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Original author(s) | Emil Ivov |
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Developer(s) | 8x8 |
Initial release | 2003 |
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Written in | Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Lua |
Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS |
Available in | Austrian, English, French, German, Bulgarian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek and 25 more |
Type | Voice over IP, instant messaging, videoconferencing |
License | Apache-2.0[3] |
Website | jitsi![]() |
Jitsi (from Bulgarian: жици — "wires") is a collection of free and open-source multiplatform voice (VoIP), video conferencing and instant messaging applications for the Web platform, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.[4][5][6][7] The Jitsi project began with the Jitsi Desktop (previously known as SIP Communicator). With the growth of WebRTC, the project team focus shifted to the Jitsi Videobridge for allowing web-based multi-party video calling. Later the team added Jitsi Meet, a full video conferencing application that includes web, Android, and iOS clients. Jitsi also operates meet.jit.si, a version of Jitsi Meet hosted by Jitsi for free community use. Other projects include: Jigasi, lib-jitsi-meet, Jidesha, and Jitsi.[8][9][10]
Jitsi has received support from various institutions such as the NLnet Foundation,[11][12] the University of Strasbourg and the Region of Alsace,[13] Data Consultancy Services, the European Commission[14] and it has also had multiple participations in the Google Summer of Code program.[15][16]
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History
Work on Jitsi (then SIP Communicator) started in 2003 in the context of a student project by Emil Ivov at the University of Strasbourg.[17] It was originally released as an example video phone in the JAIN-SIP stack and later spun off as a standalone project.[18]
BlueJimp (2009–2015)
In 2009, Emil Ivov founded the BlueJimp company, which has employed some of Jitsi's main contributors,[19][20] in order to offer professional support and development services[21] related to the project.
In 2011, after successfully adding support for audio/video communication over XMPP's Jingle extensions, the project was renamed to Jitsi since it was no longer "a SIP only Communicator".[22][23] This name originates from the Bulgarian "жици" (wires).[24]
Jitsi introduced the Videobridge in 2013 to support multiparty video calling with its Jitsi clients using a new Selective Forwarding Unit (SFU) architecture. Later that year initial support was added to the Jitsi Videobridge allowing WebRTC calling from the browser. To demonstrate how Jitsi Videobridge could be used as a production service, BlueJimp offered a free use of its hosted system at meet.jit.si.[25]
On November 4, 2014, "Jitsi + Ostel" scored 6 out of 7 points on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's secure messaging scorecard. They lost a point because there has not been a recent independent code audit.[26]
On February 1, 2015, Hristo Terezov, Ingo Bauersachs and the rest of the team released[27] version 2.6 from their stand at the Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting 2015 event in Brussels. This release includes security fixes, removes support of the deprecated MSN protocol, along with SSLv3 in XMPP. Among other notable improvements, the OS X version bundles a Java 8 runtime, enables echo cancelling by default, and uses the CoreAudio subsystem. The Linux build addresses font issues with the GTK+ native look and feel, and fixes some long-standing issues about microphone level on call setup when using the PulseAudio sound system. This release also adds the embedded Java database Hyper SQL Database to improve performance for users with huge configuration files, a feature which is disabled by default. A full list of changes is available on the project web site.[28]
Ownership by Atlassian (2015–2018)
Atlassian acquired BlueJimp on April 5, 2015. After the acquisition, the new Jitsi team under Atlassian ceased meaningful new development work on the Jitsi Desktop project and expanded its efforts on projects related to the Jitsi Videobridge and Jitsi Meet. Regular contributions from the open source community have maintained the Jitsi Desktop project.[29][30][31]
In 2017, jitsi was added as a widget to Element[32] instant messaging client.
8x8 (2018– )
In October 2018, 8x8 acquired Jitsi from Atlassian.[33]
Primary projects
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The Jitsi open source repository on GitHub currently contains 132 repositories. The major projects include:[34]
- Jitsi Meet
- Video conferencing server designed for quick installation on Debian/Ubuntu servers
- Jitsi Videobridge
- WebRTC Selective Forwarding Unit engine for powering multiparty conferences
- Jigasi
- Server-side application that allows regular SIP clients to join Jitsi Meet conferences hosted by Jitsi Videobridge
- lib-jitsi-meet
- Low-level JavaScript API for providing a customized UI for Jitsi Meet
- Jidesha
- Chrome extension for Jitsi Meet
- Jitsi
- Known as Jitsi Desktop,[35] an audio, video, and chat communicator application that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, AIM/ICQ, and IRC.