📞 Start a Video Call / Share a Meeting Link

🤔 How It Works

Every Project in Taskade is a self-contained collaboration hub with an integrated chat window. All team members invited to that Project can join an existing video conference or start their own call without a time limit.

🟢 Start a Video Call (Desktop/Web)

Open a Project and invite team members/meeting participants
Click the 📞 Start Call button at the top of the chat window
Enter your name or nickname and customize meeting settings (optional)
- Click the microphone icon 🎙 to edit audio settings
- Click the camera icon 🎥 to edit video settings
- Click the picture icon 🖼 to enable a virtual background
- Additional options are available under the gear icon ⚙️
Click Join meeting to start your video call!

Want to run a video conference with participants who don't have a Taskade account? You can quickly share a meeting link and invites clients, friends, or family members to have a video chat in any of your Projects. Follow the instructions below to share a meeting link:

Click the Share button in the top-right corner of a Project
Select Invite to project and select the 🤓 Viewer permission
Click Copy link and send the meeting link via email or text

📲 Start a Call (iOS/Android)

Open the Taskade app on your mobile device (iOS/Android)
Navigate to a Project and click the speech ballon icon 💬 to open the chat
Click receiver icon 📞 at the top righ-hand corner to initiate a call

🔑 Set Browser Permissions

Make sure your browser has permission to access your microphone and/or camera before you initiate a call! Check your settings for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

💡 Note: Visit our article on 📷 How to Enable Camera for detailed instructions.

🖼 Select a Virtual Background

Initiate a call and click the picture icon 🖼 to browse virtual backgrounds
Choose one of the options or click ⊕ Add background to upload an image
Click Apply to confirm your choice
Click Join meeting to start your video call!

💡 Note: Click ··· and 🖼 Select background to change backgrounds during a meeting.

🖥 Screen Sharing in MacOS

Taskade lets meeting participants share their screens while collaborating in real-time. MacOS users must give explicit permission in System Preferences to allow screen recording. Follow these steps if screen sharing fails your your MacOS device:

Open your Mac's System Preferences
Click on the Security & Privacy icon and select the Privacy tab
Check if Screen Recording is enabled for Taskade

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🤖 Android app: Google Play Store
🍎 iPhone app: Apple App Store
🦊 Firefox Extension: Firefox Add-Ons
👩‍💻 Chrome Extension: Chrome Web Store
💻 Mac, Linux, Windows apps: taskade.com/downloads

😊 Questions or Suggestions?

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