![]() ![]() Jitsi Meet requires no installation it runs in a browser window. In the case of Jitsi Meet in Linux, PulseAudio Volume Control can be used to share audio, as I explain further down. ** There is a work-around for this problem in Zoom for Linux see my answer to the Unix & Linux Stack Exchange question ‘Play audio output as input to Zoom’. * Neither platform currently provides end-to-end encryption for group meetings, although the developers of Jitsi Meet are apparently working on implementing end-to-end encryption for group meetings using a new feature of Google Chrome called ‘Insertable Streams’. (the company that develops the Jitsi Meetings software). ![]() if I wanted to, I could download the Jitsi software to my own server and set up a Jitsi Meet server to handle meetings instead of using the Cloud server provided by 8×8, Inc.Jitsi Meet is open-source, so anyone can inspect the source code.I find the UI of the Jitsi Meet app for Android easy to use (the app can be installed via Google Play).if I share audio in Zoom for Linux, the audio is very distorted **.I find Jitsi Meet on a desktop/laptop more intuitive and easier to use than Zoom.I find image quality better in Jitsi Meet.I find the performance of Jitsi Meet better than Zoom, which seems to be corroborated in basic benchmarking by Jitsi Meet’s developers (‘ WebRTC vs.Jitsi Meet provides end-to-end encryption for one-to-one video calls *.unlike the free version of Zoom, Jitsi Meet does not have a limit on the number of meeting attendees.unlike the free version of Zoom, Jitsi Meet does not impose a time limit on the length of the meeting.unlike Zoom, Jitsi Meet does not require the installation of an application - it runs in Google Chrome or Firefox.unlike Zoom, Jitsi Meet does not require you to sign up.no subscriptions are required to use all the features of Jitsi Meet.The reasons I prefer Jitsi Meet to Zoom include the following: WIRED Magazine’s recent article on Jitsi Meet is also worth reading: ‘ Want to Ditch Zoom? Jitsi Offers an Open-Source Alternative‘. ![]() Although many people like Zoom, my favourite video conferencing platform is Jitsi Meet.įor an excellent third-party video introduction to Jitsi Meet, watch the video: ‘ Using Jitsi: A free, no-registration video conferencing site‘. Zoom seems to be the most popular video conference platform at the moment, although several articles in the media have pointed out some of its security limitations (see, e.g., ‘ ‘Zoom is malware’: why experts worry about the video conferencing platform‘). During the current COVID-19 lockdown I have been using video conferencing platforms a lot for family virtual meet-ups, quizzes and multi-player games by Jackbox Games. ![]()
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