

UPDATE: As of November 25th, 2017, ooVoo has shut down. Some of the cool unique features that ooVoo has are the built-in abilities to watch videos on YouTube while having a video chat, as well as to start and stop recording a voice or video conversation at any time. It also allows free video chat between up to 12 people, instant messaging, and screen sharing. It allows free voice calls between ooVoo users, as well as calls to home and mobile phones for low rates. (Despite the somewhat peculiar name, ooVoo is a common alternative to Skype.

Jitsi’s main draws are that it is one of the most secure Internet communication tools out there, and it has tools to help cancel noises or echoes if your microphone quality is poor (as opposed to having to just mute your microphone whenever someone else is talking). Also, similar to Skype, it has features that allow you to share your screen with other users, and vice-versa. ( Jitsi is an open-source (so everyone can see how it works) voice-over-Internet client that allows you to make phone calls, start video chats, and send and receive instant messages. If you’d like to learn more about Google Hangouts, visit our Google Hangouts course. If you use Gmail, Google Hangouts is already built in! Google Hangouts is free to use, and easy to download and install. For personal use, it’s a great way to connect to your contacts anywhere, as long as they have a connection to the Internet. It’s a great tool to use for businesses to communicate with or train employees. You can make calls (with or without video), send text messages, share files, and share your computer screen with other users. It works on mobile devices or your Chrome web browser, using the Internet. ( Google Hangouts is a communication tool that you can use to send text messages to, or make video calls with, your Google contacts. You can read more about how this works at. Just a heads-up that some of the services we’re reviewing here have affiliate partnerships with us, so we may earn a commission if you visit one of them and buy something.
