First there was email. Then there was IM. Then the Internet phone. Although each of these technologies promised faster, better communication, the team at ooVoo has never been satisfied. The way we see it, online communication has always lacked human expression. Typing to someone online is not the same as watching a heartfelt smile. ooVoo adds the human experience into communicating online. Join a community of over 185M users! ooVoo is FREE and offers high-quality video chat, instant messaging and collaborative stories.
Connect. Whether separated by miles, generations or oceans, ooVoo brings people together.
Collaborate. Use your emotions, not emoticons, and express yourself.
Communicate. We want to hear from you! Tell us what you like, what you don't like, or send us your ideas for making ooVoo better.
VIDEO CHAT, MESSAGING & STORIES. We're a global social media platform for connecting with friends and family via high quality video chat, video messaging and rich, collaborative video stories. Millions and millions choose ooVoo for connecting to great people, creative expressions and engaging content. Our apps offer a simple navigation making it easier than ever to use the ever-growing list of features focused on what we're known for - video. Just like our parent company, Krush Technologies, we're deeply passionate about creating spaces for true engagement, excitement, and interaction. The ooVoo apps allow our users to experience life in new ways, share moments with friends and family, meet new people, and collaborate with others from our worldwide community.
ooVoo was founded in 2006 by Ohio entrepreneur, Clay Mathile. The company was created out of technology developed at Arel Communications and Software (Formerly NASDAQ:ARLCF). Arel was founded in 1982 and specialized in remote e-learning and collaboration solutions. On March 13, 2006, Arel Communications was taken private by Clay Mathile and The Mathile Family and relaunched as ooVoo.
Over the course of the last decade, ooVoo has experienced countless milestones and received recognition for its applications and innovations. A brief summary is as follows: 2007: Microsoft Windows app launched, providing high-quality video chat from anywhere. 2007: PC Magazine's Software Innovation "Best in Show" Award at the DigitalLife Expo. 2008: Video call recording and phone calling were introduced to the Windows product. 2008: Desktop app for Mac launched, creating cross-platform capabilities for video chat. 2008: Winner of the "Webware 100" award for Communication. 2009: Version 2.0 launched featuring browser-based video chat with no download required. 2009: The first open API for ooVoo was also launched alongside version 2.0. 2009: Introduction of the first air-to-ground three-way video conversation. 2009: Version 2.2 introducing business plans and desktop sharing. 2009: Addition of international phone calling introduced to Windows and Mac apps. 2010: Major infrastructure overhaul. preparing ooVoo for the mobile age. 2011: Mobile applicaiton released for Android devices. 2011: Mobile application released for iOS. 2011: Winner of PC Magazine's Best Android Mobile Product. 2012: ooVoo 2.0 for mobile release: Innovative, native chat and optimized video introduced. 2013: Winner of the Tabby Award (Android Social). 2014: Web app launches with WebRTC video chat. 2015: Android app named Finalist for Mobby Award for collaboration. 2016: Mobile Excellence Award?- Best Social Community. 2016: CES Innovation Award Honoree. 2017: ooVoo 4.0 re-launch.
