Picture this. Your class has been sketching on the whiteboard for twenty minutes. A student joins late — and sees a blank canvas. Or you spent an hour writing meeting notes in the shared notepad, only to lose formatting when you export them. Sound familiar?

We've lived those moments too. That's exactly why we built plugNmeet v2.5.0.

This isn't a polish release. We ripped out three collaboration engines and rebuilt them: the whiteboard now runs on CRDT sync, the old Etherpad notepad is gone in favor of BlockNote + AI, and breakout rooms got a completely new architecture. On top of that, AI now works in three places — whiteboard, notepad, and polls — and you can push polls into a live room straight from your own backend.

If you're looking for a free self-hosted video conferencing platform that actually keeps up with your meetings, this is the version to try.

Building a custom video conferencing app for mobile or desktop is a massive undertaking. You need to handle device permissions, media capture, network instability, and build a complex user interface from scratch. What if you could get the performance and power of a native app without having to reinvent the entire video conferencing wheel?

Today, we're giving you a sneak peek at the solution. Introducing plugNmeet's Hybrid Integration, a powerful new way to build a custom, self-hosted video conferencing app for iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, or desktop. It combines the raw power of native media handling with the complete, feature-rich plugNmeet web client, giving you an accelerated path to launching your own white-label video app.

At plugNmeet, our open-source WebRTC video conferencing platform is built around flexibility, privacy, and control. While plugNmeet already supports specialized cognitive services from Azure and Google, we are excited to introduce a major upgrade to the Insights framework: the official OpenAI Provider for plugNmeet.

With this integration, you can bring powerful AI features to your self-hosted video conferencing server, including live transcription, real-time translation, live chat translation, spoken translations using text-to-speech, AI meeting summaries, and an in-meeting AI chatbot.

Even better, the provider is designed around the standard OpenAI API format, which means you can use OpenAI directly or connect plugNmeet to any OpenAI-compatible API, including alternative AI providers and self-hosted LLM platforms.

At plugNmeet, our goal is to provide a powerful, open, and flexible platform that adapts to your needs, not the other way around. As deployments grow and move to the cloud, managing media files like recordings and artifacts becomes a critical challenge. How do you store files in S3? How do you automate notifications when a recording is ready? How do you manage complex workflows in a multi-server cluster?

Until now, solving these challenges often required modifying the core application code, making updates difficult and maintenance a chore.

Today, we're thrilled to announce a powerful new feature that changes everything: Scripting and Storage Hooks. This new mechanism allows you to extend and customize plugNmeet's media workflow by executing your own custom scripts—either as efficient, long-lived processes or simple one-shot commands—at key stages. All communication happens via newline-delimited JSON over standard I/O, so you can integrate your own logic without touching a single line of the core code.

Embedding a video meeting on your WordPress site shouldn't mean sending your users to a third-party platform with confusing branding and a clunky interface. Your website is your brand's home, and your meetings should feel like a natural part of it. What if you could host secure, feature-rich video conferences directly from your own domain, with your own branding, and without writing a single line of code?

Today, we are excited to launch the all-new, deeply integrated plugNmeet plugin for WordPress. This plugin is your gateway to transforming any WordPress page or post into a powerful, self-hosted video conferencing room.

Hosting a professional webinar often means balancing a high-quality broadcast with meaningful audience interaction. While RTMP streaming delivers a polished, one-to-many presentation, managing audience questions in a large-scale event can quickly become chaotic. How do you ensure every valuable question is seen, moderated, and delivered to your host without disrupting the flow?

Plug-N-Meet's API-first approach, combined with its robust RTMP broadcasting capabilities and the new room/broadcastToRoom API, provides the perfect solution. This guide will show you how to build a custom, curated Q&A system that allows your audience to submit questions through your own platform, which are then seamlessly delivered to your webinar host in real-time.

At Plug-N-Meet, we are constantly working to improve the post-session experience for both administrators and end-users. A common challenge in long-running events like webinars, online classes, or multi-part training sessions is managing multiple recording segments. Stopping and starting a recording is often necessary, but it leaves you with a fragmented collection of video files.

Today, we're excited to solve this problem with the introduction of the /recording/mergeRecordings API—a powerful new tool designed to consolidate multiple recording files into a single, seamless video. This feature is a must-have for anyone running a self-hosted video conference server and looking to provide a polished, professional experience.

At Plug-N-Meet, our goal is to provide a platform, not just a product. While our user interface is feature-rich, the true power of our architecture lies in its API-first design. Today, we're excited to introduce a new endpoint that gives developers unprecedented control over live sessions: /room/uploadWhiteboardFile.

This API allows your backend application to programmatically upload files directly into an active meeting's whiteboard, opening the door to powerful, seamless, and automated content workflows. This guide will walk you through the key use cases for this new feature and how it can transform your integration.

We've all been there: a webinar that feels less like a live event and more like a glorified slideshow. The presenter talks at the audience, the chat scrolls by unnoticed, and engagement dwindles. In today's digital-first world, simply broadcasting information isn't enough. Your audience expects to participate, to contribute, and to feel like an active part of the experience.

At Plug-N-Meet, we believe webinars should be dynamic, engaging, and truly interactive. It's not about replacing your presentation, but enhancing it with tools that foster real-time collaboration and feedback. This guide will show you how to leverage Plug-N-Meet's powerful features to design webinars that captivate your audience and deliver measurable results.

The shift to online learning has opened up incredible opportunities, but it also comes with unique challenges. How do you keep students engaged when they're just another face in a grid? How do you cater to different learning styles and language needs through a screen?

The answer isn't to work harder; it's to teach smarter. Imagine having a silent partner in every session, one that makes your virtual classroom more inclusive, accessible, and effective. This is the power of an AI Teaching Assistant. Here are 5 ways it can revolutionize your online teaching.

