New extension allows users to use Zoom in their browsers instead of downloading the app. Image via Pocket Lint.
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This extension will make Zoom work in your browser

The video conferencing app Zoom has seen its users surge into the millions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the freemium app intentionally tries to compel users to download its app instead of running Zoom's browser-based web client. An extension designed by Arkadiy Tetelman of US digital bank Chime, called Zoom Redirect, will now allow users to easily attend Zoom meetings or lectures in their browser without downloading the app.

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