15 July 2025 Release

Early Access

Release Highlights

New Features

  • File Sharing Support: Users are now able to share files in the chat
  • Webinars and large meetings
    • Viewers List: Viewers are now listed in the participants pane
    • Viewers queue: Add leave meeting button in the pre-meeting page for improved user experience
    • Viewer Controls: Viewers are able to see shared files and download them
    • Auto-viewer Detection: Automatically assume viewer mode when conference requires token but user has none
  • Desktop Sharing Moderation: Desktop sharing added to moderation controls, allowing moderators to enable/disable screen sharing for users
  • Closed Captions: New closed captions UX allowing users to check past conversation at any time
  • Chat & Communication
    • Resizable Chat Panel: Make chat panel resizable for better UX
  • Filmstrip: Add always visible resize bar and initial width configuration
  • Avatar Updates: Show first and last name letters rather than first and second name
  • Video Frame Processing: Improved aspect ratio handling and video processing

Bug Fixes

  • Audio Muted: Fixes a rare bug where the remote user appears muted even when they are the dominant speaker
  • Connection Handling: Improved connection handling flexibility
  • Viewer & Participant Management: Improvements in handling viewer, participant and moderator role in large conferences
  • Participant Pane: Use icon to indicate non-moderator actions and fix Viewers label duplication
  • Accessibility: Make video menu HTML valid for accessibility compliance

Language Support

  • Language Updates: Updates for Italian, German, Latvian, Chinese (CN & TW) translations
  • Accessibility: Fix English apostrophes and improve German dynamic participants count

Versions

Release version

  • Release: 8717
  • Jitsi Meet: release-8717
  • Jitsi Videobridge: 2.3-241-g6fe18ced
  • Jicofo: 1150

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