom chat window. - Star Individual Messages
Star individual messages, making them easily accessible to revisit them later. - Star Contacts and Chat Channels
Star Contacts and Chat Channels so that they are always easily accessible at the top of your Zoom chat window.
- Personal Space for Note Taking
- General Features
- Show All Calendar Events
Users who have configured the calendar integration will now see all events on their calendar, including events that do not have a Zoom meeting attached.
- Show All Calendar Events
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
December 16, 2018 4.1.35374.1217
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New and Enhanced Features
- User Features
- Waiting Room for External Participants
Added an option where signed in users on an account are automatically admitted into the meeting. Users who are not signed in or external to the account will be put into the waiting room.
- Waiting Room for External Participants
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
November 19, 2018 Version 4.1.34801.1116
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
November 4, 2018 Version 4.1.34475.1105
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- User Features
- Post-webinar survey
Webinar hosts can now configure a post webinar survey to launch at the end of a webinar. Webinar attendees will be prompted with the survey once the webinar ends. - Host key support for 6-10 digits
A host key can now be 6-10 digits long.
- Post-webinar survey
Resolved Issues
- Fixed an issue that caused a blank screen in desktop sharing in Mojave
- Fixed an issue with camera and microphone not working in Mojave
- Fix for CVE-2018-15715
- Minor Bug Fixes
September 24, 2018 Version 4.1.33259.0925
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New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- Limit Screen Sharing Frame Rate
Users can now manually adjust the number of frames per second being sent when screensharing in the Zoom desktop client General Settings. - Zoom Room Direct Share Enhancements
- Virtual Background Enhancements
- Support for Screensharing in a Zoom Room with a 64-bit Mac
- Limit Screen Sharing Frame Rate
- Meeting Features
- Notification that Meeting will Time Out after 40 Minutes when Scheduling
When scheduling a meeting as a basic user through the Zoom client for PC or Mac, the host will now be reminded that the meeting will time out after 40 minutes if they have 3 or more participants. - Meetings Scheduled with Default Audio Type
Meetings will now be scheduled using the default audio type selected on the user's My Meeting Settings page. A different audio type can be selected when scheduling.
- Notification that Meeting will Time Out after 40 Minutes when Scheduling
- Webinar Features
- Improvements to Follow Host Feature
The Follow Host feature now applies when content is being shared. If the host adjusts their video window size or hides the video window, the attendee’s video window will do the same. - Additional Support for Managing H.323/SIP devices
The webinar host can now promote an H.323/SIP device to a panelist, demote them to an attendee, or allow them to talk when joined as an attendee.
- Improvements to Follow Host Feature
- Chat Features
- Extended Storage of Local Chat Messages
- General Features
- Improved Support for USB Headset devices using HID
If Skype for Business is running, Zoom will disable headset/HID support to prevent Skype and Zoom from both responding to headset commands. This ensures users will not hear a dial tone from Skype when attempting to answer a Zoom call with their headset.
- Improved Support for USB Headset devices using HID
Resolved Issues
- Meeting invitation improvements
When inviting a user to a meeting utilizing Zoom’s Chat Service, if the user initiating the call ends the current meeting, the invitation to the other participant will stop ringing - Chat Messages Unable to be Decrypted for Some Users
- Minor Bug Fixes
August 31, 2018 Version 4.1.31275.0831
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
August 19, 2018 Version 4.1.30477.0820
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- Improved Access to Change Camera, Microphone, or Speaker while screensharing
- Support for Additional USB Audio Devices
Zoom now supports mute, unmute, answer, decline, and ring for the following audio devices:- Plantronics Blackwire C510
- Plantronics Blackwire C520
- Plantronics Blackwire C310
- Plantronics Blackware C310-M
- Plantronics Blackwire C325
- Plantronics Blackwire C725
- Plantronics Savi W740/745
- Plantronics Savi W410 with D100 USB receiver
- Plantronics Savi W420 with D100 USB receiver
- Plantronics Voyager 3200 with BT600 USB receiver
- Plantronics Voyager 5200 with BT600 USB receiver
- Plantronics Voyager Focus B825 with BT600 USB receiver
- Audio Test Wizard Enhancements
Resolved issues
- Powerpoint Crashing while Screensharing on Some Devices
- Minor bug fixes
July 15, 2018 Version 4.1.28165.0716
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New and Enhanced Features
- General Features
- Disable Login with Email and Password
For administrators deploying Zoom with the IT Admin package and a .plist file, the Zoom Desktop client can disable email and password login. Admins can disable Facebook, Google and email login to force users to login with SSO or use any combination of login type.
- Disable Login with Email and Password
- Webinar Features
- Improvements to “Follow Host” functionality
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
July 1, 2018 Version 4.1.27695.0702
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Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
June 24, 2018 Version 4.1.27507.0627
Download Type: Manual
Changes to existing features
- Removing a User
If a host removes a user from a meeting, they will be banned from the remainder of that meeting session. - Testing Computer Audio
Selecting to test your computer audio will now take you to an audio wizard to walk you through testing your audio and adjusting the settings. - Share Second Camera
The option to share a second camera has been moved to the Advanced tab of the Screen Sharing window.
New and enhanced features
- Webinar features
- Public Question and Answer
Host can enable public Question and Answer, which allows attendees to answer questions asked through the Q&A. - Upvoting Questions on Q&A
Attendees can upvote questions and view questions sorted by upvotes if enabled by the host.
