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Mumble

Low-latency, high-quality voice chat application

Chat & Communication ★ 8.2k stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

Mumble is an open-source, low-latency voice chat application primarily designed for gaming and group voice communication. The Murmur server component can be self-hosted for private voice channels.

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Key features

  • Very low audio latency
  • Positional audio for gaming
  • Encrypted voice connections
  • Lightweight Murmur server

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Excellent voice quality
  • Tiny resource footprint

Trade-offs

  • Voice-focused, limited text features
  • Dated client UI

Mumble replaces

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