Is it possible to implement voice chat in a browser without plugins?

Question

CampFireNow has a voice chat over the browser. It seems that you do not need any plugins to install to get it working. This is a contrast to Gmail, where I needed to install an app.

I would like to implement a similar feature for my application. Is there a way to do this without requiring a plugin?

Answer 1

Flash or Java would be the only things that would be browser agnostic. Else, you definitely need a plugin, unless the specific browser provides you a method to record.

Answer 2

I've never used CampFireNow, but it probably uses Flash

Answer 3

I've never used it, so I can't look at the source. I don't believe that there is a way to do this without any plugins at all, though. My guess is that they are either using Flash or Java (probably Flash).

Answer 4

In case anyone comes looking for a possible solution, WebRTC lets you do just that. For more info, visit https://webrtc.org/

From the website, "WebRTC is a free, open project that provides browsers and mobile applications with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple APIs. The WebRTC components have been optimized to best serve this purpose."