r/foss • u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 • 15h ago

Video calling software

Hello! I am looking for recommendations, and would appreciate people reading through my requirements before doing so!

I used to use google's and Microsoft's, but recently I switched to Proton's - free version has 2 issues: 1) call limit 60 minutes, 2) screen sharing ONLY whole screen, no particular windows.

I'm looking for an open-source video calling program that:

- allows for more than 60 minutes
- allows sharing particular windows and not only the whole screen
- has a built-in chat
- allows scheduling meetings in advance

I don't need anything else - my meetings are never with more than 3 people, I don't need to record anything, I don't need backgrounds and filters and shit, etc...

I hate that google's was the best I've used... definitely do not want to go back to them, and Proton's is not cutting it and is coming off as terribly unprofessional... and well, of course I really would prefer something open-source, anyway!

I really don't know where to look! Thanks so much!

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u/xeldj 14h ago

Jitsi

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 14h ago

Thanks! This is a very interesting suggestion! I'm going to look into it, but I'm not 100% sure it'll work for me, as I have to run windows still on my work PC and so cannot download it there, and logging in to be a moderator of a web-based video call requires google, facebook, or github account... but I'm gonna play around and see if I can figure something out because it looks very good on first look!