Share the room code with up to 5 other people. Audio, video and chat travel directly between participants — they are never stored on a server.
About Huddle
Huddle is a free video calling tool that runs in the browser. Create a room, share the link, and talk with camera, microphone, screen sharing and chat — no account, no install and no time limit on the call. Participants connect directly to each other over WebRTC, so audio, video and messages flow peer-to-peer rather than through a meeting server.
How to use Huddle
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Enter your name and start a call
A random room code is generated for you, or paste one you were given. Your browser will ask for camera and microphone permission — you can join without either and still watch and chat.
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Share the invite link
Copy the invite link from the top of the call and send it to whoever should join. Anyone opening it lands straight in the same room, with no sign-up step.
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Talk, share your screen and chat
Mute, turn the camera off, or share a screen, window or tab at any time. The chat panel sends messages directly to the other participants over the same connection.
When to use it
A quick call without scheduling
Send a link and talk in seconds, instead of creating a meeting in a calendar tool that both sides need accounts for.
Showing someone your screen
Walk a colleague or client through a problem visually, without asking them to install anything.
Talking to someone outside your organisation
Meet with a person who has no account on your company platform and should not need one for a single conversation.
Frequently asked questions
Is this video call really free, with no time limit?
Yes. There is no account, no paid tier and no cutoff after 40 minutes. Because participants connect directly to each other, there is no per-minute server cost to recover.
How many people can join one call?
Six. Huddle uses a mesh topology where everyone connects to everyone else, so bandwidth and CPU cost grow quadratically. Beyond roughly six participants the quality degrades noticeably, so the limit is enforced rather than left to fail badly.
Can anyone with the link join my call?
Yes — the room code is the only access control, so treat the link as the secret. Anyone holding it can enter while the room is active. For a sensitive conversation, generate a fresh room rather than reusing an old code.
Is the call private?
Audio, video and chat are sent directly between participants and are encrypted in transit by WebRTC (DTLS-SRTP). A small signaling server is still required to introduce the browsers to each other, and it sees connection metadata — room code, display name and network addresses — but never the media or messages.
Does anything get recorded or stored?
No. There is no recording feature and no server-side storage. Chat messages live only in the open browser tabs, so closing the call discards them permanently.
Why can I not connect to someone?
Usually a restrictive network. Direct peer connections fail behind some corporate firewalls and symmetric NAT, in which case the call falls back to a TURN relay. If a firewall blocks that too, the connection cannot be established — trying from a different network normally resolves it.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs on the WebRTC support built into current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Screen sharing requires a desktop browser; most mobile browsers do not expose it.
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