Openmeetings
Video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboard, collaborative document editing and other groupware tools using API functions of the Red5 Streaming Server for Remoting and Streaming.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 40% of tracked projects; popularity more than 29%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 685 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 9.1.0 · 14 Jul 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java |
Is Openmeetings actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 170 commits, of which 74 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 25 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 9.1.0, is about 3 months old.
Openmeetings ranks #7 of 20 in Groupware, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Openmeetings actually does
Openmeetings provides a groupware platform featuring video conferencing, instant messaging, whiteboards, and collaborative document editing. It relies on the Red5 Streaming Server to handle remoting and streaming capabilities.
Best fit: Teams looking for an open-source, self-hosted suite that combines video communication with shared document tools under an Apache-2.0 licence.
Worth knowing: It faces significant competition from much larger, more widely adopted communication platforms, which may offer better client stability or easier integration.
Deployment notes
As a Java application, you will typically need to configure a compatible Java runtime environment alongside a reverse proxy for TLS termination and a dedicated database for persistent state.
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