Desktop version downloads can be found here.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Jitsi Meet
jitsi.org 1 rating so far*
Messaging Open SourceE2E encryptedNo accountSelf-hostedWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebFree United States
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
The easiest no-account video conferencing to just send someone a link and start talking, and self-hosting it gives you full control of the stack. Be clear-eyed about encryption: standard multi-party calls run through the bridge, so end-to-end mode is a separate, more limited setting. Great for spontaneous meetings and self-hosters; verify the E2EE state if a call is genuinely sensitive.
GitHub at a glance
jitsi/jitsi-meet
Stars
29,605
+ 209 this week
Last commit
14d ago
healthy
License
Apache-2.0
Latest release
stable/jitsi-meet_11031
1mo ago
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Website at a glance
jitsi.org
C score 50
Basic website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 2d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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Jitsi Meet license, in plain English
Apache-2.0 Permissive
Permissive like MIT, with an explicit patent grant and a requirement to flag any changes you make.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- License and copyright notice
- State changes
Does not provide
- Trademark use
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.
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