Important
Waterbus is an open source video conferencing app built on latest WebRTC SDK. Currently, Waterbus is an early release that is subject to the following limitations: it may have limited support, changes may not be compatible with other pre-general availability versions, and availability may change without notice.
🤙 This is an Open Source Video Conferencing App that utilizes Flutter and WebRTC technologies to provide users with a platform to conduct virtual meetings, conferences, and webinars. The app is built to provide seamless audio and video communication, as well as screen sharing, chat functionality, and file sharing.
- 🌀 Flutter WASM Support: Seamlessly integrate with
Flutter WebAssemblyfor enhanced performance. - 🕵🏻 Anonymous Access: Join meetings without the need for registration or login.
- 👥 Multiple Participants:
Waterbusenables high-quality group video calls usingWebRTC SFU. - 💻 Screen Sharing: Share your screen with the participants of your call.
- 🎥 Video Codec Support: Supports a wide range of video codecs including
AV1,H.264,H.265,VP8, andVP9. - 🌌 Virtual Background: Enhance your meetings with professional virtual backgrounds.
- 🖼️ Picture-in-Picture: Increase productivity with picture-in-picture multitasking.
- 🔒 End-to-End Encryption: Ensure secure meetings with end-to-end encryption.
- 💬 Encrypted Chat: Communicate privately with encrypted messaging during video calls.
- 💋 Beauty Filter: Using GPUPixel to implement Beauty Filters
- 💬 Subtitles: Enable subtitles for better accessibility and understanding during calls.
My project isn't intended to replace standard video conferencing platforms like Google Meet. Instead, it focuses on facilitating code sharing. I've noticed that features such as Virtual Background or Picture in Picture aren't widely implemented in existing solutions, and there's a lack of reference code for them. Many developers resort to third-party solutions for video calls but often miss out on these features. My goal is to provide a reference project that includes these functionalities, offering developers a starting point for integrating them into their own products.
If you have suggestions or problems, please open an issue or contribute directly 🤓
| Feature | Subscribe/Publish | Screen Sharing | Picture in Picture | Virtual Background | Beauty Filters | End to End Encryption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| iOS | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Web | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 |
| MacOS | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Linux | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟢 |
| Windows | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟢 |
🟢 = Available
🟡 = Coming soon (Work in progress)
🔴 = Not currently available (Possibly in the future)
Note
AV1supported on iOS 14 and above, Android 14 and above.E2EEonly supportedH264,VP8andVP9Video codec Android supported: Check at Google Site
🖼️ Online Meeting Diagram
To compile Waterbus from the source code, follow these steps:
- Install Flutter.
- Install Rust via rustup.
- Clone the Waterbus repository.
- Run
flutter pub getto download dependencies. - Run
flutter runto start the app.
These commands are intended for maintainers only.
Traditional APK
flutter build apkAppBundle for Google Play
flutter build appbundlePod install
cd ios
bash clean-pods.shflutter build ipaPod install
cd macos
bash clean-pods.shflutter build macos- Install libmpv
sudo apt install libmpv-dev mpv- Install GStreamer
sudo apt-get install libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev- Build
flutter build linuxflutter build webSupport it by joining stargazers for this repository. ⭐
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Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue if you encounter any problems or have suggestions for improvements.