Ventrilo is a group communications software client for gamers, offering high-quality low-latency voice chat designed to minimize CPU usage during online gaming. It uses an encrypted client-server connection, with servers hosted in secure data-centers worldwide. The client supports text chat, private voice/text conversations, dynamic channels, themes, and file transfer between users.
What it's for
voice communication during online game competitionsgroup communication across multiple channels/serversprivate voice and text conversations between usersfile transfer to select usersremote administration of servers and channelstext-to-speech voice generation for notifications
Features 20
- Built-in chat similar to IRC (per-server or per-channel)
- Built-in server browser
- Channel 'Invisible-Transmit' option
- Configurable cross-channel communications
- Customizable client window look-n-feel via Themes
- Ducking option to lower system audio during transmit/receive
- File transfer to select users
- Individual channels created dynamically
- Key binding to execute special program functions, play wave files, send TTS messages
- Multiple platform support for servers and clients
- Mute Microphone and Mute Sound with key binds
- Password protected server/channel login
- Persistent special effects including surround sound
- Phantom Users for listening-only on other channels
- Remote administration of server features and current users
- Sub channels and muted/queued channels
- Text-to-speech (TTS) voice generation
- User-to-User private conversations, both voice and text
- Voice communication with multiple users and/or multiple servers
- Voice-Activation or Push-To-Talk transmission modes
At a glance
self-hostable
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentHybrid
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Forgamers
CompanyLightSpeed Gaming LLC
Integrations
Logitech G19SpotifyLogitech G15Logitech G930 headsetWindows Media PlayeriTunesLogitech G-keys keyboardsLogitech G35 headsetWinamp
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