Jitsi Meet: a free and open source solution for video conferencing

Now that SARS-CoV-2 has arrived and it is not very clear when this will end, in the absence of adequate treatment or vaccine, many things have changed in our society. The pandemic has made it necessary to work in a different way, as well as keep communicated in a slightly different way. Video calls or videoconferences have become more important, and that is why you should know Jitsi meet.

Can be a very interesting service, not only because it is open source and free, but also because it can be a great tool both for those who seek to work remotely (telecommuting), and for those who need to learn at a distance. An alternative to other services like Skype, Zoom, etc.

With Jitsi Meet you can organize your online classes, conferences with your clients, hold family or work meetings, etc. All with that service that can also stay on your own server, if you want more control of the host. And you already know that if you are interested, you can start by visiting its download area in the official project website. You can get the app for iOS, for Android and get documentation and help about the project.

As for the the most outstanding features from Jitsi Meet, you have:

• No need to register user, which is more anonymous.
• Allows edit documents using Etherpad.
• It has the capacity to self host to host it on your own server if you wish.
• Supports integration with Slack and Rocket.chat.
• You have password protection If it's necessary.
• Beta support for end-to-end encryption.
• Admits background blur for webcam (beta).
• Allows option of recording.
• Support for live broadcast.
• You can share your videos by YouTube.
• It gives you the possibility to see status users' network.
• Integration of Google Calendar and Microsoft Calendar.
• Various chat functions.
• Share screen.
• Connection of international marking.
• It can continue the same call video later no need for another code for the meeting.
• Settings to put an option low bandwidth, so that network consumption is lower when you have slow Internet connections.