- Public Question and Answer
- Meeting features
- Admit All with Waiting Room
You can now admit all participants from the waiting room instead of admitting them one by one. - Clear and Save All Annotations as Host
The meeting host can clear and save all annotations even if another user is screen sharing. - Improved First Join Experience
- Admit All with Waiting Room
- Meeting/Webinar features
- Share Computer Sound Enhancements
Better integration with most recent Mac OS releases. You can also now share computer audio without sharing their screen. This requires you to join computer audio and is available on the Advanced Screen Sharing tab. - Share Part of Screen
You can now select part of your screen to share instead of sharing the entire desktop or an entire application. This is available on the Advanced Screen Sharing tab. - Local recording with Screen Sharing
Users can enable an option in the Zoom client to display the video thumbnail next to the shared screen in a local recording. If this setting is disabled, the video thumbnail will be embedded in the top right corner of the shared screen in the recording. - Improved MacOS Fullscreen Mode
- Improved Audio and Video Quality with Low Bandwidth connections
- Reduction of Typing/Keyboard Noise
- Accessibility Improvements
- Share Computer Sound Enhancements
- Chat Features
- Improvements to Multiple User Chats
When a multiple user chat is created, the creator is automatically made the admin for the chat and has the ability to remove new members. They can also assign an admin and choose if new members can see the previous chat history. - Editing Code Snippets
Code snippets can now be edited after being sent. - Screenshot Annotation
You can now add text and annotate on screenshots before sending them. - New status “Away”
In addition to “Available”, “In a Zoom Meeting”, and “Do Not Disturb”, you can now set your status to “Away”. - Combine messages sent in a short interval
- Code Snippet when End to End Encryption is Enabled
- Hover to see a contact’s status or full name
- Improved order of search results
- Other performance enhancements
- Improvements to Multiple User Chats
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
May 24, 2018 Version: 4.1.25233.0525
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Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
May 21, 2018 Version: 4.1.25010.0522
Download Type: Manual
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
May 20, 2018 Version: 4.1.24919.0521
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Mac 64-bit compatibility
- Better Visibility of Zoom Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
May 6, 2018 Version: 4.1.24423.0507
Download Type: Manual
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting Features
- Upcoming Meeting Notifications
You can now enable meeting notifications from the operating system’s notification center. The notifications will remind you of upcoming meetings and allow you to join with one click.
- Upcoming Meeting Notifications
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 16, 2018 Version: 4.1.23501.0416
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Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 1, 2018 Version: 4.1.23108.0402
Download Type: Manual
Changes to Existing Features
- End to End Encryption and File transfer
File transfer can now be enabled while the End-to-End Encryption setting is enabled. If End to End Encryption was enabled on the account before April 1, 2018, file transfer will be off and locked at the account level. It must be unlocked before users can enable this feature. Users will need the Zoom desktop client version 4.1.23108.0402 or later to receive files while End to End encryption is enabled. - Real time Closed Caption
Real time closed caption appears as the captions are typed. It works with manual assignments of captioning through Zoom and 3rd party closed captioning. - Single Sign On and Google Login
When logging in through Single Sign On or Google, the authentication process will now always open a new window in your default browser to facilitate the login.
New and Enhanced Features
- Meeting/Webinar Features
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support
Ability to manage meeting controls using MacBook Pro Touch Bar - Calendar Integration with Google, Office 365, and Exchange
- Meeting List with scheduled and invited meetings
Zoom meetings and webinars that are on the user’s calendar will be reflected on the Zoom client with a join button and host information, providing an easy way to join the meeting. If a meeting join link is not detected, the meeting will not display. - Presence
Zoom Presence (available, in a meeting) will change automatically based on detected calendar events. This applies for Zoom and non-Zoom meetings.
- Meeting List with scheduled and invited meetings
- Ability to zoom into shared content in meetings and webinars.
When viewing shared content in a meeting or webinar, a user can now zoom in to the content. - Push to talk
Allows users to temporarily unmute themselves by pressing the space bar. - Recording Management
- Multiple audio notifications of recording
Users connected over VoIP or by telephone can now be notified by audio notification when a meeting is being recorded, in addition to the on screen notification. They will be notified each time recording is started or resumed after being paused. This can be controlled at an account, group, or user level. Users joined by telephone will be audibly notified once that the meeting is being recorded, even if this setting is disabled. - Prevent meeting hosts from stopping automatic cloud recordings
If automatic cloud recording is enabled and locked at an account or group level, an account admin or owner can prevent meeting hosts from stopping the recording. This requires meeting hosts to be on Zoom desktop client version 4.1.4 or later. - Up to 49 video streams in local recording
Local recording in gallery view can capture up to 49 video streams. - Optimize Local Recordings for Third Party Video Editor
Local Recordings can be now optimized for use in third party video editing software. This setting must be enabled in the Zoom desktop client.
- Multiple audio notifications of recording
- Shortened international dial-in numbers URL
The international dial-in numbers link will now be shortened for ease of use. - Mute Upon Entry updates
Host can control whether or not attendees can unmute themselves if they were muted by the host. This can be enabled through the pop-up dialog shown when host selects “Mute Upon Entry” in meeting. - Russian language support
You can now select Russian as the primary language for your Zoom client. See Change Your Language on Zoom for details. - Virtual Background improvements
Improvements to Virtual Background when the subject is in motion. - Additional installation options for Zoom for IT Admins Installer for Mac
The IT admin installer now includes additional configuration options for disabling in-meeting chat, in-meeting file transfer, local recording, cloud recording, and screen sharing. See Mass Deployment with Preconfigured Settings for Mac for details. - Remember Zoom window size, tab, and location
When a user logs into the Zoom client, it will now remember the window size, tab, and location on screen from the user’s last login. - Accessibility Enhancements
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support
- Webinar Features
- Ability to dismiss questions
Hosts, co-hosts and panelists can dismiss answered and unanswered questions to remove them from the question queue.
- Ability to dismiss questions
- Chat Features
- Send Code snippet over chat
Copy and paste bits of code over chat and preserve the code formatting. This must be enabled by the account owner or admin and requires a separate package download. - Notifications for keywords and contacts
Receive mobile and desktop notifications for new messages from specific people or when certain words or phrases are mentioned.
- Send Code snippet over chat
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
February 12, 2018 Version: 4.1.20446.0209
Download Type: Manual
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
February 4, 2018 Version: 4.1.20199.0205
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
January 22, 2018 Version: 4.1.19666.0122
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- Display up to 49 thumbnails in Gallery View
If you have a supported CPU on your computer, you can enable an option to display up to 49 thumbnails on each screen in the Gallery View. - Enhanced ability to pin videos
If the host has spotlighted a video, the host or co-host of the meeting, or the host or panelist of a webinar has the ability to pin a different video.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
January 3, 2018 Version 4.1.18796.0103
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Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
December 17, 2017 Version: 4.1.17379.1218
Download Type: Manual
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
December 11, 2017 Version: 4.1.16781.1211
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced features
- Local recording enhancements
The Local recording setting include an option to include or hide thumbnails during screen sharing, and an option to add a timestamp to the recording. - Change your preferred language
The Switch Languages option is available from the menu that you access by clicking the Zoom icon in the Mac. - Hotkey to stop Remote Control
After you have given a meeting participant permission to remotely control your screen, you can use the CMD+Shift+G hotkey to take back control. - Help information when no camera is detected
A help dialog displays if you attempt to show your video when a camera is not detected on your computer. - Virtual background enhancement
The virtual background has been improved for conditions where the lighting is low. - Performance enhancement
Annotation and whiteboard performance has been improved for large meetings. - Dial-in countries can be added when scheduling meetings
The Select Global Dial-in Countries dialog “Dial-in from” option lets user add countries at the time they schedule the meeting. - Meeting invitation enhancement
The meeting scheduler lets you specify that only attendees from specified domains can join the meeting, and then lets you specify the allowed domains. - One kind of installation on each computer
The Zoom installer detects whether Zoom is already installed, and either overwrites or blocks a Zoom client that a user downloaded and installed on their own. - Copy link to live streaming sessions
Participants who are sharing their screen can click the Copy Streaming Link option in the More menu, to copy the link for meetings and webinars that are being live streamed so that others can join. - Detect when microphone is on mute
Zoom detects when participants who are speaking, and reminds them to turn on their microphone if it is on mute. - Accessibility enhancements
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
October 24, 2017 Version: 4.1.11049.1024
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New and Enhanced Features
- Confirmation when ending an automatic cloud recording
For meetings that are configured to automatically record to the cloud, a confirmation dialog pops up if the meeting host clicks the Stop Recording or Pause Recording option. This can help prevent ending the recording accidentally.
