Call from browser
Integrate RingCentral and Google to call from your Chrome browser
Free browser-based video calls for RingCentral Video Pro and RingEX users
Phone calls from browser for RingEX subscribers
All as part of a unified communications solution
Businesses like yours want to get more done with less hassle. That’s why you use an AI-powered unified communications platform like RingCentral. Of course, our solutions are packed with advanced features to automate and streamline workflows.
One of the simplest ways to boost productivity and ease the friction of outreach is browser phone calls. Our call from browser feature—available as a Google Chrome extension—is as intuitive as it gets.
Free call from browser extension for Google Chrome
There's nothing more convenient than making a call straight from your web browser.
Think about tasks such as prospecting or managing client accounts. Do you really want to have to open the phone app on your mobile device and switch between tabs while copying and pasting phone numbers? Even if you have a desktop softphone, it can still be a tedious process.
And what about if the number is formatted incorrectly as it’s missing a country or area code?
If you suffer from the symptoms of multiple tabs and worn-out CTRL, C, and V buttons, then we’ve got great news for you. Download the RingCentral Google Chrome extension, and you’ll be able to make a browser call in minutes.
Our browser extensions enable you to make a call from the Chrome browser for free if you’re a RingCentral RingEX or start a video meeting if you’re a RingCentral Video user. Just download and install the browser plug-in and sign in to your account.
Now, you can access RingCentral from any web page you visit while using Chrome. When you Google a business and see their phone number in the search results, calling that number takes just a single click. Check details like call history and voicemails. Configure your inbound call settings for routing and forwarding. Use active call-control features, such as transfer, record, and flip.
No more wasting time tediously switching between apps. Scroll through both your Google and RingCentral contacts at the same time. Click on any number to start a call or send an SMS text.
There’s so much more you can do with RingCentral for Google, too. Want to schedule and initiate a meeting from Google Calendar? Install the extension, and you’ll be there in minutes.
What about checking who’s available to touch base or consult for advice? You can view the presence of all of your contacts in one comprehensive list.
RingCentral Video Pro and Pro+ users can enjoy placing video calls straight from Chrome. A persistent RingCentral tab enables you to schedule, start, and join video meetings online with one or two clicks.
To use this click-to-call functionality, you need to be a RingEX subscriber.
How to call from browser with the RingCentral for Google Chrome extension
Alright, sounds good, but how do you make calls from browsers? Installing the RingCentral Google Chrome extension couldn’t be easier. It’s available to all RingCentral RingEX, Video Pro, and Video Pro+ customers.
You’ll be up and running in no time with click-to-call and other time-saving features.
Here's how to call from browser with RingCentral:
- Head to the Chrome Web Store and type “RingCentral for Google” into the search bar. Click on the matching result. You can also head there now by clicking on the RingCentral for Google store page.
- Click the Add to Chrome button. You’ll be prompted to approve the selection. Click Add extension.
- The RingCentral browser extension will download and install in a few seconds.
- Click on the extension and sign in to your RingCentral account.
- You can now click to call on phone numbers listed in your contacts or on web pages.
From the app settings, you have several options for how to make your calls:
- Browser: Place and receive all your calls using the RingCentral for Google browser web phone.
- RingCentral Phone for Desktop: Use the app for all calls if you have it installed on your machine.
- My RingCentral/Other Phone/Customer Phone: Redirect outbound calls to a specific device of your choice.
To be able to use the RingCentral for Google Chrome extension, you’ll need to meet the following requirements:
- You must have a RingCentral RingEX, Video Pro, or Video Pro+ account.
- You need the latest version of Google Chrome.
- You must have an active Google account.
- You must be using Windows® 7 and above or Mac OS® X 10.8 Mountain Lion (or later).
- Supported browsers include Chrome™ 69 (or later).
- The Chrome extension supports Chrome OS.
What does it mean to call from browser, and why is it useful?
