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Developers can visit our <a href="https://github.com/jitsi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Github repos</a> for code and details on specific projects. Everyone should go to our <a href="https://community.jitsi.org/">Community Forum</a> for questions that are not covered here.</div> </div> </section> <section class="faq-grid"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="offset-md-2 col-md-8 content"> <h2></h2> <div> <div id="accordion" class='' id=''> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading1"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse1">What is Jitsi?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse1" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading1" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jitsi is a set of open-source projects that allows you to easily build and deploy secure videoconferencing solutions. We are best known for our Jitsi Meet video conferencing platform, </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> where we host a Jitsi Meet instance that the community can use for totally free video conferences , and the Jitsi Videobridge that powers all of our multi-party video capabilities.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading2"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse2">How can I use Jitsi for video conferencing?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse2" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading2" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The easiest way is to go to </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or download one of the mobile apps (</span><a href="http://jitsi.org/android"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Android</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or </span><a href="http://jitsi.org/ios"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iOS</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you prefer, you can also setup your own Jitsi Meet instance or embed a </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> room into your own website. See the FAQs below for more information on those options.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading3"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse3">Is Jitsi free?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse3" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading3" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes. Jitsi is 100% open source and freely available to use and develop with. We also host and run </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> as a free service.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading4"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse4">What are the major Jitsi projects?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse4" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading4" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have a bunch, but the most popular ones are:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jitsi Meet</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://jitsi.org/jitsi-videobridge/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jitsi Videobridge</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – the media server engine (aka Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU)) that powers all of Jitsi’s multi-party video conferences</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jigasi – a gateway service that connects SIP telephony to a Jitsi Videobridge conference</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jibri – a broadcaster and recorder used for saving video call recordings and streaming to YouTube Live or any RTMP endpoint</span></li> </ul> <p>You can see all of our projects on our github page – <a href="https://github.com/jitsi">https://github.com/jitsi</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading5"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse5">What are the features of Jitsi Meet?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse5" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading5" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>Jitsi Meet includes many features and we are constantly adding more. Some of the main ones are:</p> <ul> <li>Auto-view the active speaker or click on any attendee to see their video</li> <li>Android and iOS apps</li> <li>Text chatting (web only)</li> <li>Lock a room with a password</li> <li>Screen sharing (if jidesha is setup, only required in Chrome)</li> <li>Streaming a conference to YouTube live (if Jibri is configured)</li> <li>Shared text document based on Etherpad</li> <li>Raise/Lower your hand for attention</li> <li>Participant talk-time statistics</li> <li>Push-to-talk mode</li> <li>Play a YouTube video to all attendees call</li> <li>Audio-only option</li> <li>Telephone dial-in to a conference (if Jigasi is setup)</li> <li>Dial-out to a telephone participant (if Jigasi is setup)</li> <li>Integration in other apps / websites</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jitsi Meet also includes statistics and integrations features and a </span><a href="https://www.callstats.io/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">callstats.io</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> integration to help developers. Make sure to use </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to see the latest features.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading6"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse6">Can I record a Jitsi conference?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse6" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading6" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes. The easiest way to record is to live stream your conference to YouTube and access the recording there. You can try this now on </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Self-installed Jitsi Meet deployments will need to setup </span><a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jibri"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jibri</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to do this. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading7"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse7" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse7">Can I call into a Jitsi conference with a telephone?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse7" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading7" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, Jitsi offers a telephony interface that allows users to dial into a conference or for placing dial-out reminder calls. You can try this on </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Self-installed Jitsi Meet deployments will need to setup and configure </span><a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jigasi"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jigasi</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with a SIP provider to connect to the phone network. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading8"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse8" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse8">If Jitsi doesn’t make any money, how can it continue to support the project?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse8" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading8" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are fortunate that our friends at 8×8 fully fund the project. 8×8 uses Jitsi technology in products like </span><a href="https://www.8x8.com/voip-business-phone-services/features"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Virtual Office</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The open source community and </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> service help to make Jitsi better, which makes 8×8 products better, which helps to further fund Jitsi. This virtuous cycle has worked well in the past and should continue to for many years to come.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading9"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse9" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse9">How do I setup my own Jitsi installation?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse9" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading9" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Setting up Jitsi Meet is a simple experience for those that are familiar with Unix installations. Please check our <a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/devops-guide/">self-hosting documentation</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading10"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse10" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse10">Can I embed a Jitsi Meet call into my website?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse10" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading10" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, Jitsi Meet has an External API that can be used to embed an existing Jits Meet instance into any webpage with just a few lines of code. Many of Meet’s options can be changed via configuration file. Web developers can even actively control the conference with a variety of commands and events. You can do this with your own self-installed instance or run it from </span><a href="https://meet.jit.si/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">meet.jit.si</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> – no server installation required. See </span><a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/blob/master/doc/api.md"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for more on the Jitsi Meet External API. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading11"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse11" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse11">Can I embed Jitsi Meet into my mobile app?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse11" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading11" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, Jitsi Meet can be compiled as an SDK and embedded into Android and iOS apps. You can find instructions on how to do that here:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-android-sdk"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Android</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-ios-sdk"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iOS</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading12"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse12" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse12">Where can I get commercial support for Jitsi?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse12" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading12" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neither the immediate Jitsi team or 8×8 provide commercial support for Jitsi. Jitsi does enjoy a large developer community with many development shops and individuals that provide support and commercial development services. If you need paid help, we recommend you do a search or post a request on our Community Forum in the paid-word category: </span><a href="https://community.jitsi.org/c/users/paid-work"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://community.jitsi.org/c/users/paid-work</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading13"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse13" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse13">What is Jitsi Desktop?</button></h5> </div> <div id="collapse13" class="collapse collapsed" aria-labelledby="heading13" data-parent="#accordion"> <div class="card-body"> <p>Jitsi Desktop, formerly known as the SIP Communicator and briefly known as just “Jitsi”, is a VoIP and instant messaging application. This was the Jitsi team’s first project that originated way back in 2003.</p> <p>Jitsi’s video conferencing capabilities evolved out of this original project. Jitsi Desktop is no longer actively maintained by the Jitsi team under 8×8; but it is still maintained, by the community.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="heading14"> <h5 class="mb-0"><button class="btn btn-link collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapse14" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse14">My question was not here. 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