BigBlueButton
BigBlueButton is a purpose-built open-source virtual classroom that empowers teachers to teach and learners to learn.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
BigBlueButton is a purpose-built virtual classroom that empowers teachers to teach and learners to learn. It was born out of the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University's Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization in Ottawa, Canada, and was launched externally in 2007. BigBlueButton is completely open-source and was created by a community of dedicated developers passionate about helping improve online learning. It is constantly evolving and improving through a dedicated, growing international user and developer community. To date, there have been more than a dozen releases of the core product, and each new release has seen the development of new features, testing and documentation as well as improved community support. Its focus is singular: support teaching with improved, on-line tools that allow teachers to connect with students in ways that are synchronized, collaborative and fun. BigBlueButton World 2026 is scheduled for June 23rd – 25th, 2026, and is sponsored by Blindside Networks, the creators of BigBlueButton.
History
BigBlueButton was born out of the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University's Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization in Ottawa, Canada, and was launched externally in 2007. BigBlueButton is completely open-source and was created by a community of dedicated developers passionate about helping improve online learning. It is constantly evolving and improving through a dedicated, growing international user and developer community. To date, there have been more than a dozen releases of the core product, and each new release has seen the development of new features, testing and documentation as well as improved community support.
Products and positioning
Purpose-built virtual classroom designed around real-world students, teachers and schools, built upon pedagogy.
Virtual classroom software
A purpose-built virtual classroom that empowers teachers to teach and learners to learn.
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