Making a phone call from a web browser means being able to dial a phone number without having to exit Google Chrome. You simply click on a number from a website and start the call.
Here are some of the benefits of making a call from a browser:
- Saves time: You don’t need to switch screens, memorize, or copy phone numbers to make a call. Just stay where you are and click-to-call.
- Enables better collaboration: You can start a call while relaying information from your browser tab to the recipient. Without having to move around between apps, you’ll be able to share insights faster. You can also make a call and share a screen from the same space.
- Speeds up outreach: When prospecting, every second counts. Dialing straight from your web page or Google contacts means you can reach more leads in less time.
- Shows your availability: Let your team know when you’re free for a conversation without having to leave your web browser.
- Eliminates misdials: No more having to manually copy a number into a separate dialer app or punch it into your desk phone. You’ll never type out or dial the wrong number again. No more confusion or frustration from dialing the wrong phone number.
Phone call from browser and a whole lot more
Being able to make a browser phone call is vital for businesses that want to increase productivity. You also want advanced capabilities to enhance communication and collaboration for your team.
RingCentral RingEX offers much more than browser phone calls. Let’s take a look at what else RingEX can offer your business:
RingCentral RingEX is an easy-to-use business cloud phone system available on desktop, web, and via mobile phone apps (Android and iOS). Set up our platform and onboard in minutes. Gain access to advanced call handling and other AI-powered features with the minimum of fuss.
From small businesses to large enterprises, our cloud phone platform has everything you need. Set up basic or advanced routing rules and ring duration to ensure you never miss incoming calls. Customize call forwarding and routing based on your business hours, caller ID, and other options.
You’ll struggle to find a more intuitive cloud-based business phone system. For example, let’s say you want to add a new user to the system. You can visit MyRingCentral for a guide on how to add user extensions, or you can watch a short lesson at RingCentral University. Either option will allow you to create and edit users in minutes.
Stay reachable to your loyal customers. Port your existing business numbers to keep your business identity. Add shared lines with local area codes to increase credibility and trust with regional prospects. Plus, get unlimited calling in the USA and Canada and affordable international calls as part of your subscription.
Manage multiple locations with ease. Let your international and remote teams collaborate on the same platform, using the same local phone numbers from anywhere in the world. You can also add toll-free numbers to reduce friction for customers trying to contact you.
You’ll also enjoy reliable, consistent service to ensure the best calling experience. Redundant data centers and cloud architecture means you’ll always be able to make and receive calls. We have a five-year track record of 99.999% uptime in 46 countries.
Being able to make calls from your browser, desktop, or mobile app is the backbone of how you do business. Modern organizations like yours, though, need more than flexible and convenient phone-calling capabilities. You also need SMS, fax, and video meetings to stay in touch with your team and customers daily.
RingCentral RingEX is an AI-powered unified communications platform. What’s a unified communications platform? It’s a solution that enables you to combine and streamline all of your communications channels into one interface. (We’ll get to the AI-powered part a bit later).
From the RingEX app, you can call, SMS text, and video meet from one place. Engage your customers with our comprehensive business SMS features. Send SMS texts from your mobile or desktop. Send pictures of blueprints, events, design mock-ups, marketing images, and more.
Create group texts for team notifications or customer announcements. You can even send business SMS to people natively in Microsoft Teams—non-RingCentral users don’t have the option to send or receive SMS in Teams!
Video conferencing and face-to-face video meetings are revolutionizing how remote teams work. Join video calls from anywhere from your desktop, mobile device, or really anywhere you have an internet connection.
Collaborate with meeting participants to create detailed meeting notes. Share ideas with unlimited interactive whiteboarding. Elevate to a video meeting straight from a phone call.
Waiting rooms and host controls help you foil intruders and ensure only those invited can join a conference. Besides keeping smash-and-grabbers out, end-to-end encryption protects you from more sophisticated hackers.
