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{{Infobox Software
| name = BigBlueButton
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption =
| developer              = BigBlueButton Inc.<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/07/12/bigbluebutton-foundation/|title=''BigBlueButton Foundation''}}</ref>
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton}}
| programming language   = [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Grails (framework)|Grails/Groovy]], [[Scala (programming language)|Scala]] (back-end), [[Actionscript]] (front-end client)
| latest release version = 2.0<ref>{{citation|url=https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/latest|title=''Latest release''}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://bigbluebutton.org/category/releases/|title=''Releases Archives - BigBlueButton''}}</ref>
| latest release date = February 1, 2019
| operating system = [[Linux|GNU/Linux]]
| genre = [[Collaborative software]], [[Web conferencing]]
| license = [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/open-source-license-2/|title=''open-source-license-2''|mode=cs1|access-date=2014-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005210925/http://bigbluebutton.org/open-source-license-2/|archive-date=2014-10-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| website = {{ConditionalURL}}
}}
'''BigBlueButton''' is an [[open-source software|open-source]] [[web conferencing]] system. It is based on [[Linux|GNU/Linux]] operating system and runs on Ubuntu 16.04.  In addition to various web conferencing services, it has integrations for many of the major learning and content management systems.

== Features ==
BigBlueButton supports multiple audio and video sharing, presentations with extended whiteboard capabilities - such as a pointer, zooming and drawing - public and private chat, desktop sharing, integrated VoIP using [[FreeSWITCH]], and support for presentation of PDF documents and Microsoft Office documents. Moreover, users may enter the conference in one of two roles: viewer or moderator.

As a viewer, a user may join the voice conference, share their webcam, raise their hand, and chat with others. As a moderator, a user may mute/unmute others, eject any user from the session, and make any user the current presenter. The presenter may upload slides and control the presentation.<ref name="bigbluebuttonorg">{{ cite web
 |url         = http://bigbluebutton.org/overview
 |title       = BigBlueButton Overview
 |accessdate  = 2010-10-23
 |publisher   = bigbluebutton.org
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20101025230435/http://bigbluebutton.org/overview
 |archivedate = 2010-10-25
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

The BigBlueButton server runs on Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit and can be installed either from source code or from Ubuntu packages. BigBlueButton is also downloadable as a Virtual Machine (VM) that runs within [[VMware Player]] on PC and Unix computers and within [[VMWare Fusion]] on Macs.<ref name="bigbluebutton_install_vm">
{{ cite web | url = http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/Installation
 | title = Installation - BigBlueButton - Overview of installation options - Project Hosting on Google Code
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = BigBlueButton }}
</ref>  The BigBlueButton server can also run within a cloud environment, such as Amazon EC2, by installing it on an Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit instance.

== Architecture ==
Similar to [[Openmeetings]], BigBlueButton uses [[Red5 (media server)|red5]], an open source implementation of Adobe's Flash Media Server, to support its real-time collaboration.<ref name="osflashorg">It also uses [[redis]], the open-source key-value data store software, to maintain an internal list of its meetings, attendees, and any other relevant information. 
{{ cite web | url = http://osflash.org/red5
 | title = Red5 : Open Source Flash Server Open Source Flash
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = osflash.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100930022312/http://osflash.org/red5| archivedate= 30 September 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref><ref>Morales, Aurelio F. [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B1G0oCTSHgmPZGRiNDQzNTMtOGU0NS00NDQ4LWI2ZTctNmM0NmQxZTViNjZh "Open Source Collaboration Software for Multipoint Video, Audio, and Text"], ''FINAL PROJECT REPORT FOR EEL5718 - COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS'', April, 2010.</ref>

== History ==
In 2007 the project was started at [[Carleton University]] by the Technology Innovation Management program.<ref>Nettleton, Rob [http://edc.carleton.ca/blog/index.php/2010/06/04/bigbluebutton/ "BigBlueButton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814003302/http://edc.carleton.ca/blog/index.php/2010/06/04/bigbluebutton/ |date=2010-08-14 }}, ''EDC Blog'', June 4, 2010.</ref>
The first version was written by Richard Alam (it was initially called the Blindside project) under the supervision of Tony Bailetti.<ref name="osbrca">
{{ cite web | url = http://timreview.ca/article/98
 | title = Lead Projects
 | accessdate = 2012-08-15
 | publisher = TIM Review }}
</ref>

In 2009 Richard Alam, Denis Zgonjanin, and Fred Dixon uploaded the BigBlueButton source code to Google Code and formed Blindside Networks, a company pursuing the traditional [[Business models for open source software|open source business model]] of providing paid support and services to the BigBlueButton community.<ref>Dixon, Fred [http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/1314/1259 "Lessons from an Open Source Business"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501031838/http://www.osbr.ca/ojs/index.php/osbr/article/view/1314/1259 |date=2012-05-01 }}, ''Open Source Business Resource'', April, 2011.</ref>