Resolved Issues
- Annotation performance improvements
- Minor bug fixes
October 16, 2017 Version: 4.1.10062.1016
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New and Enhanced Features
- Increased maximum chat group size
You can now include up to 2000 participants in a chat group.
Resolved Issues
- The Do Not Disturb status is now updated correctly.
- The Portuguese version of the application now works correctly.
- Minor bug fixes.
September 29, 2017 Version: 4.1.9338.0929
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New and enhanced features
- Watermark enhancement
If the Watermark feature is enabled, it now displays on the video of the active speaker, in addition to the shared screen.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes.
September 24, 2017 Version: 4.1.8826.0925
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Change to an existing feature
- Webinar enhancements
The following features are available to webinar hosts and attendees who are using the latest version of the client. - The host can unmute attendees without making them panelists. The host no longer needs to promote an attendee to panelist in order for them to speak or share video.
- The host can change the attendees' view in the webinar: follow host view mode, speaker view or gallery view.
- The host can initiate a private chat with any attendee who is using this version of the client.
- The setting on your device for the default recipients of an in-meeting chat message (Everyone or All panelists) remains the same as it was for the previous webinar in which you used that device.
- For webinars that have the Q&A feature enabled, the Allow attendees to ask questions anonymously option can be disabled for all webinars in the account. This option appears grayed out if the Allow Anonymous Q&A in Webinar is disabled in Account Settings.
- The Don’t Connect to Audio setting in the Join dialog now applies to webinar attendees.
- Meeting/Webinar enhancements
- Participants with raised hands appear in the order in which they were raised, rather than alphabetically.
- If a user attempts to start a meeting within 5 minutes of the start time of a scheduled meeting or webinar, they see a dialog that asks whether they want to join the scheduled meeting or webinar, or start a new meeting.
New and enhanced features
- Webinar features
- Stream webinars Live on Facebook Workplace
You can now choose to stream a webinar Live on Facebook Workplace. If this feature is enabled on the Zoom web portal, you can click the More button after you start the webinar, and choose Live on Facebook Workplace. - Meeting feature
- Schedule meetings with an alternative host
When you schedule meetings from the Zoom application, you have the option to include alternative hosts. - Meeting/Webinar features
- Side-by-side mode for a shared screen
Meeting and webinar participants who are viewing a shared screen can switch to Side-by-side Mode. This enables them to see the shared screen alongside either the Speaker View or Gallery View, depending on which view they choose. They can also adjust the location of the separator between the shared screen and video to change the relative size of each side. - Mute or unmute yourself using a headset control
If you are using a supported Logitech headset (model H570e, H650e, or H820e), you can press the mute button on the headset to mute or unmute yourself. The updated audio status will be reflected in the Zoom meeting controls. - Hosts and internal participants can see when guests are present
For accounts in which this feature is enabled, the host and internal members of the account see that guests are present when an external participant arrives. The list of participants indicates which participants are guests. The external participants do not see this indicator. Note that users who are signed using an older version of the client also appear as guests in the participant list. - Participants can choose to remain muted
If participants are muted, the host cannot automatically unmute them. The host must request that participants unmute themselves. Participants always have the option to mute themselves. - Follow a presenter’s pointer automatically
If you are using a computer with a lower resolution than the presenter, and the View option is set to Original size, your display automatically pans and zooms to follow the presenter’s pointer on a shared screen. - Improved flow for signing into Zoom
If the administrator of your Zoom account has disabled signing in with Google or Facebook, a message explains what to do next if you attempt to sign in with a disabled method. - Maintain the Original Sound setting for specific microphones
If available for your organization, theTurn on/off Original Soundoption now includes a menu that lets you select whether or not to use the original sound for one specific microphone. Preserving this setting can be useful if you frequently need to switch between microphones. - Portuguese language support
You can now select Portuguese as the primary language for your Zoom client. See Change Your Language on Zoom for details. - Usability enhancement when waiting for a host to start a meeting or webinar
The message displayed to attendees when waiting for the host to start the meeting or webinar has been improved. - Option to show or hide Zoom icon in menu bar
The General Settings includes the Show Zoom menu in menu bar option Show Zoom menu in menu bar option. - Mute participants on entry
When scheduling a meeting from the Zoom client, you have the option to have all participants muted when they join. - Accessibility enhancements
- Hotkeys for annotation controls
New hotkeys are available while annotating during a screenshare. See Keyboard Shortcuts for details - Additional accessibility fixes
- Hotkeys for annotation controls
- Additional minor enhancements
- Chat features
- Mark a message as Unread
Hover over a chat messages that you already read, then choose the Mark as unread option to change its status. - Control messages you have already sent
- Edit a message
You can edit the content of a message that you sent in the past. The search results that recipients see in the chat will reflect the content of your edited message. - Delete a message
You can delete a message that you sent at any time. The message is removed from the IM application so that recipients no longer have access to it within Zoom. Only the sender sees a notification that the message was deleted. - Delete a file
If your chat consists of a file, you can choose to delete it. Recipients no longer have access within Zoom to the deleted file.
