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UW Zoom Video Conferencing

Available for: Instructors Students Staff

About UW Zoom

Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and provides the option to record. Zoom offers high quality video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Zoom Rooms, and H.323/SIP room systems. Zoom provides HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant video collaboration.

UW Zoom Pro

Want to purchase a UW Zoom account? Curious about pricing?
View the UW Zoom Web Order Form To request a HIPAA-protected UW Zoom account, submit the UW Zoom order form and choose the HIPAA option.

UW Zoom Basic

Try before you buy

to get a free limited-featured UW Zoom Basic account.

See what features are included in the UW Zoom Basic account.

Zoom helps you to

Participate in group video chat during online class sessions
Host virtual office hours
Collaborate remotely on research
Share screens and host real-time video conversations
Host live web broadcasts to thousands of people worldwide
Record to the cloud or computer for easy sharing

Zoom is compatible with room systems

Zoom can connect with SIP- or H.323-based video conference devices such as:

Polycom
Lifesize
Tandberg

Zoom is mobile friendly

Connect on the go with Zoom iPhone and iPad app and Android app

Zoom includes a phone conference line

A free phone conference line is included with your Zoom Pro account. Participants of your web conference can simply dial a phone number and code to enter your meeting. This is helpful if internet access is not available for participants.