Desktop version downloads can be found here.
Official website jitsi.org
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.
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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.