Skool Live: How to Go Live and Run Webinars on Skool

Skool live calls run inside Skool itself: you can go live in one click or put a call on your group's Calendar, with no Zoom link needed. Skool calls this Skool Call, and it later added a second format, Skool Webinar, for bigger audiences. This guide covers how to go live on Skool, what members see, how replays work, how webinars differ, and which plan each one needs. Every step was checked against Skool's help centre on 29 September 2026.

Skool Call and Skool Webinar: the two ways to go live

Skool has two live formats. Its webinar help article puts the difference in one line: "A webinar is a one-to-many presentation, whereas Skool Call is a collaborative group call."

On plans: Skool's help article on events says "Skool native call is included in both plans," and the pricing page lists "Unlimited live calls" on both Hobby ($9 a month) and Pro ($99 a month). Webinars are the exception. The webinar article says "Webinar is a Pro plan feature," and in Skool News #32, Skool's team showed a Hobby group getting an upgrade prompt when it tried to start one.

If you are still choosing a platform, our Skool pricing guide covers what else Pro adds, or you can try Skool (affiliate link) and run a test call yourself.

How to go live on Skool right now

This is the instant option, from Skool's help article on going live. Skool says it works "natively in the app or on the browser," with no outside streaming tool.

1. Open your group's Community tab. As an admin, click Go Live, at the right end of the "Write something" box.
2. Skool starts an instant event for your members called "Random Hangout".
3. Click COPY CALL LINK and share it in the group so members know you are live.

Step 3 matters. In Skool News #26 (9 September 2025), Skool's team said a Random Hangout does not notify anyone by itself, so a quick post with the link is how members find out. The same video showed that only admins see the Go Live button.

Skool News #32 showed Go Live also offering a webinar option, but the help centre documents webinars only through the Calendar.

How to schedule a live call on your Calendar

For a weekly coaching call or a Q&A, schedule it. These steps are from Skool's article on creating an event:

1. In the Calendar tab, click the plus button to open the Add event window.
2. Fill in the title, date, time, duration (30 minutes to 24 hours) and timezone. Tick Recurring event if it repeats.
3. Leave the location as Skool Call, which is the default. Zoom, Meet and an in-person address are also options.
4. Add a short description and a cover image, choose who has access, then click ADD.

Access is where calls get useful for paid groups. Skool's article on event permissions lists four choices: all members, members at or above a level, members on or above a tier, or members in a specific course. So a call can be for your VIP tier only. Our guide to Skool membership tiers covers that side. Skool's help screenshots of the Add event window also show a box to remind members by email 1 day before.

What you can do while you are live

Skool's help article lists the host controls. On a call you can:

• Chat with the people on the call.
• Share your screen, and allow members to share theirs.
• Change your background.
• Mute members, or kick them out of the call.
• Record the call.

When you are done, you can leave and let members keep hanging out, or end the call for everyone.

Skool News #26 added two details the help article does not cover: kicking someone only removes them from that call, so they can rejoin, and calls stream in up to 1080p when a person's connection allows it.

What members see and how they join

Members join from the call link you share or from the event on your group's Calendar. It works in the Skool app or a browser.

Skool News #26 showed the rest of the member side. Members check their camera and mic, then join, and everyone's name and photo on the call come from their Skool profile. Skool's team said only members of the group can join. A person who is not a member and opens the link lands on the group's About page instead. We could not find this documented in the help centre, but it is what the video shows.

That has one real effect. A Skool call or webinar is for people already in your group, not a public sign-up webinar for strangers.

Tier-locked events hold too. In Skool News #34 (4 November 2025), Skool's team said a VIP call link shared with a member outside VIP sends them to the upgrade page.

Recordings and replays

Skool only records when you press record during the call. Here is what happens next, from the help article and its March 2026 screenshots:

1. When the call ends, you get a notification that the call recording is available.
2. Open it to see a "Share the recording" window with two buttons, DOWNLOAD and CREATE POST.
3. Post it to your community, or download it and upload it to a page in your Classroom.

The clock is 14 days. The help article says "You have 14 days to download it before it expires," and the share window warns that recordings are deleted unless posted within 14 days. If you want the file for good, download it.

