Open Source Zoom Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Zoom is Jitsi Meet. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Zoom and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Zoom are Jitsi Desktop, BigBlueButton, Jami and Element X.

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  1. Talk icon
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    A free group video chat for the web. No signups. no downloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Sylk Suite icon
     3 likes

    Sylk Suite allows the creation and delivery of rich multimedia applications accessed by SIP Clients, XMPP endpoints and WebRTC applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  4. Mostlymatter icon
     2 likes

    Mostlymatter is a fork of Mattermost meant to remove the users and messages limits. Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • YunoHost
     
  5. Meshenger icon
     3 likes

    A true P2P phone application for voice and video calls. No Internet access needed, no registration, not advertisment or calling back "home". Scan each others QR-Code and call each other. This works in over local networks such as community and company networks or at...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. fairmeeting icon
     3 likes

    fairmeeting is a powerful video conferencing service that emphasizes ease of use and data privacy. It is a true alternative to Zoom, Teams, WebEx or Skype. Here's a breakdown of its key features:

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. p2p.chat icon
     4 likes

    p2p.chat is a free video conferencing application using WebRTC for peer-to-peer communication. No login required. No tracking. Decentralized.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. jami-commander (jc for short) is a simple but convenient CLI-based Jami client app for setting up accounts and swarms as well as sending.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. multiparty meeting - Simple web meetings. Multiparty web-meetings using mediasoup and WebRTC

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. This simple Matrix client written in Python allows you to send and receive messages and files, verify other devices, and interact with your Matrix account or other Matrix users in many ways. You use it from the terminal (CLI) or integrate it into other simple Python programs.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
     
  11. Videolify icon
     4 likes

    Start your next video call with a single click. No download, plug-in or login required. Just get straight to talking, messaging and sharing your screen.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Firefox
     
  12. Camus icon
     3 likes

    Peer-to-peer group video chat using WebRTC. Audio and video streaming, desktop sharing, and text chat.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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