Google Meet Participant Limits by Plan (2026)
How many people can join a Google Meet — 100 on free accounts, up to 1,000 on Enterprise, and 100,000 view-only via livestream. Full breakdown by Workspace plan.
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How many people can join a Google Meet — 100 on free accounts, up to 1,000 on Enterprise, and 100,000 view-only via livestream. Full breakdown by Workspace plan.
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Blur your background, add a virtual background, or apply a filter in Google Meet — before you join or mid-call, on desktop and mobile.
Change your background in Microsoft Teams — pick a built-in image, upload your own custom background, or blur it — before or during a meeting, on desktop and mobile.
Turn on transcription in Google Meet to save a Google Doc of who said what, where the transcript saves in Drive, and how it differs from live captions.
Mute and unmute yourself in Microsoft Teams, use the keyboard shortcut and push-to-talk, and — as an organizer — mute other participants or stop them from unmuting.
Pin a participant's video in Microsoft Teams so they stay on your screen, understand pin vs. spotlight, and do it on desktop and mobile — plus how to unpin.
Raise your hand in a Microsoft Teams meeting on desktop, mobile, and with a keyboard shortcut — plus how to lower it and see who else has raised theirs.
Record a Google Meet to Drive — who's allowed, how to start and stop, where the recording saves, and why the Record option is sometimes greyed out.
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Turn on Google Meet's noise cancellation to filter out typing, barking, and chatter — on desktop and mobile — plus what to do when the toggle is missing.
Schedule a Google Meet from Google Calendar, Gmail, or the Meet app — add guests, set it to repeat, and share the link so everyone joins the right call.
Present your whole screen, a single window, or a Chrome tab in Google Meet — on desktop and mobile — plus how to share with sound and fix a black screen.
Share your screen, a single window, or a PowerPoint in Microsoft Teams on desktop and mobile — including how to share computer sound and give control to someone else.
Turn off your camera in Microsoft Teams before or during a meeting, use the keyboard shortcut, and join with video off by default — on desktop and mobile.
Turn on live captions in Google Meet on desktop and mobile, change the caption language, use translated captions, and fix captions that won't show up.
Split a Google Meet into breakout rooms: create and assign rooms, set a timer, move between them, and broadcast a message to every group.
Create and run breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams — split a meeting into groups, assign people, set a timer, send announcements, and bring everyone back.
Use Google Meet's host controls to make guests knock before they join, admit or deny people, and keep meetings secure — the Meet version of a waiting room.
Make someone else the host on Zoom, assign a co-host, reclaim host, leave a meeting without ending it, and set an alternative host in advance — on desktop and mobile.
Add or change a Zoom virtual background — blur it, use a built-in image, upload your own, or set a video background — on desktop and mobile, even without a green screen.
Change your display name on Zoom before or during a meeting, on desktop, mobile, or the web — including how to add pronouns and what to do when renaming is locked by the host.
Pin a participant's video on Zoom so they stay on your screen, pin multiple people, and use Spotlight to pin a speaker for everyone — on desktop and mobile, plus why pin is greyed out.
Raise your hand in a Zoom meeting on desktop, mobile, or by phone using the Reactions menu and keyboard shortcut — plus how the host sees raised hands and lowers them.
Record a Zoom meeting to your computer or the cloud — as a host or a participant. Where the files save, how to grant recording permission, and how to record when it's greyed out.
Share your screen on Zoom from desktop or mobile — a single window, your whole screen, a whiteboard, or just audio. How to share with sound, give others control, and fix 'screen share blocked'.
Turn your camera off on Zoom before or during a meeting, always join with video off, mute audio and video together, and fix a camera that won't turn back on — on desktop and mobile.
Update the Zoom app to the latest version on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android — check your current version, update manually, enable automatic updates, and fix updates that won't install.
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