🤔 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.
💡 Note: Video conferencing in Taskade is free and there is no limit on the number of participants. If you want to invite participants who don't have a Taskade account, visit 📝 Share a Project / Add Collaborators.
🟢 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!
👀 Share a Meeting Link (Guests)
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
🎯 Get Our Apps
- 🤖 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?
- 💌 Our Official Blog: blog.taskade.com
- 🚌 Taskade Updates: taskade.com/v/B1Q8lMxIfG
- ☎️ Contact Us: taskade.com/contact
- 🐧 Follow Us: twitter.com/taskade
Use Taskade with your team to start collaborating right away! Chat, organize, and get things done, together.