Open Source Java Conferencing Software for Linux

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom platform built to help teachers teach and learners learn online. It enables real-time collaboration through audio, video, slide presentations, screen sharing, and interactive whiteboards. Educators can actively engage students using polls, emojis, shared notes, multi-user whiteboards, and breakout rooms. The platform includes a Learning Analytics Dashboard that provides moderators with live insights into participant activity and engagement. BigBlueButton also supports session recording and playback, making it ideal for asynchronous learning and content reuse. Designed primarily for education, it adapts seamlessly to online tutoring, flipped classrooms, group collaboration, and large-scale virtual classes.

VideoWhisper Live Streaming provides web based live video streaming (from webcam or similar sources). Live Streaming key features: + 1 to many 1 way video streaming + Live chat for viewers + User list with online participants + Channel title + HTML embed code to publish video channel + P2P group streaming support + Session timer and control with scripts + 100% web based for clients The php edition is the easiest choice to setup and run the Live Streaming application on a website. Also to integrate with any php script or content management system that does not have a ready made integration, yet. PHP Live Streaming Edition Highlights: + Create Live Video Channels + Broadcast Live Video from Browser + Share Channels Link/Embed Code + Limit Total Use Time by Channel + Simple Setup + Easy to Install + Full PHP Source Code + Easy to Integrate Requires a RTMP hosting to setup rtmp side (see installation instructions).

Dimdim is an open source web meeting product with features like Application, Desktop and Presentation sharing with A/V streaming and chat. No attendee installation - all features are available through a web browser. Dimdim can be integrated with Moodle.

Intelligere SCS is a collaboration system with an integrated web conference system ideal for virtual classroom, e-learning and video conference. In order to view an on-line demo use this address http://tinyurl.com/scsdemo (user and pass 'sfguest').

MeetingPoint is a modular cross-browser realtime collaboration and conferencing environment. It provides Flash web meeting with audio/video conference, shared whiteboard and slideshow presentation, chat, polls, etc. Full Moodle integration.

ePresence was an open source project maintained by the University of Toronto from 2001 to 2008. It has been forked and commercialized in 2008 by the lab ex-employees as a private enterprise. Please visit http://epresence.tv for further details.

Red5chat is an opensource project of a video chat written in Action script AS2 (flash7) using the RED5 flash server. It allows private/public chat with audio and video through an Flash interface

A video chat application based on Red5,it can use Micromedia Flash Media Server as server too. Now it supports audio,video conference,file sharing.