- Edit a message
- Provide enhanced status information
In addition to showing a text string that displays your status, you can indicate that you do not wish to receive notifications by choosing the Do Not Disturb option for your status for a specific period of time. In addition, the presence status will automatically change to “In a meeting” once you start or join a Zoom meeting. - Control your notifications
You can choose whether to receive notifications when all messages arrive, to only receive a notification when messages are addressed specifically to you or to everyone, or to receive no notifications. You can also modify this setting so that you receive notifications only for specific groups. - Send multiple files in a single chat message
- Prevent multiple IM groups from having the same name
If you attempt to name a new chat group with an existing name, you cannot save the name. - Additional actions available for a missed invitation
If you miss or decline a meeting invitation, you have the option to copy the link or join the meeting. - Link preview
The chat window includes a preview of the web page for any web link included in a chat. - Send animated Giphy images
You can search for animated images enabled by the integration with Giphy.com, and then share them in direct messages or group conversations. Administrators can enable or disable this feature on the IM Settings tab of the Zoom web portal
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes.
July 17, 2017 Version: 4.0.38982.0714
Download Type: Prompted
Resolved Issues
- An issue that prevented the previous version of the Zoom client from being installed on Mac OS 10.8.5 has been resolved.
- An intermittent issue that could cause avatars to disappear from large meetings has been fixed.
- Minor bug fixes
June 19, 2017 Version: 4.0.36452.0616
Download Type: Manual
Change to an existing feature
- Chat setting for webinar hosts
The default setting for who webinar hosts “allow attendees to chat with” has been changed. By default, hosts now allows attendees to chat with “all panelists and attendees.”
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
June 4, 2017 Version: 4.0.35295.0605
Download Type: Manual
Change to an existing feature
- Participant list is sorted to highlight unmuted participants
The Participant list for meetings and webinars is sorted so that participants who are unmuted are shown closer to the top of the list than participants who are muted.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/Webinar features
- Support for 3rd party closed captioning tools
A host or designated captioner can request a URL to be used by a 3rd party closed captioning service provider. The URL provides access to the specific event, enabling the tool to HTTP post caption text for a Zoom meeting or webinar. See Closed Caption REST API for details. - Accessibility enhancements
Improvements for users who are accessing Zoom using screen readers or keyboard navigation. Additional shortcuts are available. See Hotkeys and Keyboard for Zoom and Accessibility Features on Zoom for details. - Record individual speakers when recording locally
Choose the option Record audio track for each speaker on the Recording Location tab of the Settings page in the client to create separate audio recording files, each isolating the audio of each speaker. If you do not choose this option, a single recording file mixes the audio of all speakers. - Share a cable-connected iOS device
If an iOS device (version 8 or later) is connected to your computer (Mac OS 10.10 or later) with a cable, you can choose to share content from that connected device when you share your screen during a meeting. Click Share Screen, and then choose the Connected iPhone/iPad icon. If you are prompted by your device, choose to trust the computer. - Webinar features
- Reuse Q&A answers
Hosts and panelists can copy/paste answers from Q&A in order to reuse answers to previously asked questions. - Co-hosts can control polls
Co-hosts can launch and close a poll that was created by the meeting organizer. - Spotlight for webinars with two panelists
If a webinar has two panelists, the host can spotlight one of them. - Meeting features
- Access to the screen during remote control sessions
During a session in which remote control is enabled, the meeting controls are either hidden or the size of the remote session is reduced. This enables better access for users who are remotely controlling the screen. - General features
- Increased font size
The font size of the text in the chat messages window for both in meeting and out of meeting chat is increased. The font size on the client home page is also increased.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
April 14, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.29656.0413
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
April 11, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.29390.0411
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
April 9, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.29208.0410
Download Type: Manual
Change to an existing feature
- Improved Google login
Google has enhanced the login process and in the latest version of Zoom, logging into Zoom through Google takes advantage of these enhancements.
Important: If you log in using Google, you must upgrade the client before April 20.
New and enhanced features
- Meeting/Webinar features
- Hosts can control chat access
Meeting and webinar hosts can control whether participants can chat with everyone, with panelists and the host (for webinars), or only with the host. - Display elapsed time for meeting/webinar
You have an option to include a clock in the meeting or webinar display, showing how much time has elapsed. Configure this option in the Settings of your Zoom application. - Link to join a meeting from a browser when the Zoom client cannot be used
If a user cannot join a meeting or webinar from their client, they see a message that includes an option to join the meeting using their browser. This enables them to join the meeting, but with limited features. - Video filter
If you select the Apply video filter option, your video display is retouched with a soft focus. Configure this setting in Video Settings. - Improved ability to invite rooms to meetings
You can invite Zoom Rooms in your organization to meetings by using the Invite Zoom Rooms tab when you click Invite from your meeting in progress. You can also select a specific Room Connector when you call out to invite a room system to the meeting. - Enhanced virtual background
The underlying technology for virtual backgrounds has been improved, including situations where side lighting is used. - Meeting features
- Increase in the maximum number of thumbnails
Depending on your screen size and resolution, the maximum number of thumbnails in the active speaker view or a shared screen view will automatically adjust, displaying up to 6 thumbnails. - Improved ability to unify audio and video
Meeting participants who join by phone are reminded of their participant number when they click the Already joined by Phone button so that they can more easily unify their audio and video. - Webinar features
- Live streaming to custom services
If configured by your account administrator, you can live stream a webinar to a custom platform. If you configure this when you schedule a webinar, you can begin streaming with one click after your webinar begins. - Display participant email addresses to hosts
Hosts and co-hosts can hover over the name of an attendee to see their email address. - Chat features
- Sending screen captures, files, and pictures over end-to-end encrypted chat
In accounts with end-to-end encryption enabled, users can send screen captures, files, and pictures to participants in a chat. See Capture Screen, Send Picture, and Transfer Files for details. - Customized text for chat profile
Chat users can specify a customized text string to appear at the top of their chat profile. Choose Add a customized status from the menu next to your name on the Home page of the Zoom client or in the Settings page of your mobile device, then type the text that you want to display. - Unsent text is saved between chat sessions
When typing in a chat window, if you switch to another chat session or close your Zoom application, the draft of your unsent text displays when you return. - General feature
- Administrators can pre-configure the settings that are available on the Mac client software.
Resolved issues
- Recordings are available even if you have chosen to not use audio for the meeting. You see a notification that the recording will start with video only.
- Improved profile picture management when starting or joining a meeting without enabling video.
- Additional bug fixes.
March 6, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.25926.0306
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
February 28, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.25513.0228
Download Type: Manual
Change to an existing feature
- Hide Myself from my own video display
Previously, if you specified the Hide Myself option to hide your own video display during a meeting, your video would be automatically hidden in your display during subsequent meetings, and you would have to specify Show Myself to see yourself in your own video display. This setting is now set to Show Myself at the start of all meetings, and you must specifically choose Hide Myself during each meeting you attend.
