There is no FaceTime app for Windows 11, but you can still join a FaceTime call from a PC. Ask someone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to send you a FaceTime link, open it in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, enter your name, select Continue, then select Join and wait for the host to let you in.
Applies to: Windows 11 PCs using the latest version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge (Apple’s instructions cover Windows devices in general, so the same steps apply on Windows 10). Checked against Apple Support and Microsoft Support on October 6, 2026.
What you need before you start
FaceTime on Windows runs entirely inside a web browser. Nothing is downloaded or installed. Apple lists three requirements for joining from a PC:
- A Windows device. A laptop with a built-in webcam and microphone is enough. On a desktop PC you need a webcam and a microphone, or a headset, connected.
- A strong internet connection. Apple asks for a strong Wi-Fi or cellular connection. A wired connection works too.
- The latest version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. These are the only two browsers Apple names for Windows. Edge is already installed on Windows 11.
You also need one thing you cannot make yourself: a FaceTime link. Only someone using an Apple device can create one. Apple says FaceTime links need iOS 15 or later, iPadOS 15 or later, or macOS Monterey or later on the device that creates the link. The person can send you the link any way they like, such as a text message, an email, or a chat app.
How to join a FaceTime call on Windows 11
These steps follow Apple’s instructions for joining from a Windows device.
- Open the FaceTime link. Click the link you were sent. It opens in your default browser. If your default browser is not Chrome or Edge, copy the link, open Chrome or Edge, and paste the link into the address bar. A FaceTime page opens and asks for your name.
- Enter your name, then select Continue. Type the name you want the other people on the call to see. This is how the host knows who is asking to join, so use a name they will recognize.
- Allow the camera and microphone. Your browser may ask whether the site can use your camera and microphone. In Edge, select Allow. In Chrome, choose Allow while visiting the site or Allow this time. If you block the request, the other people will not be able to see or hear you.
- Select Join. Your request goes to the person who started the call. You stay in a waiting state until the call’s host lets you in, so give them a moment to respond.
- Talk, then select Leave. Once you are let in, the call starts in the browser tab. When you are finished, select Leave to leave the call.
How an Apple user creates the link for you
If the person inviting you has never sent a FaceTime link, tell them that the option to create a link is inside the FaceTime app on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac. They create the link, share it with you, and then join the call themselves so that they can let you in when you ask to join. Apple’s own steps are in Create a link to a FaceTime call on iPhone.
Two things are worth knowing before they send it:
- You do not have to be the only guest. Once you are in the call, you can pass the same link to other people. Apple says to use the More button on the web, then choose Copy Link or Share Link.
- Apple states that FaceTime links aren’t supported in China mainland, and that iPhone models purchased there cannot create a link.
What you can and cannot do in FaceTime on the web
The browser version covers the basics of a call but is not a copy of the app on an iPhone or Mac. According to Apple, here is how the two sides compare.
| You can | You cannot |
|---|---|
| Join a call from a link, with video and audio | Install FaceTime as a Windows app |
| Mute or unmute your microphone | Start a FaceTime call or create a link from the PC |
| Turn your camera on or off | Use SharePlay |
| Switch to full-screen mode | Share your screen |
| See people in a grid layout during a group call | |
| Copy or share the link with other people |
Apple also lists a control for flipping between front and rear cameras. That one matters on a phone or tablet. Most PCs have a single webcam.
If you only want to talk, join as usual and turn your camera off with the camera button. The call carries on with audio only from your side.
How to confirm it worked
You are in the call when the waiting message goes away and you can see or hear the other people. Ask someone on the call to confirm that they can see and hear you. If they can, your browser and Windows permissions are set correctly and you do not need to change anything else.
To end your part of the call, select Leave or close the browser tab. Nothing stays installed on the PC afterward, because the call ran in the browser.
Troubleshooting FaceTime on Windows 11
The link opens, but the page will not load or says the browser is not supported
Apple supports the latest version of Chrome or Edge on Windows. If the link opened in another browser, copy it and paste it into Chrome or Edge. If you are already using one of those, update the browser, close it, reopen it, and try the link again.
Nothing happens after you select Join
You cannot enter the call until the host lets you in. If you have been waiting more than a minute or so, message or phone the person who sent the link and ask them to check their device for your request. Make sure the name you typed is one they will recognize.
Your browser is blocking the camera or microphone
If you dismissed or blocked the permission prompt, change the site permission and reload the page.
- Microsoft Edge: Select Settings and more, then Settings. Select Privacy, search, and services, then Site Permissions > All sites. Select the FaceTime site and change Camera and Microphone so they are no longer set to Block.
- Google Chrome: Select More at the top right, then Settings. Select Privacy and security, then Site settings. Under Permissions, select Camera or Microphone. If the FaceTime site is listed as not allowed, select it and change the permission to Allow.
Microsoft documents the Edge steps in Windows camera, microphone, and privacy, and Google documents the Chrome steps in Use your camera and microphone in Chrome.
Windows 11 is blocking the camera or microphone
Windows has its own privacy switches that sit above the browser. If the browser permission is set to allow and the camera or microphone still does not work, check them.
- Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security.
- Under App permissions, open Camera. Turn on Camera access and Let apps access your camera, then make sure Let desktop apps access your camera is on. Microsoft notes that internet browsers are desktop apps that need this setting turned on, so this last switch is the one that affects Chrome and Edge.
- Go back, open Microphone, and do the same: turn on Microphone access, Let apps access your microphone, and Let desktop apps access your microphone.
- Return to the browser and reload the FaceTime page.
Microsoft covers these switches in Manage app permissions for a camera in Windows.
The switches are greyed out on a work or school PC
Microsoft says that if the Camera access setting can’t be changed, an administrator on the device needs to change it. On a computer managed by an employer or school, that means asking your IT department. If they cannot help in time, join the call from a personal device instead.
Your picture looks blurred or oddly framed
Some Windows 11 PCs include Windows Studio Effects, which can apply automatic framing and background effects such as blur to your camera during video calls. If you did not ask for them, see how to turn off Windows Studio Effects in Windows 11.
A website offers a FaceTime download for Windows
Do not install it. Apple does not make a FaceTime program for Windows, so anything offered as a FaceTime installer for a PC is not from Apple. The browser link is the only official route.
Frequently asked questions
Can I download FaceTime for Windows 11?
No. Apple does not offer FaceTime as a Windows app. On a PC, FaceTime works only in Chrome or Edge, and only when you open a link to a call.
Can I start a FaceTime call from my PC?
No. A Windows user can join a call but cannot create one. Someone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac has to create the link and let you in.
Do I need an Apple Account to join?
Apple’s instructions for Windows do not include signing in. You open the link, type a name, select Continue, and select Join.
Which browsers work with FaceTime on Windows?
Apple lists the latest version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Other browsers are not on Apple’s list, so switch to one of those two if the link does not work.
Can I share my screen from Windows during a FaceTime call?
No. Apple states that SharePlay and screen sharing aren’t available in FaceTime on the web.
Does this work on Windows 10 too?
Yes. Apple’s requirement is a Windows device with the latest Chrome or Edge, so the joining steps are the same. Only the Windows privacy settings screens look a little different.
What if nobody I am calling has an Apple device?
Then FaceTime is not an option, because there is no one to create the link. Use a video calling app that both of you can install or open in a browser instead.
Next step: ask your contact to send a FaceTime link a few minutes before the call, open it in Chrome or Edge, and check that they can see and hear you. If they cannot, work through the browser permission first and the Windows 11 privacy switches second. Apple’s full instructions are in Join a FaceTime call from an Android or Windows device.
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