The new version of Nextcloud Talk strengthens privacy, interoperability, and enterprise control amid growing distrust of Big Tech
The open-source collaboration platform Nextcloud has announced the release of Nextcloud Talk “Munich”, its new proposal to transform how businesses, institutions, and users collaborate online. The update introduces multiple features designed to ensure secure, private, and fully user-controlled communication, in response to an increasingly complex geopolitical, technological, and regulatory environment.
Resilience in an unstable world
In a context where governments and businesses are seeking sovereign alternatives to Microsoft, Google, and other dominant solutions, Nextcloud Talk “Munich” emerges as a robust and decentralized solution. The tool addresses three fundamental concerns: avoiding vendor lock-in, ensuring data privacy, and maintaining control over infrastructure.
“With recent legislative and geopolitical changes, many organizations can no longer afford to rely on foreign vendors subject to changing regulations,” explained Mikhail Korotaev, spokesperson for Nextcloud. “Our solution guarantees real independence: the software can be hosted on the client’s trusted cloud or on their own infrastructure, with all source code open.”
Enhanced privacy with new features
Among the most notable new features of the release are:
- Secure View: allows sharing documents with restrictions, such as disabling downloads or including custom watermarks to prevent leaks.
- Sensitive Conversations: hides sensitive content on screen during calls or when receiving notifications, a useful feature in shared environments.
- Nextcloud Talk Phone: integration of direct telephony with unique extensions per user and call forwarding in case of absence.
- Temporary conversations for meetings: video calls scheduled from the calendar are managed in separate spaces that can be automatically deleted or archived after use.
These features position Nextcloud Talk not only as a competitive solution against Microsoft Teams or Zoom but also as more respectful of privacy and European regulations.
Productivity without compromising security
Nextcloud Talk “Munich” integrates advanced features for hybrid teams, including:
- Collaborative chat with polls, voice messages, widgets, and interactive documents.
- Video calls with moderation tools, visual prompts, and screen sharing.
- Webinars and interactive training with whiteboards, customizable roles, and waiting rooms.
All powered by Nextcloud Assistant, an ethical and local artificial intelligence system that allows for summarizing conversations, generating texts, and translating messages without compromising user data.
An adaptable user experience
Nextcloud Talk also focuses on usability, with a redesigned control panel, enhancements in mobile and desktop interfaces, customization of notifications and themes, and support for automations via iOS Shortcuts and Nextcloud Flow.
The new tools facilitate migration from platforms like Teams, allowing organizations to quickly adapt without loss of productivity.
Adoption and community
The platform is already being rolled out on a large scale by organizations like Abanca, SNCF, and Capgemini, which particularly value the ability to install Nextcloud in hybrid or fully isolated environments to meet the most demanding compliance requirements.
Furthermore, over 15,000 contributions from the community have been integrated into the development of Nextcloud Talk, reflecting the growth of a global network of developers, translators, and users committed to more open and transparent technology.
Conclusion
Nextcloud Talk “Munich” represents a firm step toward freer, ethical, and controlled communication. At a time when digital sovereignty is no longer just an ideal but a strategic necessity, this solution emerges as a realistic, powerful, and fully adaptable alternative for organizations around the world.
Source: Nextcloud