For every situation: the best video chat tools at a glance

If you are now in the home office and looking for a tool to brainstorm with colleagues, the best option is to use Microsoft Teams. Teamwork works well on the Internet. In addition to video chat, the tool offers interesting options especially for professional use. This allows sharing files and applications like Adobe Creative Cloud, various Microsoft applications and many more to integrate.

If you want to video conference with a large number of participants and can do without the features that surround you, as with Microsoft Teams, Zoom is a good option. The tool offers the most comprehensive functions for a video meeting, such as a built-in whiteboard, numerous configuration options for moderators, and a waiting room for latecomers.

Jitsi Meet offers a simple and fast way to start a video chat directly over the Internet, without the need for registration or software installation. This makes the web application especially suitable for users for whom simple configuration is important. Video calling with grandparents or family members with less technical knowledge is child’s play.

If you miss spontaneous home parties and long party nights, you should take a look at the Houseparty app. Friends of friends can also join in-app video chat. So you can quickly meet new people from the living room and play fun games like “Who am I?”. Unlike many other video chat tools, the app manages to create a small party atmosphere despite contact restrictions.

If you don’t like Houseparty’s open chat concept and prefer to chat with your friends in peace, you can turn to classic Skype video chat. The tool comes with no frills and extra features, but is even more suitable for simple video chat. If you run the tool in the background, they can play games together – the classic pencil-and-paper shape, like city-country-river.