Linphone
Open-source SIP voice, video, and messaging client
Linphone is a free SIP-based softphone for voice and video calls and instant messaging. Combined with a SIP server it forms a fully self-hosted communication stack across desktop and mobile.
Key features
- SIP voice and video
- End-to-end encryption with ZRTP
- Cross-platform clients
- Instant messaging support
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Written in C++
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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