Video Classroom
A live classroom built for teaching, not meetings: whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, polls and recordings. It runs in the browser, works inside the platform you already use, and an experienced local partner sets it up for you.
Experienced local partners who set it up, train your team and support you.
Not sure which solution fits?
Video calls were built for meetings. Lessons need more: a board to explain on, groups for practice, a quick check that everyone has understood, and a recording for the student who was ill. Video Classroom gives teachers those tools in one live room, without asking students to install anything.
It runs on one of two open-source engines, BigBlueButton or plugNmeet, and you can try them below. MynaParrot provides the technology and, usually, the hosting. Your implementation partner connects the classroom to your Moodle, Chamilo, other platforms through LTI or your website, sets it up for your timetable, trains your teachers and supports you.
Both are open source, both run in the browser and both cover everything a live class needs. There is no wrong choice. These are the honest differences.
Pick plugNmeet if…Both do this: Both do this: whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, polls, chat, recordings with MP4 download, joining from the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, live streaming, and working inside Moodle.
Still not sure? Try both live above. Try both live
| Topic | BigBlueButton | plugNmeet |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The long-established open-source virtual classroom, widely used in education | A newer open-source classroom on a modern WebRTC stack, provided by MynaParrot, the technology provider |
| Licence | Open source (LGPL-3.0) | Open source (MIT) |
| Whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, polls | Yes | |
| Recordings | Yes, with MP4 download | Yes, MP4 |
| Live streaming (e.g. to YouTube) | RTMP | RTMP and WHIP |
| In Moodle | Standard Moodle activity (since Moodle 4.0) | Plugin on the Moodle plugins directory |
| Other platforms | Chamilo, Greenlight, WordPress and other BigBlueButton integrations | Plugins for WordPress and Joomla, plus other platforms through LTI |
| AI captions, live translation, summaries | Not part of this offer | Yes, optional, powered by Gemini from Google |
| Attendance counted towards completion in Moodle | Possible with a Moodle setting your partner turns on | Yes, with completion rules (time attended, participation) |
| Your branding | Your logo and colours | Yes, including embedding in your site or Moodle |
| Moving from one to the other | — | Speaks the BigBlueButton API, so many BigBlueButton integrations can switch over |
plugNmeetChoose the situation closest to yours.
Built on: BigBlueButton or plugNmeet (open source).
Works with: Moodle, Chamilo, WordPress, Joomla and Moodle, Chamilo, other platforms through LTI or your website.
Good to know: Your partner checks the integration against your platform's version before setup.
Being honest: if your school already pays for a meeting tool, your teachers are happy with it and you mainly run meetings, you may not need anything else. Video Classroom makes more sense when:
We ask how you teach: platform, timetable, recordings, attendance, branding and languages.
Who: Your partner
Your classroom service is created with your defaults, on MynaParrot's hosting or, if your partner offers a better option, on their own servers.
Who: MynaParrot or your partner
The classroom is connected to your Moodle, Chamilo, LMS or website.
Who: Your partner + MynaParrot
Usually there's nothing to move. If you're switching, old room links and recordings are planned.
Who: Your partner
A session for teachers and a one-page guide for students.
Who: Your partner
A pilot week with someone on hand.
Who: Your partner + MynaParrot
Your partner supports you day to day, backed by MynaParrot for the technology.
Who: Your partner + MynaParrot
No. Video Classroom runs in a modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone. Students join from a link or from inside your course.
Yes. Try plugNmeet live in your browser today. For BigBlueButton you can watch the recorded tour or request a guided demo.
BigBlueButton if your teachers already know it and you want the familiar tool. plugNmeet if you want AI captions and translation, attendance-based completion in Moodle or your own logo and colours inside your platform. Your implementation partner will help you decide.
Yes. BigBlueButton is a standard Moodle activity, and plugNmeet has its own Moodle plugin. Your partner checks both against your Moodle version.
Chamilo connects to BigBlueButton through its videoconference plugin. WordPress and Joomla have plugNmeet plugins, and other platforms can add the classroom through LTI.
The free service is meant for trying things out, not a full weekly timetable. If you teach full classes every week, you need a hosted service sized for your timetable, set up by a partner.
No. Your activities stay, and only the server settings change. Moving to plugNmeet can keep the same integration, because plugNmeet speaks the BigBlueButton API.
Yes. Recordings appear in the course and can be downloaded as MP4 files.
With plugNmeet, you can add live captions, live translation and a summary after class, powered by Gemini from Google. They're optional and switched on only for the classes that need them.
Usually with MynaParrot, the technology provider. Your implementation partner may also host it on their own servers when that suits you better. Your partner recommends the option that fits your needs and states it in the proposal.
Your implementation partner sets it up, trains your teachers and supports you day to day. MynaParrot provides the technology and the demo rooms behind it, and usually the hosting too.
Your partner sets up the service for your timetable and your classes.
Your partner sizes the service for your classes and your busiest hour.
It depends on your users, hosting and the services you need. Your implementation partner gives you one written proposal covering the technology and their services.
You agree the project, pricing and support directly with your chosen partner. MynaParrot provides the technology behind it.
Tell us how you teach. An experienced local partner sets up your classroom, connects it to your platform and trains your teachers.
Experienced local partners who set it up, train your team and support you.
Open plugNmeet in your browser today and invite a colleague. For BigBlueButton, watch the recorded tour or request a guided demo.
The long-established open-source virtual classroom, and the standard live-class activity in Moodle.
Built on: BigBlueButton (open source, LGPL)
A newer open-source classroom on a modern WebRTC stack, provided by MynaParrot, the technology provider
Built on: plugNmeet (open source, MIT)
Demo rooms are provided by MynaParrot, the technology provider behind Video Classroom. They are for testing: please don't use real student data.
Want to see it inside your Moodle or with your own case? Request a demo