Lark

Range: 2-500 active Effective: Apr 1, 2019 Official source Pricing page

Starter: $0/mo 50 users, basic features Pro: $12/user/mo 500 participants, advanced admin Enterprise: Custom Unlimited

Features Covered

Video Conferencing Screen Sharing Breakout Rooms Recording and Transcription Chat and Messaging Polling and Q&A Whiteboard Virtual Backgrounds Integrated AI Note-Taker

Timeline

Milestone	Date	Notes
Feishu launch (China)	Nov 1, 2017	Internal collaboration tool launched for Chinese market
Lark international launch	Apr 1, 2019	International version released for global markets
Lark Suite expansion	Jun 1, 2020	Expanded feature set including Docs, Sheets, and Messenger
Lark Rooms	Jan 15, 2022	Dedicated meeting room hardware integration

Provisions (9)

Video Conferencing

Implements: Video Conferencing active Effective: Apr 1, 2019

"Lark integrates video meetings directly into its collaboration suite, making it seamless to jump from chat to call."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Participant limit	Up to 500 participants on enterprise plans
Video quality	HD video with adaptive bitrate
Gallery view	Grid layout with multiple participants visible

Sources: Lark Video Conferencing

Screen Sharing

Implements: Screen Sharing active Effective: Apr 1, 2019

"Lark's Magic Share feature allows document sharing within meetings without traditional screen sharing limitations."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Sharing options	Full screen, application window, or browser tab
Magic Share	Share documents directly within the meeting for collaborative viewing
Annotations	Participants can annotate shared content

Sources: Lark Meetings

Breakout Rooms

Implements: Breakout Rooms active Effective: Jan 1, 2021

"Lark breakout rooms support both pre-assigned and on-the-fly groupings for flexible workshop facilitation."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Room creation	Host can create multiple breakout rooms during a meeting
Assignment	Manual or automatic participant assignment
Broadcast	Host can broadcast messages to all breakout rooms

Sources: Lark Meetings

Recording and Transcription

Implements: Recording active Effective: Apr 1, 2019

"Lark automatically generates meeting minutes with action items, reducing post-meeting administrative overhead."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Cloud recording	Meetings recorded and saved to Lark cloud storage
Auto-transcription	AI-generated transcripts with speaker identification
Meeting minutes	Automated meeting summary and action items

Sources: Lark Meetings

Chat and Messaging

Implements: Chat Messaging active Effective: Apr 1, 2019

"Lark Messenger provides a unified chat experience tightly integrated with meetings, docs, and project tools."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
In-meeting chat	Text chat during live meetings
Lark Messenger	Persistent team messaging with threads and reactions
Group chats	Topic-based group chats with file sharing and integrations

Sources: Lark Messenger

Polling and Q&A

Implements: Polling active Effective: Jun 1, 2021

"Lark's in-meeting polling integrates with its broader survey and form tools for consistent data collection."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Polls	In-meeting polls with multiple choice options
Real-time results	Results displayed live during the meeting
Export	Poll results exportable after the meeting

Sources: Lark Meetings

Whiteboard

Implements: Whiteboard active Effective: Jan 1, 2021

"Lark's whiteboard is natively embedded in the platform, accessible from both meetings and the document editor."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Collaborative canvas	Real-time multi-user whiteboard
Templates	Pre-built templates for brainstorming and planning
Integration	Whiteboards accessible from meetings and Lark Docs

Sources: Lark Whiteboard

Virtual Backgrounds

Implements: Virtual Backgrounds active Effective: Jun 1, 2020

"Lark offers virtual avatars as an alternative to traditional backgrounds, allowing expressive camera-off participation."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Background images	Custom upload or built-in image library
Background blur	Adjustable blur intensity
Virtual avatars	Avatar mode for camera-off participation

Sources: Lark Meetings

Integrated AI Note-Taker

Implements: Ai Notetaker active Effective: Jan 1, 2023

"Lark Minutes AI segments meetings by topic and links extracted action items directly to Lark's task management system."

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Smart minutes	AI-powered meeting minutes with topic segmentation
Action tracking	Automatic action item extraction linked to Lark Tasks

Sources: Lark