Supported video conferencing platforms
Meeting Owl and Meeting Owl Pro work with most cloud-based video conferencing platforms. The following video conferencing platforms are fully supported by Owl Labs, meaning they are tested with each software release to confirm compatibility:
- Cisco WebEx Meetings
- Google Hangouts
- Google Meet
- Go To Meeting
- Microsoft Teams
- Skype
- Skype for Business
- Zoom
The following platforms have been tested as of the date indicated below:
| Platform | Meeting Owl | Meeting Owl Pro |
| 3CX | ✓ (12/17) | Untested |
| Amazon Chime* | ✓ (6/20) | ✓ (6/20) |
| BigBlueButton | ✓ (6/20) |
✓ (6/20) |
| BigMarker | ✓ (7/20) | ✓ (7/20) |
| Blackboard Collaborate | ✓ (2/20) | ✓ (2/20) |
| Blitzz Remote Support | ✓ (1/21) |
✓ (1/21) |
| Bluejeans | ✓ (12/17) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Cisco Webex Teams | ✓ (12/17) | ✓ (4/20) |
| Crowdcast.io |
✓ (12/17) | Untested |
| Doxy.me* | ✓ (10/20) | ✓ (10/20) |
| Ecamm Live | ✓ (6/20) | ✓ (6/20) |
| Facebook Live | ✓ (12/17) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Fuze | ✓ (12/17) | Untested |
| IceWarp | ✓ (3/21) | ✓ (3/21) |
| Intermedia | ✓ (11/19) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Jitsi | ✓ (1/20) | ✓ (1/20) |
| Lifesize | ✓ (11/19) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) | ✓ (9/20) | ✓ (9/20) |
| Nextiva | ✓ (2/21) |
✓ (2/21) |
| Panopto | ✓ (7/20) | ✓ (7/20) |
| Pexip Infinity Connect | ✓ (7/20) | ✓ (7/20) |
| Remo | ✓ (10/20) | ✓ (10/20) |
| RingCentral | ✓ (11/19) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Slack | ✓ (6/20) | ✓ (6/20) |
| Starleaf | ✓ (6/20) |
✓ (6/20) |
| StreamYard | ✓ (6/20) |
✓ (6/20) |
| TrueConf | ✓ (9/20) | ✓ (9/20) |
| Ubiety | ✓ (12/17) | Untested |
| Webinar Jams | ✓ (7/20) | ✓ (7/20) |
| Whereby.com* | ✓ (11/19) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Wildix Conference | ✓ (2/21) |
✓ (2/21) |
| YouTube Live Streaming | ✓ (11/19) | ✓ (11/19) |
| Newrow | ✓ (5/20) | ✓ (5/20) |
| Viber | ✓ (2/21) | ✓ (2/21) |
| Zoho* | ✓ (5/20) | ✓ (5/20) |
* Note: This platform does not display in widescreen. This slightly crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage and can lead to a less than optimal experience.
The following platforms are not recommended with the Owl:
- 8X8
- Video does not stream in desktop app or browser.
- AT&T Office@Hand
- Video is significantly cropped
- Adobe Connect
- Intermittent audio and video issues. Video is cropped on Windows machines. Cannot select the Meeting Owl as speaker from within the platform.
- Blizz
- Application crashes when used on a Mac. Multiple attempts required to connect to video on a Windows.
- CenturyLink
- Video does not display after selecting the Owl camera.
- FaceTime
- FaceTime does not display in widescreen. This crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- Free Conference Call
- Free Conference Call does not display in widescreen. This crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- Intermittent audio issues.
- Highfive
- Highfive does not display in widescreen. This crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- join.me
- Join.me places its meeting participants into small bubbles, which crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- Sococo
- Sococo does not display in widescreen. This crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- Teamviewer
- Cannot select the Meeting Owl as a video device.
- UberConference
- UberConference does not display in widescreen. This crops the Meeting Owl's 360° panoramic strip and main Stage.
- VidyoConnect
- Incompatible on Windows 10 Desktop Client and Mac Desktop Client. Video shows a black screen.
- VSee
- Video shows a blank black screen on Windows computers.
- WeChat
- Does not allow the selection of the Owl as the video and audio device on the call.
- Wickr Pro
- Incompatible with Windows. Video does not display.
Other platforms have not yet been tested.