{"id":2219,"date":"2007-08-15T16:16:47","date_gmt":"2007-08-15T14:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/top-5-video-conferencing-apps\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:48:50","slug":"top-5-video-conferencing-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/top-5-video-conferencing-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 video conferencing apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Ekiga screenshot\" id=\"image2220\" title=\"Ekiga screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/08\/ekiga-screenshot.jpg\" \/>Video conferencing has opened-up a whole world of new possibilities for businesses and individuals. Nowadays it&#8217;s easy to conduct meetings across continents or timezones or just keep in touch with long distance loved ones. Of course, <a href=\"http:\/\/microsoft-netmeeting.en.softonic.com\">Microsoft NetMeeting<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/skype.en.softonic.com\">Skype<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/msn-messenger.en.softonic.com\">MSN Messenger<\/a> are the number one applications for video conferencing but they&#8217;re not dedicated soley to video conferencing. Here are our top 5 video conferencing apps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ispq-videochat.en.softonic.com\">iSpQ VideoChat<\/a> is aimed at &#8216;mass conferencing&#8217; by featuring public directories, private chat rooms, and of course, online contact lists for your friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sightspeed.en.softonic.com\">Sightspeed<\/a> features outbound and inbound telephony calling, multi-party video conferencing, and a unique &#8220;click to call me&#8221; web address for every SightSpeed user.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ekiga.en.softonic.com\">Ekiga<\/a> (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source video conferencing app that&#8217;s also interoperable with NetMeeting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ivisit.en.softonic.com\">iVisit<\/a> is designed to work across both Windows and Mac platforms and combines video conferencing, voice calls, instant messaging and file sharing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/orion.en.softonic.com\">Orion<\/a> started out as an IRC client but now features simple video conferencing thanks to new built in support for Eyelin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video conferencing has opened-up a whole world of new possibilities for businesses and individuals. 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