Meetings and live events in Microsoft Teams

For details about meeting capabilities in specific web browsers, see Get clients for Microsoft Teams, Web client section.

Scheduling a meeting or live event

See instructions for scheduling a Teams meeting at Schedule a meeting in Teams. 

	Windows desktop	Mac desktop	Web	Android and iOS	Linux desktop	VDI
Schedule a one-time or recurring meeting
Schedule a channel meeting
Hold an instant (ad hoc) meeting with Meet now
Large meetings (300 person)
Schedule a live event				-
See people's free/busy info when scheduling

Video and backgrounds

For an overview of using video during a Teams meeting, see Using video in Microsoft Teams.

	Windows desktop	Mac desktop	Web	Android and iOS	Linux desktop	VDI
Number of video participants in meetings	Up to 49 with Large gallery setting	Up to 49 with Large gallery setting	Up to 49 with Large gallery setting	Up to 49 with Large gallery setting	4	Up to 49 with Large gallery setting
Together mode					-
Background blur*					-
Custom background					-	-
Video filters			View only	View only	View only	View only
Paging in video gallery (view more videos)			-	-	-	-
Spotlight**	Meeting in a separate window: Start, stop, and view Meeting in main Teams window: View only	Meeting in a separate window: Start, stop, and view Meeting in main Teams window: View only	Edge and Chrome: View only	View only	View only	Meeting in a separate window: Start, stop, and view Meeting in main Teams window: View only

*Background blur is available on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD/W365).

**Spotlight is available on all partners (Citrix, VMware, and AVD/W365).

Sharing

For a summary of options for sharing, see Share content in a meeting in Teams.

	Windows desktop	Mac desktop	Web	Android and iOS	Linux desktop	VDI
Share desktop
Share window*				-	-
Share PowerPoint
Share video	-	-	-		-	-
Share photo	-	-	-		-	-
Take control**			PowerPoint only	PowerPoint only	PowerPoint only
Share system audio					-	-

*Share window is available on Citrix.

**Take control is available on all partners (Citrix, VMware, and AVD/W365).

More in-meeting features

	Windows desktop	Mac desktop	Web	Android and iOS	Linux desktop	VDI
Raise hand					-
Add or remove participant
Pin others
Mute others
Nudge others
Create and join breakout rooms			Join only	Join only	Join only
Meeting options available during meeting				-
Create a meeting or access schedule
Meeting notes
Start and stop recording
Live captions
Whiteboard	Start and sketch	Start and sketch	Sketch only	Sketch only	Start and sketch	Start and sketch
View meeting chat
Channel meeting chat (standard channels only; not available in private channels)
Attendance report				-
Reactions					-	-
Popout content			-	-	-	-
Language interpretation			-	-	-	-
Reduce background noise (noise suppression)			-	iOS only	-	-

Live events

For additional details about Teams live events, including a comparison with Skype for Business Meeting Broadcasts, see Teams live events and Skype Meeting Broadcast. To learn how to set up your own live event, including descriptions of each role, see Get started with Microsoft Teams live events.

	Windows desktop	Mac desktop	Web	Android and iOS	Linux desktop	VDI
Produce a live event			-	-	-	-
Producer role available to external users (existing guests or from federated Teams org)			-	-	-	-
Edit a live event				-	-
Cancel a live event					-
Presenter role			-	-	-	-
Presenter role available to external users (existing guests or from federated Teams org)			-	-	-	-
Attendee role*
Access to producer options when editing event				-	-	-
Access to event resources when editing event				-	-	-
Share screen or content during event			-	-	-	-
Share system audio		-	-	-	-	-
Live captions for events coming through Teams				-
Attendance report (producer)				-	-
Q&A attendee
Q&A moderator			-	-	-	-

*In the Attendee role, attendees cannot join or listen in to a live event via PSTN. Only members of the event group with presenter role can listen in on a live event via PSTN.