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Plug-N-Meet - A Scalable, Customizable, Open-Source Web Conferencing System
Plug-N-Meet is a powerful, open-source web conferencing solution built on the high-performance WebRTC infrastructure of LiveKit. Designed for scalability and easy customization, Plug-N-Meet allows you to seamlessly integrate a feature-rich, self-hosted, and AI-powered video conferencing experience into any existing website, application, or system.
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Key Features
- High-Performance & Scalable: Built with Go and leveraging the power of LiveKit, ensuring a robust and lightweight system.
- Adaptive Streaming: Simulcast and Dynacast support ensures stable calls even on poor networks by intelligently managing video quality and bandwidth. Supported codecs include
H264,VP8,VP9, andAV1. - Rich Collaboration Tools: Engage users with HD audio/video, screen sharing, virtual backgrounds, a collaborative whiteboard with office file support (PDF, DOCX, PPTX), shared notepad, polls, and breakout rooms.
- Secure & Private Communication: Features WebRTC-based encryption by default, with optional End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) for all media and data channels, ensuring conversations remain confidential.
- AI-Powered Meeting Intelligence: Turn meetings into actionable intelligence. The AI agent provides live spoken translations, real-time transcription, and automated summaries with action items, all accessible via the Artifacts API.
- Telephone Dial-In (SIP Gateway): Allow participants to join the audio of your meeting by dialing a standard phone number—no internet required.
- Flexible Integration: Easily integrate with any website or system using our straightforward API and SDKs for PHP and JavaScript. Ready-to-use plugins are available for WordPress, Moodle, and Joomla.
- Deep Customization: Easily customize the UI, features, branding, and URLs to match your application's look and feel without modifying core code.
- Advanced Broadcasting & Recording: Includes reliable MP4 recording, RTMP/RTMPS broadcasting to services like YouTube, and RTMP/WHIP ingress for professional production tools like OBS.
- Cross-Device Compatibility: Works on all modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, and Safari for iOS, with no downloads required.
And many more!
Core Components
- plugNmeet-server: The primary backend server written in Go, handling all API and business logic.
- plugNmeet-client: The main frontend interface built with React and Redux.
- plugNmeet-recorder: A dedicated Go application for managing MP4 recordings and RTMP broadcasting.