New and enhanced features
- Webinar feature
- Share a webinar on Facebook Live to a Group
When you choose an option on the Broadcast Zoom Webinar to Facebook Live pagefor Who should see this?, the options now include Group. See Streaming a Webinar on Facebook Live for details. - Meeting features
- Non-verbal feedback
During a presentation, participants can provide non-verbal feedback without interrupting the flow of the presentation. Participants have the ability to raise their hand, signal yes or no, indicate to go faster or slower, and use emojis. The host has the ability clear all non-verbal feedback indicators at any time. - Co-hosts can add and moderate breakout rooms
When a host or co-host join a breakout room, they both have moderator privileges in the breakout room. The host has additional "breakout room management" privileges. When they return to the main session, they resume their roles as host and co-host. A co-host who joins a breakout room can view the attendee list. A co-host can join/leave any breakout room, but cannot start/stop the breakout room, assign user, move other users between breakout rooms, or broadcast message. - Chat features
- Administrators can prevent chat users from sending files
If the administrator of your account chooses to disable the option for File transfer and screen capture, the Chat text entry area will not include buttons for Screen Capture, Send Picture, and Send File
Resolved issues
- Meeting participants connected to audio by calling in using a telephone, or by using the Call Me option can continue hearing the audio portion of a meeting after their laptop is closed or enters sleep mode.
- Minor bug fixes.
January 24, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.22259.0125
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
January 23, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.22115.0123
Download Type: Prompted
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
January 17, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.21664.0117
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
January 16, 2017 Version Number: 4.0.21440.0116
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced Features
- Meeting features
- Multiple participants can share their screen simultaneously
Hosts can choose to have multiple participants share their screens. To make full use of this feature, dual monitors are recommended for participants. During a meeting, the host clicks the arrow next to the Share Screen button to control this feature. Note that participants on mobile devices only see the most recently shared screen. - Cloud recordings include Gallery View
Meetings that are recorded in the cloud now include an additional recording file that shows the Gallery view. - Attendee waiting room
Hosts can enable a waiting room that lets them control when a participant joins the meeting. The host sees the list of participants in the waiting room, and then selectively allows them to join the meeting. If this option is enabled, the option to allow attendees to join the meeting before the host arrives is automatically disabled. - Support for the “End Call” button on Logitech Group
If a Logitech Group system is used in a Zoom meeting, a participant can press the “End Call” button to leave the meeting. A host can press the “End Call” button to end the meeting. - Direct share in a Zoom Room with sharing key
When proximity detection is not available in a Zoom Room, users can enter a key, consisting of a string of letters, to activate direct share. Click the Share Screen button to enter the sharing key. - 3rd party audio conference integration
Administrators can enable users in their account to schedule meetings that use a 3rd party audio provider. Participants who dial into a meeting using the 3rd party audio option can merge their audio with their video, and hosts have the ability to mute the audio. - Webinar feature
- Facebook Live and YouTube Live integration
Live stream Zoom Video Webinars on Facebook and YouTube. - Meeting/Webinar feature
- Attendee attention indicator
Hosts can view the attention status of an attendee by navigating to the attendee list in the client. This indicates whether the attendee has Zoom in focus while someone is sharing a screen. - IM features
- Intercompany end-to-end encryption for group chats
If you have end-to-end encryption enabled, you can now include an external participant in a group chat, even if that person does not have end-to-end encryption enabled.
Dec 30, 2016 Version Number: 3.6.17818.1230
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Dec 26, 2016 Version Number: 3.6.17046.1226
Download Type: Manual
New and enhanced Features
- Meeting features
- Multiple participants can share their screen simulaneously
Hosts can choose to have multiple participants share their screens. Click the arrow next to the Share Screen< button to control this feature. - Meetings can have multiple co-hosts
If a new co-host is added, existing co-hosts maintain their privileges. The host now manually removes the co-host role for a participant, rather than having that role end automatically when a new co-host is added. - Webinar feature
- Hosts and panelists can change their name during a webinar
Hosts can hover over their own name or the name of any panelist and choose More > Rename. Panelists can hover over their own name and choose Rename - IM features
- View profile information for contacts
Hover over an avatar to show additional details that are available for that person, such as email address, phone number, and meeting room name. - Recall messages
Right-click a message and choose Recall. Recipients see that a message has been recalled, but do not see the content. Note that the Recall option is only available for two minutes after you send the message. - Block one or more contacts without deleting them
Right-click a contact name and choose Block Contact. Use the Instant Messaging section in the Settings window to manage your blocked contacts. - Delete a chat group
If you are the chat group administrator, right-click the chat group name and choose Leave Group to display options to either Delete or Transfer Admin for that group. - Save a static or animated GIF as an emoji
Right-click a GIF image within your chat session and choose Save. The image displays in the Custom section on the bottom panel of your chat session - Accessibility enhancements
- A fully functional Zoom Meeting menu displays as an item on the Mac System menu.
- Both local and cloud recordings include closed captioning.
- Additional minor usability enhancements.
Fixed in this release
- A single user can now be logged into a client on a desktop/laptop, mobile device, and iPad simultaneously.
- If a host assigns host privileges to a participant of a breakout session, the host can now reclaim host control of the meeting.
- When @all is used by the message sender in a group chat, the recipient sees @all instead of @me.
- Additional minor bug fixes.
