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'''Linphone''' is a [[free software|free]] [[VoIP]] application available on [[Personal computer|PCs]] running [[Linux]], [[List of BSD operating systems|BSD operating systems]] such as [[FreeBSD]],<ref name="FreeBSD Port of Linphone"/> [[Windows]], or [[Mac OS X]], and mobile phones running [[BlackBerry OS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]],<ref>[http://androidtapp.com/linphone-video AndroidTapp.com: ''Linphone Video, Make Phone Calls over Phone’s Internet without using Minutes'']</ref> [[Windows Phone]],<ref>[https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/linphone/99661466-8c5c-489b-a567-569c1f480d29 ''Linphone'']</ref> or [[iOS]].<ref>[http://ostatic.com/blog/bye-bye-skype-top-3-free-replacements Ostatic.com: Blog: ''Bye Bye Skype, Top 3 Free Replacements'']</ref> It uses the [[Session Initiation Protocol]] (SIP) for communication and is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL). It supports [[IPv6]], [[encryption]] via [[Transport Layer Security]] (TLS) and can be used behind [[network address translator]] (NAT). Linphone uses [[GTK+]] for [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and on Linux it can be also run as a [[System console|console]]-mode application. It is compatible with telephony by using an [[Internet telephony service provider]] (ITSP).
'''Linphone''' is a [[free software|free]] [[VoIP]] application available on [[Personal computer|PCs]] running [[Linux]], [[List of BSD operating systems|BSD operating systems]] such as [[FreeBSD]],<ref name="FreeBSD Port of Linphone"/> [[Windows]], or [[Mac OS X]], and mobile phones running [[BlackBerry OS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]],<ref>[http://androidtapp.com/linphone-video AndroidTapp.com: ''Linphone Video, Make Phone Calls over Phone’s Internet without using Minutes'']</ref> [[Windows Phone]],<ref>[https://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/linphone/99661466-8c5c-489b-a567-569c1f480d29 ''Linphone'']</ref> or [[iOS]].<ref>[http://ostatic.com/blog/bye-bye-skype-top-3-free-replacements Ostatic.com: Blog: ''Bye Bye Skype, Top 3 Free Replacements'']</ref> It uses the [[Session Initiation Protocol]] (SIP) for communication and is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL). It supports [[IPv6]], [[encryption]] via [[Transport Layer Security]] (TLS) and can be used behind [[network address translator]] (NAT), meaning it can run behind home routers. Linphone uses [[GTK+]] for [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and on Linux it can be also run as a [[System console|console]]-mode application. It is compatible with telephony by using an [[Internet telephony service provider]] (ITSP).


[[Image:linphone on htc desire.jpg|thumb|Linphone running on [[HTC Desire]]]]
[[Image:linphone on htc desire.jpg|thumb|Linphone running on [[HTC Desire]]]]

Revision as of 13:24, 24 July 2014

Linphone
Original author(s)Belledonne Communications
Developer(s)Linphone
Stable release
v3.7 (v2.1 for Android & iOS, v1.0.1 for Blackberry) / 20 February 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-20)[1]
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform[2]
PlatformGNU/Linux, FreeBSD,[3] Windows, Mac OS, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry OS
Size8–17 MB
Available inMultilingual
TypeVoice over IP, instant messaging, videoconferencing
LicenseGNU GPL version 2[4]
WebsiteLinphone.org

Linphone is a free VoIP application available on PCs running Linux, BSD operating systems such as FreeBSD,[3] Windows, or Mac OS X, and mobile phones running BlackBerry OS, Android,[5] Windows Phone,[6] or iOS.[7] It uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for communication and is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It supports IPv6, encryption via Transport Layer Security (TLS) and can be used behind network address translator (NAT), meaning it can run behind home routers. Linphone uses GTK+ for GUI and on Linux it can be also run as a console-mode application. It is compatible with telephony by using an Internet telephony service provider (ITSP).

Linphone running on HTC Desire

Audio codecs

Audio codec support: Speex (narrow band and wideband), G.711 (µ-law, A-law), GSM, Opus, and iLBC (through an optional plugin)

Video codecs

Video codec support: H263-1998, MPEG-4, Theora and H.264 (with a plugin based on x264), with resolutions from QCIF(176×144) to SVGA(800×600) provided that network bandwidth and CPU power are sufficient.[2]

See also

References