Google Voice and Video for Mac

Voice and video chat for Gmail

Google Voice and Video Chat can no longer be downloaded.

In my mind Gmail is undoubtedly the best Web-based email client out there, but the one thing it always lacked was video and voice calling.

Google Voice and Video solves this problem and as you'd expect from a Google product, it works extremely simply and effectively. Getting setup is extremely easy. You'll need a webcam of course but all you have to do is download the voice and video plug-in, quit all open browser windows, and install it.

Once done, simply sign into Gmail and select the contact you want to call. You can see immediately if they have a voice and video capability because there will be a yellow camera icon next to their name. If they don't, you can you can invite them to download the Gmail voice and video chat plug-in from the 'Video & More' menu in a chat window. If they don't have a webcam, you can still make voice calls.

Like everything else in Gmail, Google Voice and Video works extremely well and provides excellent quality video and audio to your webchats.