Screen sharing
Share your screen or individual windows with all participants – wirelessly, no extra software required.
Focus on the conversation
Professional video conferencing with WebRTC – breakout rooms, lobby, whiteboard, and live captions like Teams. E2EE, cloud recording, and stored transcripts from Sparks SMB; Sparks Free includes live captions as a demo (about 10 minutes). In browser or desktop app.
Collaborate in real time – inclusive and dynamic
Sparks meetings give every participant a voice. Instead of a single presenter in front of a passive audience, use breakout rooms, reactions, in-meeting chat, and whiteboard for lively collaboration.
Connect instantly
Start meetings from calendar, chat, or channel – no extra software. Guests can join via link in the browser.
Accessible for everyone
Live captions, raise hand, and reactions make meetings inclusive. Background blur protects privacy – at home or in a café.
Controlled meetings
Waiting room for protected sessions, breakout rooms for small groups. Moderators keep overview and assign participants.
Breakout rooms
Split large meetings into smaller groups for lively discussions and brainstorming sessions.
Lobby
Let participants wait in the lobby and admit them selectively – ideal for protected meetings.
Whiteboard
Excalidraw whiteboard for shared ideas, sketches, and planning in real time.
Meeting features in detail
All the features you know from Teams – plus E2EE, web-first, and open technology.
| Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen sharing | Share content from your personal device – no cables or extra software required. | |
| Background blur and virtual backgrounds | Hide your surroundings or switch to a virtual background for more privacy. | |
| Breakout rooms | Small groups for lively conversation and brainstorming – moderators can assign and switch rooms. | |
| Waiting room / Lobby | Participants wait in the lobby until you admit them – for controlled meetings. | |
| Whiteboard | Brainstorm, plan, and share on a digital canvas in real time – with Excalidraw. | |
| Raise hand | Raise your hand virtually to contribute without interrupting the conversation. | |
| Reactions | Express yourself with emoji reactions – inclusive and engaging for all participants. | |
| In-meeting chat | Discuss presented content or ask questions to the presenter and other participants. | |
| Spotlight / Pin | Highlight a participant or content so everyone has the same focus. | |
| Live captions | Live captions in meetings – always available from Sparks SMB; Sparks Free as a demo window (about 10 minutes after connecting). | Partial |
| Recording and transcription | Client- or server-side recording (LiveKit Egress) and stored transcripts – from Sparks SMB. Client recording is E2EE-compatible; server egress recording is not. | Partial |
| Post-meeting sharing | Moderators share protocol or transcript with selected participants – from Sparks SMB. | Partial |
| E2EE for meetings | End-to-end encryption for meetings from Sparks SMB – your conversations stay protected. Teams offers this only partially. | Sparks Plus |
| Web without installation | Fully usable in browser – no mandatory app installation, even for guests. | Sparks Plus |
| Open protocol (WebRTC) | No proprietary dependency – self-hosting and EU data possible. | Sparks Plus |