This free Windows app turns your laptop screen into a ring light - how to try it

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Windows Edge Light tries to improve your look on video calls.
• The app places a light ring around your screen with more ambient light.
• Edge Light works best in an area without other forms of lighting.

I never like the way I look on video calls. I'm fair-skinned and not easy to light properly. Plus, my office isn't arranged well, so I can't easily set up light sources in the most optimal positions. That's why I was eager to try a new Windows app that promises to make me look better on video.

'Vibed' for Windows

Known as Windows Edge Light, this free app places a fake glowing circular light ring around the edges of your laptop screen or PC monitor. By providing a certain level of brightness that you ...