This part changed since launch. In Skool News #26, posting a replay meant downloading it and uploading it again, and Skool's team said one-click posting was next. The current help screenshots show the CREATE POST button, so that extra step is gone. Uploads use Skool's own player, which we cover in Skool video hosting.

One thing to plan for: Skool's help centre documents level and tier access for courses and events, not for feed posts. So a replay that only one tier should see belongs on a Classroom page inside a course locked to that tier.

Skool Webinar: how it differs from a call

These are the steps from Skool's webinar help article. You need the Pro plan.

1. Navigate to Calendar and click Create new event.
2. Select the Skool Webinar option.
3. At the scheduled time, click JOIN WEBINAR to start.

The help article stops there, so the rest comes from Skool News #32, where Skool's team demoed it. In a webinar, attendees cannot turn on their mic or camera. They can chat and send reactions. The host can allow video and audio for any attendee, which brings them on stage, and switch it off again after. Several people can be on stage at once.

Skool's team summed up who it is for: "Small groups won't need this. Big groups will probably want this." Their reasoning: with 100 or 1,000 people, a grid of open mics gets unruly.

The same video said calls and webinars can take up to 10,000 people. The help centre does not state a cap, and it does not say how webinar recordings work. Check both before you promise members a replay.

The honest downsides

• Webinars need Pro. Pro is $99 a month against $9 for Hobby. Small groups may only need Skool Call.
• Recordings expire after 14 days unless you post or download them.
• Thin documentation. Stream quality, attendee limits and webinar recordings are only in the videos, or not covered at all.
• Zoom still works. Zoom and Meet remain location options on every event, if you need something Skool Call lacks.

For owners: announcing calls and posting replays

A weekly call means two posts a week: a reminder before it and the replay after it. Skool gives you a Calendar event with an email reminder, but its help centre documents no way to schedule a feed post (we checked this for our guide on scheduling Skool posts). So the "we go live at 5pm" post waits until you are at your desk.

Backpack is a Chrome extension plus our servers for Skool owners. Its Post Scheduler lets you write the reminder when you think of it, pick the day, time and category, and it posts from your own Skool account when the time comes. It runs on our servers, so it posts with your laptop shut. It is $9 a month for every Skool community you admin, with every feature, including Payment Recovery for members whose card fails. Backpack is not made by or affiliated with Skool. Try Backpack free for 7 days.

For most groups, Skool live calls cover what Zoom used to: a weekly call on the Calendar, a quick hangout from Go Live, and a replay posted from the share window. If that is the setup you want, you can start a Skool community here (affiliate link).

FAQ

Can you go live on Skool?

Yes. Admins can click Go Live in the Community tab to start an instant call, or schedule a Skool Call from the Calendar. It works in the Skool app or a browser, with no outside streaming tool. Share the call link in the group so members know you are live, since an instant call does not notify anyone.

Is Skool live streaming free?

Skool Call is included in both plans at no extra cost, and the pricing page lists "Unlimited live calls" on Hobby and Pro. Skool Webinar, the one-to-many format for large audiences, is a Pro plan feature. So a Hobby group can run calls but has to upgrade to Pro to host a webinar.

How long does Skool keep live call recordings?

Fourteen days. You only get a recording if you pressed record on the call. After the call, a notification lets you download it or create a post with it. Skool's help article says the recording expires after 14 days, so post it or download it before then if you want to keep it.

What is the difference between a Skool call and a Skool webinar?

A Skool call is a group call where everyone can use camera and mic. A Skool webinar is a one-to-many presentation: attendees watch, chat and react, and the host can bring people on stage. Calls are on both plans. Webinars are Pro only and are set up from the Calendar.

Can members go live on Skool?

No. Skool's help article gives the Go Live option to admins, and Skool News #26 showed that only admins see the button. On a call, the host can allow a member to share their screen. In a webinar, the host can switch on a member's camera and mic to bring them on stage.

Can I still use Zoom with Skool?

Yes. When you create a Calendar event, the location defaults to Skool Call, but Skool's help article lists Zoom and Meet as other options, plus a physical address for in-person meetups. Members then join from the event as usual. Skool's own call is included in your plan, so Zoom is only worth it if you need something Skool lacks.

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