WebRTC
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WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a free and open-source project providing web browsers and mobile applications with real-time communication (RTC) via application programming interfaces (APIs). It allows audio and video communication and streaming to work inside web pages by allowing direct peer-to-peer communication, eliminating the need to install plugins or download native apps.[3]
Original author(s) | Justin Uberti Peter Thatcher |
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Initial release | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
Stable release | |
Repository | webrtc |
Written in | C++,[2] JavaScript |
Standard(s) | w3 |
License | BSD license [citation needed] |
Website | webrtc |
Supported by Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Opera, WebRTC specifications have been published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).[4][5]
According to the webrtc.org website, the purpose of the project is to "enable rich, high-quality RTC applications to be developed for the browser, mobile platforms, and IoT devices, and allow them all to communicate via a common set of protocols".[6]