How to Have a Video Conference Without Installing any Software

By Luqmaan

The Internet has enabled us to do a lot of things instantly and remotely, and having a real, live discussion whether it is with business clients or a group of friends is no exception. There are plenty of tools that can be downloaded that helps you do this job. For one-on-one video chat, popular messaging client Windows Live Messenger should provide a great interface to have a video chat with. Oovoo (Windows, Mac) is another paid service that allows simultaneous video chat with up to 6 people for $0.1/min per participant. (this service was free until recently).

Downloading third party software however, can be a drag a and a real hassle depending on your computer habits and how lazy you are to install another software. If you want to ski passed all that, Tokbox is a great, free web based service that lets you video chat with up to 20 people at once!

Registration is pretty simple (first time I’ve seen an age field from 1 to 120) and the prime feature the service provides is pretty much the single task of video conferencing. It provides an interface to easily invite users from other social networks and services like Facebook, Google and Windows Live. If you prefer using a desktop client, Tokbox also has an Adobe AIR client (i.e. it is cross-platform) to answer video calls as well.

Another impressive, alternative solution is 6rounds an innovative service that offers similar features, however it is an extension of Tokbox virtually, as it is not exclusively for video conferencing but more of a meeting place where more interaction can take place between participants at a ‘meeting’.

If you have any other great alternative solutions, please share it in the comments.

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3 Comments so far

benwaynet February 1, 2010 3:21 am

I haven’t checked out tokbox in a few years. When I used it I took a video of my little girl and sent the video from my webcam to my sister. Even at that time it didn’t require any additional software.
I’ll have to go back and checkout their video conference. Thanks.
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Luqmaan reply on February 1st, 2010 7:24 pm:
Thanks for the comment, didn’t know it has been around for quite a while offering the same, amazing service.

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seth@best free ipad apps February 9, 2010 12:56 am

This is very interesting. I always thought you needed software to be able to do video conferencing. This will come in handy at the office. We’ve played around with services like GoToMeeting but too expensive. Thanks for the great post and information!
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