Huddle

What Huddle helps you do

Start a small video meeting for up to 5 people and invite anyone with one link. Guests enter their name and wait for the host to admit them, then everyone joins with camera and microphone on and anyone can share their screen — all in the browser, with no account and nothing to install. It is aimed at stand-ups, interviews and quick catch-ups rather than large webinars.

Video and audio stream through a Haivix media server for the live meeting only. Meetings are not recorded, and the session ends when everyone leaves.

How it works

The host creates a room and shares its link or code. Guests open the page, enter a display name, and wait until the host admits them. WebRTC carries the audio and video through a media server for the duration of the meeting; the server relays the streams and does not record them.

How to use Huddle

1. Enter your name (required). To start a meeting, add an optional meeting name and select Start meeting.
2. Share the invite link or 8-character code. Each guest asks to join and the host admits them from the waiting room.
3. Use Mic, Camera, Share screen, and Fullscreen during the call, then select Leave when you are done.
4. Check that every participant can hear and see before starting the main topic.

When to use it

• Hold a quick team stand-up, interview, or catch-up without a full meeting platform.
• Talk something through with a friend or client and share your screen at the same time.
• Run a small group call where a free, no-account link and a simple waiting room matter more than advanced meeting features.
• Interview a candidate with a colleague on the call.
• Review a design or document with three or four people.
• Hold a short client call without asking them to install anything.

When not to use it

• Do not use it for a large webinar or a public broadcast; the room caps at five.
• Do not rely on it for recording, transcription or attendance reports.
• Do not share the link publicly if the conversation is private; the waiting room is a gate, not a password.

Example

A hiring manager starts a meeting, sends the link to a candidate and one interviewer, and admits them one at a time. The candidate shares a portfolio screen while the interviewer takes notes. At the end everyone leaves, and no recording is stored.

What you can do with Huddle

• Create a meeting for up to five people including the host.
• Share an invite link or an 8-character code.
• Keep guests in a waiting room until the host admits them.
• Turn the microphone and camera on or off during the call.
• Share a screen and switch to fullscreen.
• Leave the meeting at any time without an account.

Example: run a five-person stand-up

Start the meeting, share the link with the team, and admit each person from the waiting room. A quick check of names and audio before the first topic avoids repeating the start.

Ask each person to mute when not speaking if the room is noisy, and use screen sharing for the board or the ticket you are discussing.

End with a clear owner for each action. The meeting is not recorded, so the notes are the record.

What to know before you start

• Meetings are limited to 5 people, including the host.
• Camera, microphone, and screen sharing need a modern browser with WebRTC support; screen sharing needs a desktop browser.
• Restrictive networks can block live media; run the Screen Share Test first to check your connection.
• Meetings are not recorded and there is no transcript or attendance report.
• There is no calendar integration or scheduled meeting link.

Common mistakes

• Sending the meeting link to more than five people and expecting everyone to get in.
• Forgetting to admit a guest from the waiting room and assuming the link is broken.
• Leaving the microphone unmuted in a noisy room.
• Sharing the whole desktop when a single window is enough.
• Treating the waiting room as a security boundary for a confidential meeting.

Troubleshooting

If a guest cannot join, check the room capacity, the link and whether the host is still in the meeting.

If the camera or microphone does not start, check browser permission and whether another app is using the device.

If screen sharing fails, confirm the guest is on a desktop browser and that the page has capture permission.

If audio echoes, ask everyone except the speaker to mute and use headphones where possible.

If the connection drops, rejoin with the same link; the meeting does not preserve a recording or a transcript.

Related standards and documentation

• WebRTC defines the live audio and video transport used by the meeting.
• The Screen Capture API supplies the shared screen or window.