Use the Zoom app on macOS and Windows

Use the Zoom desktop client to make and receive phone calls

Notes:

The Zoom Desktop Client and Mobile App have different features than the Zoom web portal. The Zoom web portal is primarily used for changing your meeting settings and Zoom Phone settings.
You can also use the following steps if your Zoom icon has disappeared from your desktop or if you have trouble locating the Zoom desktop client.

Prerequisites for starting the Zoom desktop client

Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux: Global minimum version or higher

macOS

Opening Zoom

Find the Finder icon in your Dock.
Right-click on the icon, then click New Finder Window.
In the new window, click Applications.
Find and double-click the zoom.us application to start the app.

Note: If Launchpad is on your dock, you can click that to access your applications list, and open Zoom from there.

Saving Zoom to your Dock

Once the Zoom client is open
Right-click on the Zoom icon in your Dock.
Hover your mouse over Options, then click Keep in Dock.

Windows

Note: On all versions of Windows, you can pin the Zoom desktop client to your taskbar, by right-clicking on Zoom desktop client, and then clicking Pin to Taskbar.

Windows 10

Click the Windows icon in the taskbar.
In your apps list, scroll until you get to the Zoom folder.
Click on the Zoom folder.
Double click on Start Zoom to launch the application.