What about eFaxing? RingEX does that too. Use your existing fax number or set up toll-free or local phone numbers. Send and receive business faxes from anywhere and at any time with the RingCentral desktop and mobile apps. You can also send eFaxes to businesses and individuals in Microsoft Teams.
Unified communications is one thing. How about your own personal AI assistant, too? RingSense AI for RingEX is exactly that, helping you automate and streamline a variety of tasks.
Tired of taking notes during and after a call? Let our AI take down smart notes for you, highlighting the most important parts of a conversation, such as action items and decisions made.
Worried about missing something? Speech recognition automatically transcribes every interaction to ensure accuracy on that next order.
During sales and support interactions, wouldn’t it be nice to essentially read the customer’s mind? We can’t quite do that, but RingSense AI does the next best thing.
Conversation intelligence monitors every call for real-time insights, such as caller sentiment, engagement, and talk time. Use these insights to guide more calls to better outcomes.
Our AI writer helps you craft detailed and relevant messages when time is of the essence. Simply type a few commands and let our generative AI send complete, conversational messages to recipients. Our platform also translates messages into Chinese, French, English, Spanish, and German.
Raising productivity for your team requires more than one single business solution. You need your existing tools to connect to your communications platform to create a truly seamless tech stack. RingCentral comes with 300+ prebuilt integrations for some of the most popular apps.
Streamline customer service with native CRM integrations for Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot, and more.
Let’s take a look at what you can do with the RingCentral for Salesforce integration:
- Make calls straight from the app using click-to-call
- Start a video meeting if you use RingCentral Video
- Access customer account details that are pulled up automatically when receiving calls
- View a live dashboard for team performance reporting
- Consult call logs that are automatically updated.
The RingCentral App Gallery features hundreds of integrations to cover business apps for things such as:
- Analytics
- Automation
- Calendaring
- Collaboration
- CRM
- Customer support
- Financial services
- Healthcare
- Legal
- Marketing automation
- Productivity
- Retail
- Storage.
If you can’t find what you need from our app marketplace, that’s okay. You can build your own integrations. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be complicated.
Head over to RingCentral Developers to find out how to implement APIs for voice, SMS, video, team messaging, social messaging, webinars, data, and more.
Head over to RingCentral Developers to find out how to implement APIs for voice, SMS, video, team messaging, social messaging, webinars, data, and more.
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Call from browser FAQs
There are plenty of reasons why you might want to make a call from a browser. Placing a call from your web browser is convenient, it eliminates monotonous tasks, such as tab or screen switching and manually dialing phone numbers. It’s also faster and more accurate.
The RingCentral for Google Chrome extension enables you to click-to-call straight from your browser for a quicker, more efficient experience. RingCentral Video users can also start a video call from Chrome.
The RingCentral for Google extension is available to RingCentral RingEX and Video Pro customers. Just visit the Chrome Web Store and install the extension.
Once installed, click on the RingCentral for Google icon to open a pop-up window. Sign into your account to configure settings and start making browser calls right away.
RingCentral Video Pro and Pro+ customers gain a few capabilities after installing the Google Chrome extension. The first is access to a persistent RingCentral tab from anywhere on the web. This lets you access your app and configure call settings.
The second feature is the ability to schedule, start, and join online video meetings with just a few clicks.
RingEX customers can do many useful things with the RingCentral for Google extension. They gain a persistent RingCentral tab while browsing the web that lets them make video calls. Ring EX users can also schedule and join meetings and waiting rooms straight from their calendars with global dial-in numbers.
The Google Chrome extension also turns your device into a browser-based smartphone—no mobile app download is necessary. From here, you can access important call-routing and management features. You can also view and respond to texts, voicemails, and faxes.
Set your presence so others know when you’re available. Check the presence of your Google and RingCentral contacts so you know who’s active and online.
Enjoy being able to click-to-call or click-to-SMS phone numbers from any Chrome web page or your contacts list. Schedule meetings and invite them with Google Calendar.
Call directly from your browser
Integrate RingCentral with Google Chrome for effortless, browser-based calling.