You do not need a Zoom account to join meetings as a participant. If someone invites you to their meeting, you can join without creating or signing in to an account simply from your desktop/laptop browser. Joining meetings from a web browser give you access to basic Zoom meeting features.

You can also join a test meeting to familiarize yourself with using Zoom

Note: Any of these browsers you can join a meeting from: Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Brave and others not listed.

Use the link provided

1. Click the meeting invite link you received from the host, for example in your email or calendar invitation.
   On your web browser, a pop-up window will prompt you to open or download the application.
2. In the pop-up window, click Cancel.
3. At the bottom of the page, click the Join From your Browser link.
   You will be directed to a new page.
4. In the pop-up window at the top-left corner of the screen, click Allow to allow Zoom permission for your microphone and camera.
5. In the Your Name field, enter a display name.
6. (Optional) Select the Remember my name for future meetings check box.
7. Click Join.
   You will join the meeting as a guest.