In 2010 the core developers added a whiteboard for annotating the uploaded presentation. Jeremy Thomerson added an application programming interface (API) which the BigBlueButton community subsequently used to integrate with [[Sakai Project|Sakai]],<ref name="sakaiprojectorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/BBB/Home
 | title = Home - Contrib: bigbluebutton - Confluence
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = sakaiproject.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101022113617/http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/BBB/Home| archivedate= 22 October 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref> [[WordPress]],<ref name="wordpressorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bigbluebutton/
 | title = WordPress Plugin Directory: BigBlueButton
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = wordpress.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106173915/http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bigbluebutton/| archivedate= 6 November 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref> [[Moodle| Moodle 1.9]],<ref name="moodleorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=3524
 | title = Moodle.org: Modules and plugins: BigBlueButton
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = moodle.org }}
</ref><ref name="moodlenews">
{{ cite web | url = http://www.moodlenewslmspulse.com/2011/bigbluebutton-releases-activity-module-integration-for-moodle-1-9-2-0/
 | title = BigBlueButton releases activity module integration for Moodle 1.9 & 2.0
 | accessdate = 2011-01-18
 | publisher = moodlenewslmspulse.com }}
</ref> [[Moodle| Moodle 2.0]],<ref name="moodlenews" /> [[Joomla]],<ref name="joomla">{{ cite web
 |url         = http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/video-conference/14317
 |title       = BigBlueButton Integration - Joomla! Extensions Directory
 |accessdate  = 2010-10-23
 |publisher   = joomla.org
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20101020050903/http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/video-conference/14317
 |archivedate = 2010-10-20
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> [[Redmine]],<ref name="redmineorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/PluginBBB
 | title = Redmine - PluginBBB - Redmine
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = redmine.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101003055652/http://www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/PluginBBB| archivedate= 3 October 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref> [[Drupal]],<ref name="drupalorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://drupal.org/project/bbb
 | title = BigBlueButton - drupal.org
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = drupal.org }}
</ref> [[Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware]],<ref name="tikiorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://tiki.org/BigBlueButton
 | title = BigBlueButton - Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
 | accessdate = 2011-01-22
 | publisher = tiki.org }}
</ref> Foswiki,<ref name="foswikiorg">
{{ cite web | url = http://foswiki.org/Extensions/BigBlueButtonPlugin
 | title = BigBlueButtonPlugin - foswiki.org
 | accessdate=  2010-11-19
 | publisher = foswiki.org | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101117130027/http://foswiki.org/Extensions/BigBlueButtonPlugin| archivedate= 17 November 2010 | url-status= live}}
</ref> and [[LAMS]].<ref name="lams">
{{ cite web | url = http://lamscommunity.org/dotlrn/clubs/technicalcommunity/forums/message-view?message_id=1267004
 | title = BigBlueButton integration - lamscommunity.org
 | accessdate=  2011-05-04
 | publisher = lamscommunity.org }}
</ref> Google accepted BigBlueButton into the [[Google Summer of Code|2010 Google Summer of Code]] program.<ref name="appspotcom">{{cite web
 | url = https://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2010/bigbluebutton_soc
 | title = GSoC Organization for BigBlueButton
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | publisher = appspot.com
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100726085331/http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2010/bigbluebutton_soc
 | archive-date = 2010-07-26
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref> To encourage contributions from others, the core developers moved the source code from Google Code to GitHub.<ref name="source">
{{ cite web | url = https://groups.google.com/group/bigbluebutton-dev/browse_thread/thread/33c2080e30fb5f02
 | title = Minutes from BigBlueButton committers meeting 2010-04-27 - BigBlueButton-dev - Google Groups
 | accessdate = 2010-10-23
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref> The project indicated its intent to create an independent not-for-profit BigBlueButton Foundation to oversee future development.<ref>Dixon, Fred [http://bigbluebutton-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/bigbluebutton-foundation.html "BigBlueButton Foundation"], ''BigBlueButton Blog'', July 12, 2010</ref>

In 2011 the core developers announced they were adding record and playback capabilities to BigBlueButton 0.80.<ref name="source08b3">
{{ cite web | url = https://groups.google.com/group/bigbluebutton-dev/msg/a525e6831e2d397d
 | title = BigBlueButton 0.8-beta-3 released - BigBlueButton-dev - Google Groups
 | accessdate = 2010-11-24
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref>

In 2012 BigBlueButton 0.80 was released.<ref name="source080">
{{ cite web | url = http://www.bigbluebutton.org/2012/06/18/bigbluebutton-0-8-released/
 | title = BigBlueButton 0.80 Released
 | accessdate = 2012-07-16
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref>

In 2013 BigBlueButton 0.81 was released.<ref name="source081">
{{ cite web | url = http://bigbluebutton.org/2013/11/08/eleventh-release/
 | title = BigBlueButton 0.81 Released
 | accessdate = 2014-04-16
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref>

In 2014 BigBlueButton 0.90-beta was released.<ref name="source090">
{{ cite web | url = http://bigbluebutton.org/2014/10/16/bigbluebutton-0-9-0-beta-now-available/
 | title = BigBlueButton 0.90-beta Released
 | accessdate = 2014-10-16
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref>

