Is the zoom meeting app safe to use on an iMac?

Does anyone use the zoom meeting app on iMac? My instructor wants to use it for a virtual class, but I see that it is not available on the App Store. Is it safe to use on an iMac?

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 19, 2020 6:48 PM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2020 8:11 AM

Zoom is fine. It does not install a web browser.


It installs its own Zoom conference App, which is quite small.


You can then launch the Zoom app and connect to a conference from any web browser such as Safari. If you are sent a link with the conference ID, it generally opens a website which then launches the App. Nothing wrong with this.

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Mar 24, 2020 8:11 AM in response to ctc123

Zoom is fine. It does not install a web browser.


It installs its own Zoom conference App, which is quite small.


You can then launch the Zoom app and connect to a conference from any web browser such as Safari. If you are sent a link with the conference ID, it generally opens a website which then launches the App. Nothing wrong with this.

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