Jitsi

Raised as a usability problem by 27 people on Hacker News over 9 years (2018–2026), in 19 threads.

People raised many different problems with Jitsi, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 28 complaints

Auth cookies expire after a day, and login doesn't work well with password managers2026-10-09
Everyone waits on 'waiting for a moderator' until one person logs in and jumps through hoops2023-08-30
Users struggle to connect, get dropped from calls, and lose audio or video2023-08-16
Participants' video keeps cutting out and reconnecting, and the computer slows badly during calls2023-05-22
Couldn't figure out how to set up a persistent passcode-protected room2023-05-22
Self-view shows a mirrored face and user can't find how to hide their picture2021-12-24
Setting up and switching media devices requires confusing interaction with browser permission prompts2020-08-28
Presenter thumbnail occupies a corner of the screen and cannot be toggled off2020-06-10
Non-technical attendees must type a meeting key to join, which they forget or don't understand2020-06-07
New users press buttons accidentally, unmute themselves, and need constant help during meetings2020-06-07
People can't tell whether they are muted or not2020-04-30
Hard to find a Windows server install; the jar and batch setup then wouldn't connect2020-04-17
E2E encryption setup is confusing and annoying for ordinary users to handle2020-04-13
Can't find the virtual background option2020-04-10
Doesn't remember microphone or camera choice, so users must reselect it every meeting2020-04-08
Mobile iframe is jarring and doesn't detect whether the app is installed, adding friction2020-04-08
Shared screens often don't appear, or are too compressed to read2020-04-08
Calls appear as an attachment in the conversation, which is non-intuitive for users2020-04-07
Screen-shared text stays unreadable for about ten seconds after sharing2020-04-02
No Go button or auto room name; share link hidden two menus deep under vague label2020-03-24
Grandmother won't set up a room herself2020-03-24
Can't find how to share screen after fumbling for ten minutes2020-03-24
Call controls for mute, hang up and video off update extremely slowly in Firefox2020-03-24
Background effect is glitchy and text overlay is annoying2020-03-24
Calls become unusable with many participants when using Firefox2020-03-24
Echo and reverb ruin calls when participants use phones without headsets2020-03-04
Visual clutter and slow performance make the hosted version unpleasant to use2018-01-16
A setting was hidden in a panel the user had to dig for2018-01-16