[viraptor]

> ... and runs well in the browser.

On Chrome on Windows. Otherwise it turns on the jet engine mode on laptop cooling / energy consumption.

[cesarb]

I use Google Meet on Firefox on Linux, and haven't noticed any excessive power use; and the laptop fan stays slow.

In fact, of the video conference systems I have used at work, Google Meet is the only one that works perfectly on Firefox, without having to use Chromium or even a dedicated flatpak package.

[kevincox]

It used to be pretty bad on Firefox Linux but for the pass couple of months it runs well.