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

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Jitsi caps free meet.jit.si calls at 95 minutes and spreads meetings across screens

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◆Current state
Jitsi's recent posts pair product work with a change to its free public service. Meetings on meet.jit.si are now limited to 95 minutes, with more changes announced but not described. On the software side, Jitsi Meet gains multi-screen support, following Document Picture-in-Picture, backend tracing and a rebuilt transcription architecture over the summer.
◆Where it's heading
Two tracks are diverging: the open-source stack keeps adding capability for rooms and multi-display setups, while the hosted meet.jit.si is being constrained. The 'more changes are coming' line signals that the free tier is being reshaped.
◆Prediction
Further restrictions or account requirements on meet.jit.si are the most likely next announcement; the feed does not say what form they take.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    meet.jit.si meetings now capped at 95 minutes

    meet.jit.si meetings are now capped at 95 minutes, with further changes promised. It is the first limit on the free public service in this feed and points to the hosted tier being reshaped while the software stays open.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Introducing Multi-screen support for Jitsi Meet

    Jitsi Meet can now span a meeting across several screens, so a conference room or a dual-monitor desk is no longer one window with one layout. It extends the summer's browser-meeting work after Document PiP.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Introducing Document PiP for browser meetings

    Document Picture-in-Picture is now available in Jitsi browser meetings, letting users keep an interactive document overlay visible while working in other tabs — extending the PiP model beyond video to document collaboration.

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  4. 2mo ago

    Tracing calls through backend components

    Distributed tracing now spans Jitsi's backend components, enabling call debugging and performance analysis across the distributed system. An infrastructure upgrade that makes operational issues visible for the first time.

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  5. 4mo ago

    A new architecture for transcription (and more)

    Jitsi's transcription system has been rearchitected after nine years on the Jigasi-based design — a full infrastructure replacement that removes accumulated technical debt and opens the door to more capable speech-to-text integrations.

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  6. 4mo ago

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

    Announcement of GSoC 2026 contributors and project topics. Community engagement post, no product feature shipped.

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