Nine applications with which to make group calls from the PC while we are confined at home

In these times we are living in, virtual contact has become the best alternative to continue talking with friends and family and even to continue with our daily tasks if we can telework by offering access to contact other co-workers.

And it is now when we discover applications that until now we did not know about. Applications that reach our hard drives on the recommendation of an acquaintance and of which we may never have heard of before.Therefore, we are going to review some of the most popular ones, to try to offer an alternative if in your case you are still looking for the ideal tool.

Google Hangouts

We start with the one that is perhaps best known, among other reasons, for coming from the almighty Google and for being free . A multiplatform and web tool that allows up to 10 people to make video calls if it is used in the normal version or 25 if it is the business version.

Although some users do not like that the main image changes depending on who is speaking, it is one of the most accessible applications , because to use it, it is enough to have only a Google account. And who doesn't have one today?

More information | Google Hangouts

Skype

The application owned by Microsoft, inheriting some functions from GroupMe, is another option on the market. We can use it both in the form of a multiplatform app, as well as through its web client and it allows making group calls with up to 10 people at a time or 25, if we only use Audio.

It has, as we say, a version for computers, mobile applications and even a web version and has different options to share the screen, blur the background to preserve privacy or perform real-time translations in different languages.

More information | Skype

Zoom

The new, the most controversial application With almost continuous news regarding privacy and security, the little security that it seems to offer Zoom, it is the fashionable app to make video calls.With a web version and multiplatform app, it offers the possibility of doing it for free or going through the box and getting one of its payment plans.

Allows to make video calls with up to 100 participants in its free modality, although these are limited to 40 minutes, after which there are to start the call again. Allows screen sharing, recording calls or joining from a telephone line in voice version.

More information | Zoom

Jitsi Meet

Another of the applications that has taken off in these days of confinement is Jitsi. A development that starts from a free tool and open source that is also multiplatform, since it has applications for Android and iOS.

With the advantage of not having to create an account, it is widely used in professional environments due to its integration with SlackJitsi Meet allows a number of participants depending on the bandwidth of the server, so if we use the web version, we will not have the limitations of other services.

More information | Meet.Jit.Si

Facebook Messenger

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Facebook Messenger could not be missing from this review. A tool that looks more and more like a Facebook plug-in and that offers the possibility of making video calls with up to a total of 50 contacts at the same time, although that total, only 6 will be able to make a video call while the other 44 will have to make do>"

Facebook Messenger has mobile versions of the application or for those who prefer it, facilitates access through the web version of MessengerThe good or bad, depending on how you look at it and who is looking at it, is that you have to access it through a Facebook account and if you don't have one, you must create one.

More information | Facebook Messenger

Google Duo

The penultimate of the applications on the list has Google as its protagonist and you may not even know it exists. It's called Google Duo and allows you to make group video calls with up to 8 people.

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It is a multiplatform application that has versions for Android, iOS, iPadOS as well as a web version to be accessed from the PC or mac. It allows you to make video calls or audio-only calls and even offers a mode to work>"

More information | Google Duo

Discord

Discord is a free application that allows you to create group video calls with up to 50 usersIt may not be as well known, but it is a tool that offers quite a few possibilities. Discord is an application that also has a version for desktop and mobile applications.

More information | Discord

Gruveo

Gruveo is an application that stands out from the outset for its ease of use, as it does not require prior registration or the creation of any account. You just have to access the Gruveo website, create the URL of the channel for the meeting to which other participants will join and that's it. A tool that allows up to 12 participants at a time

Gruveo makes use of the WebRTC standard that is used in video conferencing, which means that it does not require the installation of plugins or applications.

More information | Gruveo

WhatsApp

Who has not used WhatsApp these days to make a video call? In addition, the application, now owned by Facebook, allows you to make group video calls and doing so is very easy after the latest improvements it has added.

One of the most used instant messaging applications in the world, has the handicap of allowing video calls only with the version of the app for mobiles, because the web version or the app for computers does not allow this option... for now. Ok, this does not allow you to make video calls from your computer, but not including WhatsApp, one of the most used apps, could be a mortal sin.

More information | WhatsApp

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