Dec 4, 2016 Version Number: 3.6.13977.1202
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Nov 8, 2016 Version Number: 3.6.11639.1109
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Oct 31, 2016 Version Number: 3.6.10826.1101
Download Type: Manual
- Direct share with proximity detection to a Zoom Room
- Direct share with sharing code to a Zoom Room
- Mute/unmute support with Logitech Group and Connect
- USB Audio device detection enhancements
- Accessibility enhancements
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Sep 8, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.64836.0908
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Aug 30, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.63970.0901
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Aug 28, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.63439.0829
Download Type: Manual
- IM Enhancements
- Added content and chat history search
- Added file management for IM
- Added Public Groups
- Private Group enhancements
- GIF support
- Usability enhancements
- Support polling for meetings
- Added claiming host controls with host key
- Breakout Session
- Support renaming sessions
- Added broadcast message to all sessions
- Support moving user to another session after breakout session begins
- Support enabling/disabling annotation on the web
- Support German localization
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
July 13, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.57166.0713
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug Fixes
July 6, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.56609.0707
Download Type: Manual
- Minor enhancements
- Bug Fixes
July 3, 2016 Version Number 3.5.56157.0701
Download Type: Manual
- Virtual background enhancements
- Support viewing 5000+ contacts in IM
- Support pin video when viewing shared content
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug Fixes
June 12, 2016 Version Number: 3.5. 53922.0613
Download Type: Manual
- Added Virtual Background
- Support pause recording
- Kubi integration enhancements
- Support French, Japanese, and Spanish localization
- Support always show self in spotlight video option
- Security and accessibility enhancement
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
May 22, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.49863.0509
Download Type: Prompted
- Fix issue where users receive no video from on-premise meeting
- Fix issue where users status goes offline
- Fix airhost audio video syncing issue
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
May 8, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.49863.0509
Download Type: Manual
- Fix issue where users receive no video from on-premise meeting
- Fix issue where users status goes offline
- Fix airhost audio video syncing issue
- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
April 24, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.48445.0422
Download Type: Manual
- Enhanced in-meeting user interface
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
April 11, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.47151.0412
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- Enhanced in-meeting user interface
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
March 24, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.45146.0324
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- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
March 18, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.44581.0318
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- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
March 17, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.44420.0317
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- Minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
March 14, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.44022.0314
Download type: Manual
- Meeting enhancements:
- Join via personal vanity (e.g. marcopolo)
- In-meeting file transfer
- Select and copy all in group chat
- Screen Share enhancements/new options:
- Support session with full remote system privileges
- Water mark in screen share window
- Swap content with video in active window
- Group Messaging enhancements
- Sync messages across platforms
- Select and copy all in group messages
- Support '@everyone' in group messages
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Feb 4, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.40286.0205
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- Support tabbed chat
- Search unlimited company contacts and display up to 5000 contacts
- Support pin video in screen sharing
- Fix resume share issue for dual screen
- Other minor enhancements
- Bug fixes
Jan 10, 2016 Version Number: 3.5.37712.0111
Download type: Manual
- Group Messaging enhancements:
- Meeting enhancements:
- Only participants from named domain can join meeting
- Screen share a camera input (dual camera support)
- Closed caption window
- QoS DSCP marking support
- Enter full-screen option for dual stream
- Improved attendee experience when joining webinar
- Other enhancements
- Bug fixes
Nov 30, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.33842.1130
Download type: Prompted
- Meetings enhancements
- Support Breakout Session
- Support stereo audio
- Screen share floating menu can be placed anywhere
- Webinar enhancements
- Support HD Webinar
- Add attendee chat message to all
- Support emojis in Group Messaging
- Accessibility fixes
- Bug fixes
Nov 30, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.33823.1130
Download type: Prompted
- Meetings enhancements
- Support Breakout Session
- Support stereo audio
- Screen share floating menu can be placed anywhere
- Webinar enhancements
- Support HD Webinar
- Add attendee chat message to all
- Support emojis in Group Messaging
- Support text tool annotation
- Accessibility fixes
- Bug fixes
Nov 1, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.31087.1102
Download type: Manual
- Meetings enhancements
- Support Breakout Session
- Support stereo audio
- Webinar enhancements
- Support HD Webinar
- Support emojis in Group Messaging
- Accessibility fixes
- Bug fixes
Sept 22, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.27367.0922
Download type: Manual
- Fixed in-meeting group chat when private chat is disabled
- Bug fixes
Sept 21, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.27255.0921
Download type: Manual
- Fixed an installation issue on 10.6.8
- Bug fixes
Sept 18, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.27094.0918
Download type: Prompted
- iOS9 Airplay support for iOS app screen sharing
- Webinar enhancements
- Panelist-Attendee chat in Webinar
- Disable or enable audio/video when joining a meeting
- Bug fixes
Aug 24, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.24604.0824
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- Webinar Enhancements
- Added raise hand feature
- Support removing attendee from Webinar
- Panelist can record meeting
- Screen share whiteboard for Mac
- Group Messaging Enhancements
- Unread messages sync across devices
- Disable message notification option for group chat
- Support copy/paste files and text
- Add contacts via email
- Bug Fixes
Jul 31, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.22132.0730
Download Type: Prompted
- New user interface for in-meeting and thumbnail toolbars
- Zoom Lync plugin support
- Enhanced firewall and proxy support
- Group messaging enhancements with @individual, 200-member capacity per group, and accept/decline notification
- Replace Google Talk and Facebook IM with Zoom Group Messaging
- Bug Fixes
Jul 23, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.21488.0723
Download Type: Manual
- Bug fixes
Jul 20, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.21228.0720
Download Type: Manual
- Bug Fixes
Jul 16, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.20913.0716
Download Type: Manual
- Allow for 200 users in group chat
- Support traditional and simplified Chinese
- Bug fixes
Jul 1, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.19877.0701
Download Type: Manual
- Hotkey in tooltip and menu
- Bug fixes
Jun 29, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.19689.0629
Download Type: Manual
- New user interface for in-meeting and thumbnail toolbars
- Hotkey support for start/stop share, recording, switch camera
- Group messaging enhancements with @individual and accept/decline call notification
- Enforce Google OAuth redirect (account level setting)
- Bug fixes
Jun 8, 2015 Version Number:3.5.17994.0608
Download Type: Manual
- Fixed a join meeting failure with NTLM proxy
May 22, 2015 Version Number:3.5.16903.0522
Download Type: Manual
- Hide attendee panel when screen sharing in webinar
- Improved XMPP retry for group messaging
- Increased to 200 members per group
- Bug fixes
May 08, 2015 Version Number:3.5.15506.0508
Download Type: Manual
- Fixed a join meeting issue with SSL firewall
- Fixed an upside down image with built-in webcam
- Bug fixes
Apr 30, 2015 Version Number:3.5.14934.0430
Download Type: Manual
- Enhanced firewall and proxy support
- Fixed an issue with changing speaker
- Bug fixes
Apr 27, 2015 Version Number:3.5.14544.0427
Download Type: Manual
- Deprecated Google Talk and Facebook IM
- Set a name to join a meeting
- Do not ring if system sound is muted
- Profile level setting to enable enter and exit chime
- Bug fixes
Apr 17, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.13678.0417
Download Type: Manual
- Bug fixes
Apr 13, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.131222.0413
Download Type: Manual
- Improved join meeting through proxy or firewall
- Bug fixes
Apr 10, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.13132.0410
Download Type: Manual
- Active speaker works when share computer audio is enabled
- Improved join meeting through proxy or firewall
- Fixed high CPU with Settings dialog box
- Fixed URL linker in group messaging
- Bug fixes
Apr 3, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.12706.0403
Download Type: Manual
- Bug fixes
Mar 17, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.11039.0317
Download Type: Manual
- Support SSO redirect to vanity URL
- Resizeable meeting window
- Display multiple toll-free numbers
- Auto-start cloud recording with join before host
- Support remote camera switching
- Add "confirm to leave meeting" option in Settings
- Add "hide non-video participant" option in Settings
- Bug fixes
Feb 12, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.9172.0212
Download Type: Manual
- Hide non-video users in video thumbnail
- Support up to 4k message length for group messaging
- Support copy/paste when screen sharing with remote control
- Bug fixes
Feb 2, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.8412.0202
Download Type: Prompted
- Google app email login uses Zoom group messaging
- Show missed/declined call in group messaging
- Support disable in-meeting private chat
- Support local share from share.zoom.us
- Bug fixes
Jan 23, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.7731.0123
Update Type: Web Only
- Support direct join when clicking meeting invitation URL in group
- Fit-to-window as default when viewing shared content
- Join via proxy server fix
- Bug fixes
Jan 16, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.7165.0116
Download Type: Manual Watch the What's New in 3.5 video webinar.
