How to join Zoom meetings faster on Mac
One click. No digging through emails or calendar apps.
A meeting starts in 2 minutes. You open your calendar, find the event, scroll to the notes field, locate the Zoom link, click it, wait for Zoom to launch. By the time you're in, you're the last one to arrive. Every time.
The problem with meeting links
Meeting links are buried. They're in the calendar event description, in a Slack message, in an email thread. The link itself is a long URL with a meeting ID and password. Finding it takes 10-15 seconds you shouldn't have to spend.
This isn't just a Zoom problem. Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex links all end up in the same places — scattered across apps.
The fix: surface meeting links automatically
Calendar apps that detect meeting links in your events can surface a join button right next to the event title. No scrolling through descriptions, no hunting for URLs. The link is parsed and ready.
Even better: a global keyboard shortcut that joins your current or next meeting from anywhere. You don't even need to open the calendar.
What meeting services this works with
Detects zoom.us links and meeting IDs in event descriptions
Google Meet links (meet.google.com) parsed automatically
Microsoft Teams meeting links detected from Outlook events
Cisco Webex meeting links recognized in event notes
How Dot handles meeting joins
Dot scans your calendar events for meeting links and shows a join button directly in the event row. Here's what that looks like:
- •Join button appears on any event with a detected meeting link
- •Global shortcut ⌘⇧J joins your current or upcoming meeting from anywhere
- •Meeting reminders with a join button that appears on top of everything
- •Copy meeting ID to clipboard for pasting into the Zoom app
- •Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and Webex
Try it free
Dot has a 14-day free trial. One-time purchase — no subscription.
