Help Meet
Help Meet is a scheduler for meet.jit.si, a free, secure, open source, video conferencing platform. No account required.
What?
Help Meet is a scheduler for Jitsi Meet.
Jitsi Meet provides a secure, free, video conferencing service that anyone can use. It includes all the standard features of other services including screen sharing, and recording, but one of its best feature is it can run directly in your browser without installing any apps or extensions. This makes it great for creating instant meetings and for meetings with people who can't (or won't) install anything on their systems.
Why?
The Jitsi Meet service doesn't provide a direct way to schedule meetings. They do offer the ability to connect your Google or Office calendar and create meetings with Jitsi Meet links, which is great if you are a regular user. But what if you only occasionally need to schedule a video meeting, or don't want to link your calendar or install another browser extension. What if you want to get together with friends but can't agree on a platform. That's what Help Meet is for. Schedule a meeting and invite your friends in your calendar of choice. All they need is a web browser (or an app.)
How?
Most calendar systems have a way to create a new event using a link and if they don't then they should be able to accept an iCalendar file. The only thing the Jitsi Meet service needs to create a meeting is a unique ID that is shared with all attendees. Put those two things together and you get Help Meet. Each time you schedule an event a new unique meeting ID is generated and included as part of the event. Everyone you invite will get a link to the unique meeting.