{"id":4658,"date":"2025-11-28T09:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wise.live\/blog\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2025-12-15T00:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:29:47","slug":"hide-participants-tab-zoom-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wise.live\/blog\/hide-participants-tab-zoom-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Solutions to Hide Participant Tab in Zoom Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

TL;DR<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Zoom doesn\u2019t let you hide the participants tab in standard meetings, but Hosts can still protect student privacy using four effective options:<\/p>\n

1. Wise<\/strong> \u2013 Controls who can join your Zoom sessions, keeping the participant list hidden and limited to verified students. Best for tutoring and coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Lens<\/strong> \u2013 Adds tools to hide the participant list and boost engagement with quizzes, leaderboards, and focus tracking.<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Zoom Webinar<\/strong> \u2013 Completely hides all attendees from each other. Ideal for large or sensitive sessions.<\/p>\n

4. Zoom Web SDK<\/strong> \u2013 Lets developers fully customize Zoom\u2019s interface, including hiding the participants panel.<\/p>\n

Choose Wise for simplicity, Lens for engagement, Webinars for full anonymity, and the SDK for custom platforms.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/b><\/h3>\n

In today\u2019s world of online learning, remote coaching, and virtual classrooms, Zoom<\/a> has become one of the most widely used platforms for live teaching. Whether you are a tutor, instructor, coach, training manager or running an online academy, Zoom provides a stable, familiar interface for delivering lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, even with its strengths, Zoom has one recurring issue for educators:<\/span>
\n<\/span>The participants tab is always visible to attendees in standard Zoom meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n

This tab shows the following:<\/span><\/p>\n