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Open source video conferencing platform from 8x8 with Jitsi Meet and JaaS cloud hosting.

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Jitsi rebuilds its transcription stack and keeps investing in large-call performance.

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◆Current state
Jitsi (Jitsi Meet plus its open-source backend) is an engineering-led project whose blog doubles as its changelog. Recent posts mix genuine infrastructure work, a rebuilt transcription architecture, receiver audio subscriptions, AV1 codec adoption, with community items like Google Summer of Code cohorts.
◆Where it's heading
The technical arc is toward scaling and modernizing the media stack: selective audio subscriptions, SSRC rewriting, AV1, and now a from-scratch transcription architecture replacing the decade-old Jigasi approach. Jitsi is steadily shedding legacy components in favor of architecture that handles large calls and real-time features more efficiently.
◆Prediction
The new transcription architecture likely lands broader real-time features (live captions, translation hooks) over the coming releases; expect continued media-pipeline optimization for large meetings.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    A new architecture for transcription (and more)

    Jitsi is replacing its long-standing Jigasi-based transcription with a new architecture, a foundational rework that positions the project for more capable real-time speech features beyond the 2017 prototype.

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  2. 10d ago

    Google Summer of Code 2026 – Meet This Year’s Projects!!

    Announcement of the five Google Summer of Code 2026 projects; community and contributor news, not a product change.

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  3. 9mo ago

    Introducing Receiver Audio Subscriptions

    Receiver audio subscriptions extend the existing video ReceiverConstraints model to audio, letting clients select which streams they receive, a real efficiency lever for large calls.

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  4. 1y ago

    GSoC 2025, let’s do this!

    Acceptance into Google Summer of Code 2025; contributor-program news with no product impact.

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  5. 1y ago

    AV1 and more … how does Jitsi Meet pick video codecs?

    Making AV1 the default codec in Jitsi Meet improves compression efficiency; a concrete media-stack upgrade, though it predates the current window.

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  6. 2y ago

    Connecting anything to everything via SIP

    An explainer on connecting devices via SIP; documentation-style content rather than a new release.

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