Video Chat

12-way video is always FREE!

ooVoo makes it easy to have a video call with those you want to keep connected with. Video chat face-to-face anytime with your ooVoo contacts or have a free browser-based online video call with friends who aren't on ooVoo yet. Video call up to twelve friends, family members or colleagues at the same time - with video quality that's like being face-to-face in the same room.

How to Use Video Calling - in 3 easy steps:

1. To optimize your video calling experience, check your:
   • Bandwidth requirements: minimum 128kbps downstream or upstream. For High Resolution, 384 kbps downstream or upstream bandwidth is recommended.
   • Equipment: your camera and microphone need to work for you to get most out of ooVoo. In ooVoo, go to File, Settings, and the configure or test your equipment under Camera or Audio Devices.
   • Lighting: Because cameras are less sensitive to light than the human eye, it is important to have good lighting when using ooVoo. The most typical cause of poor video quality is lack of light in your room. Try turning on more lights, or move to an area where there is more light.
2. Video call from ooVoo:
   • In the Contacts tab, you will see a list of your friends. They must be online to video call them.
   • You have two options to start a video call:
     • Double click on your friend's picture.
     • Click once on the video call icon to the right of the friend's picture, or
   • Once in a Video Call
     • If your friends have ooVoo:
       • You can always add more ooVoo friends on video by clicking on the "Invite" tab in the upper right corner of the video call window
     • If you want to video call with friends who do not yet have ooVoo:
       • Click 'Web Call' and share your Call Me link via Facebook, email or IM.
       • After they click on the link, they will join your running Video Call from their Web browser.
3. Add Phone friends who may not be near their computer:
   • When in a video call, click on the "Invite" tab, then click on the smaller "Phone" tab, and dial your friends phone number. (Buy ooVoo Credits to use this feature).