- Filter chat window when screen sharing desktop
- Support long email format (abc@abcde.wvxzy)
- Bug fixes
Jan 4, 2015 Version Number: 3.5.6558.0105
Download Type: Manual
- Left click to enable video menu
- Bug fixes
Dec 31, 2014 Version Number: 3.5. 6478.1231
Download Type: Manual
- Bug fixes
Dec 26, 2014 Version Number: 3.5.6289.1226
Download Type: Prompted
Zoom Cloud Meetings:
- Record to the cloud from desktop, tablet and mobile devices
- Enhanced MP4 recording and auto-recording
- Screen share iPad/iPhone apps from Mac and PC
- Optimized screen sharing of full screen video clips
- Simplified screen share over share.zoom.us
- Control far-end PTZ camera from the Zoom app
- Auto-answer on PC and Mac
- Cloud Room Connector call out to remote H.323/SIP endpoints
- Added Group Messaging file transfer for PC and Mac
- Support Windows, Mac OS, iOS, and Android accessibility settings
- Schedule Meeting with PMI (Personal Meeting ID)
- Setting to mute mic and turn off video when joining a meeting
- Auto save in-meeting chats
Zoom Video Webinar:
- Promote view-only attendees to interactive video panelists
- Polling to engage and learn more about your attendees
- Auto-registration for registraton-less webinar
Dec 3, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.49042.1203
Download Type: Manual
- Audio echo cancellation optimization
- Bug fixes
Nov 17, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.48882.1117
Update Type: Web Only
- Proxy support enhancements
- Recording enhancements
- Support multi-channel mic setting
- Fixed a schedule issue with 3rd party audio
- Bug fixes
Nov 2, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.48498.1031
Download Type: Manual
- Pin video in a 2-person meeting
- Display participant ID on windows title
- Show as offline when mobile user logs off
- UI fixes for Yosemite (10.10)
- Bug fixes
Oct 26, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.48197.1024
Download Type: Manual
- Resolved Facebook IM server login issue
- Remember gallery view selection for the next video meeting
- Remember hide non-video option during gallery view
- Show recent active speakers in thumbnail videos
- Bug fixes
Sep 30, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.47252.0930
Download Type: Manual
- Cosmetic bug fixes
Sep 29, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.47212.0929
Download Type: Manual
- Support for 3rd Party audio conference
- Hide non-video user in gallery view
- Support dual stream for i7
- Warning if no audio is detected during recording
- Delete user permanently for user management
- Resend or copy invitation for webinar attendees
- Bug fixes
Sep 19, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.46828.0919
Download Type: Prompted
- Fixed an audio issue with concurrent speakers
- Hide video panel during screen sharing now hides chat and Q&A notifications
- Other bug fixes
Sep 14, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.46609.0915
Download Type: Manual
- Updated plugins
- Bug fixes
Aug 29, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.46236.0829
- Fixed chat message notification
- Fixed Ctrl + click to add contact to favorite
- Added Manually update button
Aug 28, 2014 Version Number: 3.0.46193.0828
Download Type: Manual
- Added Favorites for group messaging
- New contact layout for group messaging
- Proxy access fixes
- Recording file conversion fix
- Bug fixes
Aug 15, 2014 Version Number:3.0.45740.0815
Download Type: Manual
- Bug fixes
Aug 8, 2014 Version Number:3.0.45579.0809
New Features:
Watch the What's New in 3.0 video webinar.
- Group messaging and presence on mobile and desktop
- Video Webinar with registration portal, Q&A panel, reports, and telephone attendees
- PSTN telephone call-out
- Personal vanity URL
- Outlook plugin to schedule Zoom meetings
- New host controls with mute-on-entry, turn off attendee's video, and play enter/exit chime
- New attendee controls with raise hand and request for mouse and keyboard control
- Attendee co-annotation during screen sharing
- Client auto-update
Enhancements
- Gallery view page scrolls for large (100 person) meetings
- Record mouse movement in screen sharing
- Record in-meeting chat
- Invite H.323/SIP room system via pairing
- List global PSTN dial-in phone numbers
- Default timezone for schedule and reports
- Account admin and user level feature controls
- Account admin can see member's meeting lists
- Account admin can add member's department code for reports
- User level LTI credentials
Other Platforms: ZoomPresence, Windows, iOS and Android
July 4, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40961.0701
Download Type: Manual
- Disable recording and feedback option
- Special characters in email body is supported
- Bug fixes
Apr 11, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40542.0410
Download Type: Manual
- Updated the join audio conference UI
- Always show join audio conference dialog for scheduled meetings
- Fixed an issue with Blackmagic capture device
- Several UI fixes
- Bug fixes
Mar 28, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40419.0328
Download Type: Manual
- Video panel defaults to active speaker when screen share
- Bug fixes
Mar 18, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40309.0317
Download Type: Prompted
- Fixed an issue with memory leak
Mar 17, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40309.0317
Update Type: Optional
- Enhanced proxy server support
- Usability enhancements
- Bug fixes
Mar 03, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40199.0303
Download Type: Manual
- Added SSO login button
- Show name for active speaker
- Support small screen (800x600) device
- New version reminder when meeting ends
- Bug fixes
Jan 20, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.40060.0120
Download Type: Manual
Usability Enhancements:
- Audio enhancements
- Bug fixes
Jan 03, 2014 Version Number: 2.5.35230.0103
Enhancements:
- Option to allow attendee to unmute when host mutes all.
- Disabled attendee join and leave notifications.
- Participants dialog box is now resizable.
