In 2020; Many people have begun to rely on various video calling
services and applications, whether for work, learning, or personal
communication with family and friends, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic and the resulting closures, as everyone switched from personal
meetings to online meetings.
Whatever video calling app you prefer to use, using the appropriate
plugins with it allows you to access some of the features that improve your
video calls.
Here are 4 tools to help you improve video calling on your computer:
1- Mmhmm Application:
Mmhmm app offers a variety of static and moving virtual backgrounds that you can display behind you in a video call, and it allows you to change your position and size within the video frame or disappear completely. All this in real time, with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Mmhmm application is characterized by that it allows you to display
content - such as: slides of presentations, or share your computer screen, as
well as broadcast live video - anywhere you want within the video chat window,
so that it does not dominate the screen and hide you from the audience you
communicate with.
You can use (Mmhmm) application with multiple video platforms,
including: Zoom, Google Meet, and YouTube Live, you just have to choose it as
your video source when you are on a video call, then the application takes care
of everything, and you can start using its features.
Mmhmm app is currently available as a closed beta version for
macOS, but you can sign up for the queue on the Mmhmm website to get it as
soon as it's released.
2- Meet Enhancement Suite:
This extension is designed specifically for the service (Google Meet)
for video calls, it is available as an extension for the Google Chrome browser
that you can install to obtain many additional tools and features in the service
and improve your experience of using it.
Meet Enhancement Suite allows
you to quickly mute all call participants, change your default settings in
terms of whether or not the microphone and camera are on, and set up a keyboard
shortcut to leave the meeting quickly.
Other options allow you to skip the join screen to directly access
another video meeting, install the control bar at the bottom of the screen,
hide the names of other participants for an organized interface, and enable the
automatic annotation feature on video calls.
It also allows you to activate (picture-in-picture) feature
during video calls, a Do Not Disturb mode that hides new comments and new
pop-ups for participants, and launch the Meet window in full screen mode
automatically when someone starts reviewing a presentation during a meeting.
3- Add IDroo:
IDroo add-on allows you to have the collaborative whiteboard
feature during video calls without any hassle. It is ideal for teachers who
communicate with their students via the Internet, as it allows them to share
and collaborate with their whiteboard in real time.
The extension lets you invite other people to work with you on the
whiteboard if you don't want to use collaboration tools within your video
calling platform, and everything is saved automatically while you work.
IDroo add-on works in your browser, whether on a computer,
tablet, or smartphone.
4- Add Google Meet Plus:
There are quite a few plugins available for Google Meet at the
moment, perhaps because they are easier to use through a browser-based Gmail
account than other video calling services.
Google Meet Plus is available as an add-on for a Chrome browser
that you can install and get many features while using (Google Meet)
service, as it allows you to join meetings automatically, access to the shared
whiteboard, break rooms, attendance management and instant polls, as well as
activate the Do Not Disturb mode, And change the default background, and set up
keyboard shortcuts to easily perform some tasks within the video chat.
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