# holtwick/briefing

🔮 Secure direct video group chat

Repository: https://github.com/holtwick/briefing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/briefing
Homepage: https://brie.fi/ng
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: chat, video, webrtc, webrtc-video, webrtc-signaling, webrtc-call, vue, end-to-end-encryption, webapp, website, websocket, communication, group, conferencing, audio, call, sfu, peer, e2ee, p2p-chat
Last push: 2025-12-03T22:13:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 55, release rhythm 27, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2341, "days_push": 273, "days_rel": 273, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1627, forks 265 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:13.122019+00:00)

## What it is
Briefing is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted WebRTC video group chat web application built with Vue and TypeScript. It bundles the UI, signaling server, and STUN components needed to run secure browser-based video calls, with self-hosting and embedding options.

## Use cases
- host secure video calls in the browser without installing software
- self-host a private video conferencing server
- embed a video chat room into my website via iframe
- run end-to-end encrypted group meetings with screen sharing and text chat
- whitelabel a video chat app for my own project
- start a video call quickly with a shareable invitation link

## When to choose
- you need privacy-focused, E2EE video chat that runs in any modern browser
- you want a self-hostable or embeddable WebRTC conferencing solution with signaling included
- you want a Vue/TypeScript codebase you can customize

## When to avoid
- you need large-scale webinars or enterprise features like recording, calendars, or dial-in
- you prefer native desktop/mobile apps beyond the existing iOS app
- you cannot comply with AGPL-3.0 and do not want a commercial license

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, http-server, gui
- domain: web-development, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: webrtc, video-chat, e2ee, conferencing, vue, sfu, p2p, screen-sharing, real-time, web-server, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- holtwick/briefing (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.122019+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:48:24.576765+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/holtwick/briefing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:13.122019+00:00, sha f0f2873dd06c)
  - homepage: https://brie.fi/ng (fetched 2026-08-29T11:21:22.135096+00:00, sha 8f23a98b7895)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.