In 2015 BigBlueButton 0.90 was released.<ref>
{{ cite web | url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bigbluebutton-dev/tgo4nKpDr5A/qroARezINTAJ
 | title = BigBlueButton 0.90-RC Released
 | accessdate = 2015-04-16
 | last = Dixon
 | first = Fred }}
</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Version
! scope="col" | Release date
|-
| {{Version|o|0.32|sortKey=0.32.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008|09|01}}
|-
| {{Version|o|0.4|sortKey=0.40.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|06|12}}
|-
| {{Version|o|0.5|sortKey=0.50.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|07|21}}
|-
| {{Version|o|0.60|sortKey=0.60.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|08|12}}
|-
| {{Version|o|0.61|sortKey=0.61.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|09|15}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2009/09/17/release-of-bigbluebutton-0-61/|title=''release-of-bigbluebutton-0-61''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.62|sortKey=0.62.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|11|11}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2009/11/15/bigbluebutton-0-62-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-62-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.63|sortKey=0.63.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|01|25}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/01/26/bigbluebutton-0-63-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-63-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.64|sortKey=0.64.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|04|03}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/04/13/bigbluebutton-0-64-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-64-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.70|sortKey=0.70.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|07|15}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/07/16/bigbluebutton-0-7-is-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-7-is-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.71|sortKey=0.71.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|11|09}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2010/11/10/bigbluebutton-0-71-is-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-71-is-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.71a|sortKey=0.71.01}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|01|13}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2011/01/14/bigbluebutton-0-71a-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-71a-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.8-beta1|sortKey=0.80.01}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|09|12}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2011/09/12/bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.8-beta2|sortKey=0.80.02}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|09|12}}
|-
| {{Version|o|0.8-beta3|sortKey=0.80.03}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|12|01}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2011/12/01/bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-3-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-3-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.8-beta4|sortKey=0.80.04}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|03|06}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2012/03/06/bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-4-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-8-beta-4-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.80|sortKey=0.80.05}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|06|18}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2012/06/18/bigbluebutton-0-8-released/|title=''bigbluebutton-0-8-released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.81|sortKey=0.81.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|11|07}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2013/11/08/eleventh-release/|title=''eleventh-release''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.90-beta|sortKey=0.90.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|10|15}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2014/10/16/bigbluebutton-0-9-0-beta-now-available/|title=''BigBlueButton 0.9.0-beta now available''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.90-RC|sortKey=0.90.01}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|04|19}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2015/04/19/latest-release-rc/|title=''BigBlueButton 0.9.0-RC Released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|0.90|sortKey=0.90.02}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|04|30}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2015/04/30/bigbluebutton-release/|title=''BigBlueButton 0.9.0''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|1.0-beta|sortKey=1.00.00}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|10|06}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://bigbluebutton.org/2015/10/06/bigbluebutton-1-0-beta-released/|title=''BigBlueButton 1.0-beta Released''|mode=cs1}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|o|1.0|sortKey=1.00.00}}
|17 May 2016<ref name="BigBlueButton 1.0 Released">{{Cite web|url=https://bigbluebutton.org/category/releases/|title=Releases Archives - BigBlueButton|website=bigbluebutton.org|access-date=2016-08-08}}</ref>
|-
| {{Version|c|1.1|sortKey=1.10.00}}
|25 May 2017
|-
| colspan="5" | <small>{{Version |l |show=111110}}</small>
|}
<!-- o=Old-Not-Supported; co=Old-Still-Supported; c=Latest-Stable; cp=Preview; p=Planned-Future -->

The BigBlueButton name comes from the initial concept that starting a web conference should be as simple as pressing a metaphorical big blue button.<ref name="name">
{{ cite web | url = http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Why_is_this_project_called_BigBlueButton_?
 | title = FAQ - BigBlueButton Frequently Asked Questions - Project Hosting on Google Code
 | accessdate = 2010-10-24
 | publisher = BigBlueButton }}
</ref>

== Third party integrations ==
* [[Chamilo]] (Learning Management System)
* [[DoceboLMS]] (Saas/Cloud Learning Management System)
* [[Drupal]] (Content Management System)
* [[ILIAS]] (Learning Management System)
* [[Moodle]] (Learning Management System)
* [[Mattermost]] (Web-based chat service)
* [[Sakai Project]] (Learning Management System)
* [[Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware]] (Content Management System)
* [https://qwerteach.com Qwerteach] (Saas / Tutoring platform)
* [[WordPress]] (Content Management System)

== See also ==
* [[Collaborative software]]
* [[Web conferencing]]
* [[Comparison of web conferencing software]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{official website}}
* [https://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/ BigBlueButton issues and documentation at Google Code]
* [https://github.com/bigbluebutton/ BigBlueButton source code at GitHub]
* [http://www.blindsidenetworks.com/ Blindside Networks website]
* [http://www.imdt.com.br/ iMDT website]

[[Category:Web conferencing]]
[[Category:Teleconferencing]]
[[Category:Free groupware]]