Jitsi Desktop is an open source audio/video Internet phone and instant messenger written in Java. It supports popular telephony and messaging protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber (including Google Talk and Facebook), MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, and ICQ. It offers encrypted voice and video calls, encrypted chat, desktop sharing, file transfer, and conferencing, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux (and can be built for FreeBSD).
What it's for
Secure audio and video callsEncrypted instant messaging/chatDesktop sharing with other video-capable XMPP or SIP clientsFile transfer between contactsCross-protocol conference calls combining contacts from different accounts/protocols
Features 20
- Attended and blind call transfer
- Audio conference calls
- Call encryption with SDES/SRTP and ZRTP
- Call history and missed call notifications
- Call recording
- Cross protocol conference calls
- Desktop sharing with video-capable XMPP or SIP clients
- DNSSEC and TLS support with certificate-based client authentication
- Encrypted chat/instant messaging
- File transfer with drag and drop support
- Integration with Microsoft Outlook and Apple Address Book
- Multi-platform support (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD)
- Noise suppression and echo cancellation
- Off-the-Record (OTR) encrypted messaging with Socialist Millionaire Protocol authentication
- On-line provisioning and provisioning server discovery via DHCP/mDNS
- Secure encrypted audio and video calls
- Support for LDAP directories and Google Contacts
- Support for multiple protocols: SIP, XMPP/Jabber, Google Talk, Facebook (via XMPP), MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, ICQ
- Video codecs H.264 and H.263
- Wideband audio codecs (SILK, G.722, Speex)
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Integrations
FacebookMSNYahoo! MessengerLDAPICQGoogle TalkMicrosoft OutlookGoogle ContactsAIMApple Address Book
Resources
Pricing
Jitsi Desktop is free and open source software distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0; no pricing plans or tiers are stated.
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