Hey Mac user, wanna get started with Zoom? You’re in the right place! Zoom is one of the leading modern enterprises in video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars. So no wonder you will get an invitation from a colleague. In this tutorial, I will show you how to download, install, sign up and make your first call with the Zoom for Mac.
Before we move on, I have to mention that the process is for those who have got a Zoom invitation (it looks like this https://zoom.us/j/212911269). As you click on it, you will get to your default browser and a pop-up box will appear.
If you don’t have Zoom application installed it will ask you to download the app and run.
1. Download the app by clicking the link as shown in the image above. 2. Once you try to install, you may encounter a pop-up error. If you don’t, you can skip to Step 7.
3. Your Mac settings are not likely to allow you to install the app because it’s not from the App Store. To allow installing Zoom for Mac, go System Preferences > Security & Privacy. From there, click Open Anyway in the general section.
4. When a new pop-up shows up, click on Open.
5. Another pop-up will ask you to continue (this is the last pop-up).
6. Great, you installed the app and reached a checkpoint 🙂 You can register directly through Zoom by logging in with Google or Facebook.
Once you log in, you will be redirected to the Zoom page with your account details filled in. Next, click on the Create Account button.
Now just click on Open zoom.us.app.
You may now make your first call. Just click on New Meeting. You can also get yourself a cool pair of noise canceling headphones to manage your calls while surrounded by a quiet atmosphere.
From there, choose whether you want to Start with a video or Use personal meeting ID.
Participating in calls can sometimes be noisy, so if you want to enjoy your experience of Zoom for Mac to its maximum capacity, you can use the Krisp app to mute any background noise that you or other calling participants have throughout the call.
Could you please make an option to not start krisp on computer start? I know I can remove it from the login items list but krisp returns there.
Hi Greg! Thank you for your feedback. We’ll work on that.
You can go to the list of login applications and remove the Krisp from the list.