Does Jitsi Meet require Chat and Messaging?

Yes — 1 provision

Chat and Messaging

Implements: Chat Messaging active Effective: Jan 1, 2016
"Jitsi's XMPP foundation enables extensible chat that can integrate with external messaging systems."

Requirements

RequirementDetails
In-meeting chatText chat during live meetings
Private messagesDirect messages to individual participants
Chat integrationXMPP-based messaging for extensibility
Sources: Jitsi Meet
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