Private Video Chat
loqui video calls connect web browsers in private peer-to-peer networks, streaming encrypted video + audio + data directly between devices with no web server in the middle - true end-to-end encryption.
Text messages sent during calls also go peer-to-peer, protected by end-to-end encryption.
The video-call button

appears in the
Messenger window when your Contact person is available. You can also enter the video-call window using the

button in the main site menu.
In the video-call window there are settings for webcam and microphone and functions for screen-sharing, taking snapshots, recording and playing videos, and for "Auto Answer".
This is the video-call window main menu bar:
Click the
Menu 
icon to open the menu
If you have multiple webcams or mikes connected, the Camera and Microphone controls allow you to choose which one to use.
Under Camera you can un-set "Camera on at startup" if you prefer voice-only mode. The camera can be switch on and off during calls.
Click Auto Answer to switch Auto Answer on or off. When on, incoming calls are answered automatically and your outgoing video stream can be your webcam, a video that you are playing, or a screenshare.
Click
Snapshot to take a still photo of the video. You can then right-click and save the image.
Click
Start Screenshare to share your screen.
Click
Play video file to select and stream a video from your computer instead of webcam and mike.
Click
Video Recorder to record a video, or record the incoming video stream while in a call.
Click the
Contacts icon

to open the Contacts list.
Click a Contact's name to start a video call.
Switch between the Contacts list and the Groups list using the
Contacts Online and
Groups buttons. (Make video-call groups on the
Contacts page).
Click a Group name to start a group video call.
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The Webcam button shows / hides your webcam. |
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The Microphone button mutes/ activates your microphone. |
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The Messenger button shows/ hides the text messenger. |
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The Display button thumbnails your own video, maximizing the others. |