Jitsi Meet
Free, open-source video meetings you can use instantly in the browser or host yourself.
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About Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet is an open-source video conferencing project. You can use the public instance at meet.jit.si for free: pick a meeting name, share the link, and guests join without an account from a browser or the iOS and Android apps. Features include screen sharing, chat, raised hands, lobbies and passwords, breakout rooms, live streaming to YouTube and shared document editing via Etherpad, and calls are encrypted by default. Because the whole stack is open source, many schools, governments and privacy-minded organisations run their own Jitsi servers, and the handbook covers self-hosting on Linux. The project is developed by a team at 8x8, which also sells Jitsi as a Service for embedding meetings into apps. The trade-offs: very large meetings need well-provisioned servers, the public instance now asks hosts to sign in to create meetings, and polish trails commercial tools. It suits anyone who wants free calls guests can join without an account, or a meeting server they fully control.
Best for: People who want free calls without accounts, or organisations that want to self-host.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free and open source
- Guests join from a browser with no account
- Can be self-hosted for full control
Why people leave
- Large meetings need well-provisioned servers
- Less polished than commercial tools
- Fewer admin and webinar features
Top Jitsi Meet alternatives
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BigBlueButton66.5Open-source and self-hostable, but designed specifically for online classes.
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MiroTalk62.6Another open-source, self-hostable WebRTC meeting app with P2P and SFU versions.
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A lightweight open-source videoconference server that's easy to run.
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Brave Talk57.2Free private calls built on Jitsi, right inside the Brave browser.
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Nextcloud Talk55.3Self-hosted calls and chat that sit alongside Nextcloud files.
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Jitsi Meet: common questions
Is Jitsi Meet free?
Yes. Jitsi Meet is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.
Is Jitsi Meet open source?
Yes. The source code is on GitHub at jitsi/jitsi-meet. You can also run it on your own server.
What platforms does Jitsi Meet run on?
Jitsi Meet is available for Web, iOS, Android and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Jitsi Meet?
The highest-ranked Jitsi Meet alternatives right now are BigBlueButton, MiroTalk and Galene. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.