Jitsi
Jitsi Jitsi

Multi-platform open-source video conferencing. Whether you want to build your own massively multi-user video conference client, or use ours, all our tools are 100% free, open source, and WebRTC compatible.

Jitsi Meet is a secure, flexible, and completely free video conferencing software.

Here is a summary of its main features and functionalities:

1. Core Attributes and Security

  • Open Source and Free: Jitsi is characterized as 100% open source and completely free to use,.

  • Encrypted and Private: It is highlighted as being encrypted and 100% privacy friendly,.

  • No Account Required: Users do not need an account to participate in a meeting,.

  • Usage Context: It is used by organizations, including Italian schools (via the WeSchool platform) for distance learning and other organizations that run it on their own servers,.

2. Connectivity and Interoperability

  • Seamless Integration: Jitsi emphasizes seamless connectivity in the virtual meeting landscape,.

  • SIP Integration: It supports SIP integration, allowing participants to join meetings from a wide range of devices,.

  • Device Flexibility: Attendees can join using hardware phones or softphones (such as Bria), and even from other video conferencing systems (such as Zoom),.

3. Advanced Technical Features

  • Receiver Control: Jitsi Meet has long supported ReceiverConstraints for video, allowing meeting receivers to specify which streams they wish to receive and at what resolutions,.

  • Audio Subscriptions: It also supports Receiver Audio Subscriptions, allowing the backend to attempt to satisfy the specific constraints requested by receivers,.

4. Deployment Flexibility

  • Self-Hosting: Users have the option to run Jitsi on their own servers,.

  • JaaS (Jitsi as a Service): The team that builds Jitsi offers a managed service called JaaS, allowing the team to run Jitsi for the user as an alternative to self-hosting,.