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Jitsi Meet Desktop

MEETINGS
Velocity2.5

Desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) for the open-source Jitsi Meet video conferencing platform.

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Jitsi Meet Desktop ships a trust-store fix you can only get by updating the app

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◆Current state
Jitsi Meet Desktop releases every month or two, mostly upkeep. 2026.10.0 moves to Electron 43.8.3, which removes trust for the certificate hierarchy behind the October eMudhra intermediate CA compromise; because the app carries its own root store, updating is the only way to get it. It also adds a default-server CLI option and keeps JWTs when opening a meeting window.
◆Where it's heading
Since the 2026.6.0 redesign into per-call windows, the app has returned to maintenance: Electron bumps, packaging and small fixes. Its security posture depends on how fast it follows Chromium through Electron.
◆Prediction
The next release is likely another Electron bump with small fixes, in roughly a month.

◆Recent moves

  1. 23d ago

    Electron 43.8.3 drops compromised eMudhra CA trust

    2026.10.0 updates Electron to 43.8.3 to drop trust in the compromised eMudhra intermediate CA hierarchy, adds a default-server CLI flag and preserves JWTs when opening meeting windows. The trust fix only reaches users who update.

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  2. 3mo ago

    Remote control returns behind a translated native consent dialog

    Remote control returns to the desktop app, this time behind a native consent dialog that is translated rather than English-only. Restoring a removed feature with a permission gate in front of it is the pattern this project follows on anything that touches another participant's machine.

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  3. 4mo ago

    Electron 43 bump and new static Linux AppImage builder

    An Electron 43 bump and a switch to a new static AppImage builder on Linux. Packaging and runtime upkeep with nothing a user would notice.

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  4. 5mo ago

    Main UI redesigned to a conference list with per-call windows

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    The one release this year that changed how the app is used rather than what it is built on: conferences became a list, and each call opens in its own window. It is the payoff of the two-window layout added the month before.

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  5. 6mo ago

    Two-window layout; groundwork for mac desktop audio capture

    A two-window layout arrives, along with groundwork for desktop audio capture on macOS. The layout work is what the conference-list redesign built on three weeks later.

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  6. 7mo ago

    Electron 41 update and picture-in-picture restore fix

    Electron and electron-builder updates plus a fix restoring the main window from the picture-in-picture widget. Routine dependency maintenance.

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