Sending students to an external video conferencing link breaks the learning flow, creates a disjointed experience, and pulls them away from the Moodle environment you've carefully built. What if your virtual classroom wasn't a detour, but a destination—a native part of your course?

Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of the completely rebuilt plugNmeet plugin for Moodle. This isn't just an update; it's a ground-up redesign focused on one thing: deep, seamless integration that makes your virtual classroom feel like a core Moodle activity.

In an era dominated by digital communication, webinars and online meetings have become indispensable. Yet, many organizations find themselves trapped in the rigid, often expensive, ecosystems of proprietary software like Zoom or GoToWebinar. These tools, while convenient, often come with hidden costs, limited customization, and significant concerns about data privacy and ownership.

What if you could host professional webinars and meetings with unparalleled control, complete data privacy, and the flexibility to tailor every aspect to your brand and workflow? This is the promise of open source webinar software and self-hosted meeting platforms. At plugNmeet, we believe in empowering you to reclaim ownership of your digital interactions.

In today's interconnected world, video conferencing has become indispensable. But as businesses, educators, and healthcare professionals rely more heavily on these tools, a critical question arises: who truly controls your communication? Proprietary solutions often come with hidden costs, limited flexibility, and significant privacy concerns.

Enter plugNmeet: an open-source, self-hosted WebRTC platform designed to give you ultimate control, unparalleled customization, and robust security, fundamentally outperforming generic, off-the-shelf alternatives.

Your organization relies on video conferencing. It's essential for team meetings, sales demos, and customer support. But as your company grows, your monthly bill from services like Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams is growing with it. That predictable per-user, per-month fee is starting to look less like a convenience and more like a major operational expense.

What if you could cut that bill by up to 80% while gaining more control and better branding?

It's not a fantasy. By switching from a proprietary SaaS "rental" model to a self-hosted "ownership" model with an open-source platform like Plug-N-Meet, you can dramatically reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This article will break down the numbers and show you how.

As an educator, your primary goal is to create a safe, respectful, and effective learning environment. In a physical classroom, you have established routines for this: you close the door to prevent interruptions, you set rules for speaking, and you manage the flow of the conversation.

But how do you replicate this in a virtual classroom? An unsecured online meeting can quickly devolve into chaos, with uninvited guests, background noise, and constant interruptions.

This guide will walk you through the simple but powerful tools available in Plug-N-Meet that allow you to take control of your digital classroom. Think of these features as your new classroom management toolkit, designed to ensure your online sessions are as safe, private, and productive as your in-person ones.

Your brand is your most valuable asset. You've invested countless hours and resources into building a unique identity, a memorable customer experience, and a relationship of trust with your audience.

So why, at the most critical moment of interaction—a sales demo, a customer support call, or a training session—do you send your customers to a third-party platform with someone else's logo on it?

Using a generic, off-the-shelf video conferencing tool is like a Michelin-starred restaurant serving its food in a McDonald's box. It breaks the experience, erodes brand value, and misses a huge opportunity. This is why forward-thinking businesses are moving away from generic SaaS tools and embracing white-labeled video conferencing solutions like Plug-N-Meet.

A white-label platform isn't just about changing the logo. It's about owning the entire customer journey and transforming a simple utility into a powerful strategic asset.

Joomla is a powerhouse for building robust, flexible websites, from community portals to sophisticated business sites. But when it's time to engage your audience with live video, you might find yourself sending them away from the beautiful site you've built to a generic, third-party conferencing tool. This breaks the user experience and undermines your brand.

What if you could integrate a secure, fully-branded, and powerful video conferencing solution directly into your Joomla site, making it a native part of your user's journey?

With the official Plug-N-Meet component for Joomla, you can. This guide will show you how to transform your Joomla website into a dynamic communication platform, perfect for community meetings, webinars, online training, and even monetized services.

As an educator or administrator on Moodle, your goal is to create a seamless and engaging learning environment. But when it's time for a live virtual class, many are forced to compromise, sending students to an external Zoom or Teams link. This breaks the learning flow, creates a disjointed user experience, and raises valid concerns about student data privacy.

What if your virtual classroom was just another native Moodle activity, as easy to add as a quiz or a forum? What if it was a powerful, interactive space designed specifically for teaching, not just a generic meeting room?

With the official Plug-N-Meet plugin for Moodle, this is not just possible; it's simple. This guide will show you how to transform your Moodle site into a world-class, interactive e-learning platform.

WordPress has empowered millions to build anything from a simple blog to a complex e-commerce empire. But when it comes to one of the most critical forms of modern communication—live video—many site owners hit a wall. You're often left juggling clunky Zoom links, sending your users to third-party platforms, and sacrificing the professional, branded experience your website was designed to provide.

What if you could integrate a powerful, secure, and fully-branded video conferencing solution directly into your WordPress site as easily as you add a new page?

This is not just possible; it's simple. This guide will show you how to use the Plug-N-Meet plugin to transform your WordPress site into a true communication hub, whether you need a simple meeting room, a platform for webinars, or a full-fledged, monetized video service.

You've successfully integrated Plug-N-Meet into your application. You can create rooms, generate join tokens, and embed the client in an <iframe>. It's fast and it works. But now you want to go deeper. You want to break out of the <iframe> box and build a truly seamless user experience where the video client feels like a native part of your application's UI.

This is where Plug-N-Meet's "headless" integration mode comes in.

This guide is for developers who want to move beyond basic embedding. We'll show you how to use the powerful getClientFiles API to render the Plug-N-Meet client directly into your own page's DOM, giving you ultimate control over layout, branding, and the user experience.