Meeting SDK Vs Zoom Apps

Use when you want a web app that runs inside the Zoom client:

• in-meeting panel
• main client
• webinar contexts
• Layers API (immersive / camera mode)
• collaborate mode (shared state)

The app runs in Zoom’s embedded browser and interacts with the meeting via @zoom/appssdk capabilities.

Meeting SDK

Use when you want to embed the Zoom meeting experience in your own app (outside the Zoom client):

• your website or desktop app hosts the meeting UI
• you handle signature generation server-side

The Practical Decision

• “I want a sidebar app inside Zoom” -> Zoom Apps SDK
• “I want to embed Zoom meeting UI inside my product” -> Meeting SDK

If the question is “show contents in Zoom App via Meeting SDK”, first clarify which experience they actually want (inside Zoom vs embedded in their product).