The purpose of this plug-in is to simplify the process of adding Jitsi video conference links to meeting bookings in Microsoft Outlook. It is designed for users who value and require simplicity to complete their tasks quickly and intuitively. Therefore, it is important to preserve this simplicity as new features are added. Any additional contributions to the software must be designed in a way that does not interfere with or complicate the core functionality of booking a regular meeting with just one click.The plugin randomly generates a Jitsi link to an appointment (while in the appointment creation window). It was built based on the Yeoman generator.
This project does not provide a hosting or publishing recommendation, that is entirely up to the individual(s) using it. Microsoft provides a comprehensive publishing guide and provides different options in the following Outlook versions:
- Outlook 2016 or later on Windows,
- Outlook 2016 or later on Mac,
- Outlook on the Web,
- Outlook on Windows (Microsoft 365),
- Outlook on Mac (Microsoft 365).
*This add-in does not work in the mobile app.
This project is a stripped down version with basic functionality. There are ideas and possible plans for the future. For development, the add-in needs to be added to the relevant Outlook environment. The manifest.xml can be added as an add-in manually, through Outlooks add-in portal. When it has finished loading, the add-in should be visible in the toolbar whenever you have the event organiser window open, i.e. when you are trying to organise and invite people to meeting. The add-in can be configured through the use of a configuration file (named config.json), that should be placed in the root directory. Note that configuration is entirely optional and that Jitsi's default configuration will be used as a default if no configuration file is found in the project. The add-in will default to https://meet.jit.si if no configuration file is found.
