30kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserVerifiedApache-2.0App
Jitsi Meet is a free video meeting tool that runs in a web browser or a mobile app, with screen sharing, chat and polls. It can be used on the public meet.jit.si site or installed on your own server.
App · GitHub · Free public site or self-host; weaker for very big meetings
9.3kActiveLGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
BigBlueButton is a free video classroom where teachers and students meet online, share audio, video, slides, screens and chat. It is aimed mainly at schools, tutors and online courses, and you install it on your own server.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Built for classes; you host it
2.2kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhoneAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Nextcloud Talk is a video and audio calling app with text chat, screen sharing and password-protected calls. It is for people and teams who run their own Nextcloud server and want calls on it instead of a commercial service.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Needs a Nextcloud server
1.4kActiveIn your browserMITReplaces partlyRuns on your own server
Galene is a videoconferencing server you run yourself so groups can hold video calls in a web browser. It is aimed at people or organizations who want to host their own meetings and need it to use few server resources.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Plain interface; you host it
1kActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Element Call is a video and voice calling app built on the Matrix protocol, so calls can work across different servers. It is for people and organizations who want encrypted video meetings without relying on a single company's servers.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Needs a Matrix account; still maturing
44ActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhoneGPL-3.0Replaces partlyApp
Jami is a free app for video calls, chat and file sharing. It works without a central company server, so it suits people who want private communication.
App · GitHub · Quality drops in large groups
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/video-calls.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Zoom, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Jitsi Meet (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet; replaces fully): Jitsi Meet is a free video meeting tool that runs in a web browser or a mobile app, with screen sharing, chat and polls. It can be used on the public meet.jit.si site or installed on your own server.
- BigBlueButton (LGPL-3.0, https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton; replaces partly): BigBlueButton is a free video classroom where teachers and students meet online, share audio, video, slides, screens and chat. It is aimed mainly at schools, tutors and online courses, and you install it on your own server.
- Nextcloud Talk (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed; replaces partly): Nextcloud Talk is a video and audio calling app with text chat, screen sharing and password-protected calls. It is for people and teams who run their own Nextcloud server and want calls on it instead of a commercial service.
- Galene (MIT, https://github.com/jech/galene; replaces partly): Galene is a videoconferencing server you run yourself so groups can hold video calls in a web browser. It is aimed at people or organizations who want to host their own meetings and need it to use few server resources.
- Element Call (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/element-hq/element-call; replaces partly): Element Call is a video and voice calling app built on the Matrix protocol, so calls can work across different servers. It is for people and organizations who want encrypted video meetings without relying on a single company's servers.
- Jami (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/jami-client-qt; replaces partly): Jami is a free app for video calls, chat and file sharing. It works without a central company server, so it suits people who want private communication.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
