Google Meet is a popular video conferencing tool developed by Google, widely used for virtual meetings, webinars, and online collaboration. While Google Meet is a web-based application, it can be seamlessly used on macOS, Apple's operating system for Mac computers. This article will guide you through the steps to effectively use Google Meet on your Mac, ensuring you leverage its full potential for your virtual communication needs.

Examples:

1. Using Google Meet via Web Browser on macOS:

   • Open your preferred web browser (Safari, Chrome, or Firefox).
   • Navigate to the Google Meet website: https://meet.google.com.
   • Sign in with your Google account.
   • To start a new meeting, click on "New meeting" and choose "Start an instant meeting," "Schedule in Google Calendar," or "Create a meeting for later."
   • To join an existing meeting, enter the meeting code in the "Enter a code or link" field and click "Join."

2. Using Google Meet with the Google Calendar Integration:

   • Open Google Calendar in your web browser.
   • Create a new event by clicking on the "+" button or selecting a time slot.
   • In the event details, click on "Add Google Meet video conferencing."
   • Fill in the event details and invite participants by adding their email addresses.
   • Click "Save" to send out the invitations with the Google Meet link.

3. Installing and Using Google Meet as a Progressive Web App (PWA):

   • Open Google Chrome on your Mac.
   • Navigate to the Google Meet website.
   • Click on the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of Chrome.
   • Select "More tools" > "Create shortcut..."
   • Check the "Open as window" box and click "Create."
   • This will create a Google Meet PWA that you can launch directly from your Applications folder or Dock.

4. Using Google Meet with Command Line Tools (for advanced users):

   • While Google Meet does not have native command-line support, you can manage your Google Calendar events using the gcalcli tool, which indirectly helps in scheduling Google Meet meetings.
   • Install gcalcli using Homebrew:

     brew install gcalcli

   • Configure gcalcli with your Google account:

     gcalcli --auth_local_webserver

   • Schedule a meeting with Google Meet link:

     gcalcli add --title "Team Meeting" --when "tomorrow 10am" --duration 60 --description "Monthly team sync" --where "Google Meet"