Dec 30, 2013 Version number: 2.5.35132.1230
Usability Enhancements:
- Option to always use mic and speakers to join a meeting
- Options to always show name in video window
- Option to always use PMI for instant meetings
- No exit notification with more than 6 participants
- Stop share button is more prominently displayed
- Display remote attendee on primary screen for 1:1 dual monitor layout
Other bug fixes
- 1:1 recording
- Daylight savings support for scheduled meetings
Dec 14, 2013 Version number: 2.5.34797.1213
V2.5 New Features:
- A new look and feel
- Personal Meeting ID and URL
- Schedule on behalf of another host
- Attendee on-hold
- H.323/SIP attendee can view gallery layout, join before host and passcode-protected meetings
- Support up to 100 video participants (add-on feature)
- Toll-free dial-in numbers for audio conferencing (add-on feature)
- View-only client for webinar attendee (beta)
2.5 Enhancements:
- New screen sharing control layout
- Recording supports gallery view
- Recording supports screen share and video in one view
- Resize video window during screen sharing
- Optimized 1:1 dual monitor layout
Nov 4, 2013 Version number 2.0.31403.1104
Enhancements:
- 3rd and later attendee that joins with Gmail/Work Email login will see the audio selection dialog pop-up
Fixes:
- Clients on meeting connector may fail to start a meeting from the internal network. [Also update meeting connector.]
- Audio bug fixes
Sep 27, 2013 Version number: 2.0.28860.0927
Enhancements:
- Screen sharing meeting disables audio, attendee must select audio option
- Added ICS 1.0 support when scheduling via Outlook 2003
- Audio quality improvement when recording
Bug fixes:
- Chat to individual will default back to individual
- Facebook chat to show local and remote conversation
- Webcam support for Windows on Mac Air
Aug 26, 2013 Version number: 2.0.27327.0826
Enhancements:
- Shortcuts for annotations
- Display Participant ID in window title
- Login to claim host role during meeting
- Record audio from telephone participants
- Share computer audio with bluetooth mono speaker
- Share computer audio with no microphone
- Other bug fixes
Jul 30, 2013 Version number: 2.0.26542.0730 (Download)
- Bug fixes
Jul 29, 2013 Version number: 2.0.26498.0729
New Features
- Annotations during screen sharing (Mac)
- Ability to convert (.zoom) recording to MP4 manually
- Host can edit participant's display name
- Added second pin video for dual monitor
Enhancements:
- In-meeting menu bar layout changes
- Participants, Chat, Record in menu bar
- Audio and Video options
- One-click to disconnect computer audio (speaker and mic)
- Fit-to-window during screen sharing is default
- Option to disable in-meeting chat
- 40-minute meeting title display
- Bug fixes
Jun 9, 2013 Version number: 2.0.24636.0609
- Bug fixes
Jun 3, 2013 Version number: 2.0.24278.0602
- Resolved an issue with proxy server
Jun 1, 2013 Version number: 2.0.24230.0531
Release 2.0 adds the following new features:
- Global 'teleconferencing' (PSTN) dial-in access
- Start an instant "Screen Share Meeting"
- Video "Gallery View" for up to 25 participants
- Dual stream for "Dual Monitor"
- "Spotlight a speaker" as the primary active speaker
- Share computer "Audio during Screen Sharing"
- Give "mouse/keyboard" control during screen sharing
- Connect with H.323/SIP room systems via room connector
- "Usage Report" per meeting (Pro users)
Release 2.0 enhances the following features:
- Schedule meetings to start with video or start with screen share
- Alert tone when an attendee joins the meeting
- Record a meeting as a single MP4 file
- Email notification when attendees join before host
- Linked emails to a single account
- Login as host during a meeting
- Recording indicator for attendees
Mar 22, 2013 Version number: 1.0.19784.0322
- Support API start/join meeting
- Fixed group chat font
- Fixed 720p issue
- Other bug fixes
Mar 5, 2013 Version number: 1.0.18953.0305
- Fixed an issue with active speaker in 1-on-1 meeting
- Fixed an issue when exiting meeting
Feb 25, 2013 Version number: 1.0.18584.0225
- Fixed an issue when recording active speaker in a 1-on-1 meeting
Feb 22, 2013 Version number: 1.0.18490.0222
- Record yourself if you are the active speaker
- Show 4 videos carousel for meeting with more than 4 participants
- Muted alert is now a notification alert
- Tip to switch user view when in screen sharing
- Switch back to original video window after stop screen sharing
- Fixed an issue with system performance when certain apps start after Zoom
- Fixed an issue with random avatar
- Minor bug fixes
Feb 5, 2013 Version number: 1.0.18176.0205
- Added mirror effect option in video setting
- Mute reminder is shown once in a meeting
- Join before host is off by default in scheduler
- Changed default record file name to playback.m3u
- Bug fixes
Jan 25, 2013 Version number: 1.0.17722.0126
- Mobile screen sharing on iPad and iPhone
- Android client support
- Increased attendees to 25
- Host control (mute, unmute, remove attendee, lock meeting, assign host)
- Recording and playback
- Scheduled meeting list
- Single sign-on (SAML, OAuth)
- Hybrid cloud service via Meeting Connector
- REST API
- UI enhancements
- Fixed a screen sharing lockup issue
- Minor bug fixes
Nov 5, 2012 Version number: 0.92.12606.1105
- Fixed intermittent sharp sound on certain Mac
- Fixed cases where screen-sharing does not work with full screen Powerpoint (Mountain Lion/10.8)
- Fixed an issue where web join user could not reconnect (silent)
- Fixed an issue with chat display (silent)
- Fixed other minor bugs
Oct 30, 2012 Version number: 0.92.12362.1030
- Support scheduler, with optional password protected meetings.
- Support sign up and sign in with work email.
- Support SSL and http proxy server
- Support Google OAuth for better security.
- Optimized the size of video when network bandwidth is low.
- Support add/remove Google IM buddies.
- Support full-screen video /share on Mac 10.6.8
- Auto check latest available version in About dialog
- Bug fixes
Sep 29, 2012 Version number: 0.9.11127.0928
- Bug 1406, exceptional crash when join page is refreshed
- Bug 1958, an issue when exiting meeting
Sep 25, 2012 Version number: 0.9.10894.0925
- Fixed occasional crashes in video capture and decode
- Fixed no audio after a muted device is unplugged
Sep 10, 2012 Version number: 0.9.9997.0910
- Fixed an audio issue when switching between build-in speaker and USB speaker
- Fixed an audio issue that plays audio in both build-in and USB speakers