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Open-source alternatives to Zoom

Two hand-approved projects in our catalog replace Zoom. Both are video conferencing software. Jitsi Meet has the most GitHub stars (30.2K). Tick what matters to you and the list re-sorts so the closest fits come first.

What matters to you?

Each choice is checked against live catalog data. Counts show how many alternatives meet it.

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The alternatives

Pick what matters below. For now the two alternatives are in order of GitHub stars.

Order: GitHub stars

Jitsi Meet

Video conferencing

Browser-based video meetings you can host yourself.

  • Join HD video meetings from any current browser or the iOS and Android apps.
  • Share screens, chat privately, run polls and raise hands during a meeting.
  • Self-host with Debian packages or Docker, or embed meetings with web and native SDKs.
Meets: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptMeets: In a stack
30.2K starsApache-2.0TypeScriptLatest release 47 days agoWebsite ↗Full profile →

BigBlueButton

Video conferencing

Teach online with shared whiteboards, breakout rooms and recordings

  • Teach with uploaded slides, a multi-user whiteboard, polls, emojis and shared notes.
  • Split a class into breakout rooms and review attendance in the Learning Analytics Dashboard.
  • Record sessions for playback and connect through Greenlight, LTI or plugins for Moodle and others.
Does not meet: Permissive licenceMeets: Open-source licenceMeets: Released ≤ 90 daysDoes not meet: Gaining starsMeets: Written in TypeScriptDoes not meet: In a stack
9.3K starsLGPL-3.0TypeScriptLatest release 2 days agoWebsite ↗Full profile →

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