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Jami (software)

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GNU Jami
Original author(s)Savoir-faire Linux Inc.
Developer(s)Savoir-faire Linux Inc. and community contributors
Initial releaseDecember 23, 2004; 20 years ago (December 23, 2004)
Repository
Written inJava, Kotlin, Python, Shell, Makefile, PowerShell, roff
Operating systemAndroid, Android TV, FreeBSD, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS[1]
Platform64-bit x86-64 and ARM
Available inArabic, Albanian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese[2]
TypeVoice over IP, instant messaging, videoconferencing, telephony, softphone, SIP
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Websitejami.net

Jami is a free and open-source telecommunications platform for peer-to-peer and distributed videotelephony, videoconferencing, and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, support for calls to landline and mobile telephones (over traditional telephone networks), and other features.

Jami is an ethical, easy-to-use, and privacy-conscious alternative to the following software: Facebook Messenger,[3] Google Hangouts,[4] Google Meet,[5] Skype,[6] WhatsApp,[7] and Zoom.[8]

Jami is available on various desktop (GNU/Linux,[9] macOS,[10] and Microsoft Windows[11]), mobile (Android[12] and iOS[13]), television (Android TV[14]), and server[15][16] platforms. Jami for Web,[17] allowing access with a web browser, has not yet been released to the public.[18]

Jami is developed by Savoir-faire Linux (SFL) and community contributors.

Jami is free and open-source software[19] released under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.

By default, Jami uses an OpenDHT node maintained by Savoir-faire Linux to join the network when the user connects for the first time. However, the application gives users the choice to run this through their own bootstrap server in the advanced settings.[20]

By adopting distributed hash table technology (as used, for instance, within the BitTorrent network), Jami creates its own network over which it can distribute directory functions, authentication, and encryption across all systems connected to it.[21]

Packages are available for all major GNU/Linux distributions,[22] including Debian, Fedora Linux, Linux Mint, OpenSUSE, Trisquel, and Ubuntu.

Support is available at the Jami documentation,[23] the Jami blog,[24] the Jami Forum,[25] and the Mastodon[26] sites.

History

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Jami was initially known as SFLphone, and was one of the few softphones under Linux to support PulseAudio out of the box. The Ubuntu documentation recommended it for enterprise use because of features like conferencing and attended call transfer.[27] In 2009, CIO magazine listed SFLphone among the top five open-source VoIP softphones to watch.[28] SFLphone was renamed to Ring in 2015[29] and then to Jami in 2018.[30]

Design

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Jami is based on a MVC model, with a daemon (the model) and client (the view) communicating. The daemon handles all the processing including communication layer (SIP/IAX), audio capture and playback, and so on. The client is a graphical user interface. D-Bus can act as the controller enabling communication between the client and the daemon.

Features

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  • SIP-compatible with OpenDHT support[31][32]
  • Unlimited number of calls
  • Instant messaging
  • Searchable call history
  • Call recording[31]
  • Attended call transfer
  • Automatic call answering
  • Call holding
  • Audio and video calls with multi-party audio[31] and video conferencing[33][34]
  • Multi-channel audio support
  • Streaming of video and audio files during a call
  • TLS and SRTP support
  • Multiple[31] audio codecs supported: G711u, G711a, GSM, Speex (8, 16, 32 kHz), Opus, G.722 (silence detection supported with Speex)
  • Multiple SIP accounts support, with per-account STUN support and SIP presence subscription
  • DTMF support
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Account assistant wizard
  • Global keyboard shortcuts
  • Flac and Vorbis ringtone support[33]
  • Desktop notification: voicemail number, incoming call, information messages
  • SIP Re-invite
  • Address book integration in GNOME and KDE
  • PulseAudio support
  • Jack Audio Connection Kit support
  • Web link previews
  • Spell checker
  • Theme support for light, dark, and system
  • End-to-end encryption used for chat, video and voice[35]
  • Decentralised (no internet connection necessary)

Release history

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For a complete list of changes in Jami, visit the official blog[36] and changelog.[37]

Jami Releases
Name/Version Description Date
Εἰρήνη Εἰρήνη—to make new user onboarding simple and intuitive[38] March 26, 2025
Astarte Astarte—for a sturdier, more reliable Jami[39] June 14, 2024
Eleutheria Eleutheria—for more enjoyable, private, and secure communication[40] November 27, 2023
Világfa Világfa—towards a distributed, free, and secure social network[41] February 20, 2023
Maloya Maloya—a new version of Jami[42] June 3, 2021
Together Together—a new step forward[43] October 16, 2020
GNU Jami GNU Jami—Ring is now Jami[44] December 18, 2018
GNU Ring GNU Ring—officially a GNU package, following its integration into the GNU project[45] November 3, 2016
Ring Ring—the ultimate privacy and control for your voice, video, and chat communications[46] May 5, 2015
SFLphone SFLphone—the initial revision[47] December 23, 2004

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Download and install Jami". Jami documentation. June 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jami software localization". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bye, Facebook Messenger". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bye, Google Hangouts". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bye, Google Meet". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Bye, Skype". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bye, Whatsapp". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bye, Zoom". switching.software. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Jami for GNU/Linux". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "Jami for macOS". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "Jami for Windows". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "Jami for Android". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "Jami for iOS". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "Jami for Android TV". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Jami for servers". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  16. ^ "Discover Jami for the Enterprise". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Jami for Web". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "All features by client". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  19. ^ "Official Jami repository". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  20. ^ "Why is Jami truly distributed?". Jami. October 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  21. ^ Say Hello to Ring (Savoir-faire Linux)
  22. ^ "Setup Jami for GNU/Linux". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  23. ^ "Jami documentation". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  24. ^ "Jami blog". Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  25. ^ "Jami Forum". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  26. ^ "Mastodon@Jami". Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  27. ^ Official Ubuntu documentation
  28. ^ "5 open source VoIP softphones to watch". CIO. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  29. ^ "Savoir-faire Linux blog". Savoir-faire Linux. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  30. ^ "Ring news". Ring. December 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  31. ^ a b c d Sanders, James. "Privacy-focused Skype alternative Ring shows promise – TechRepublic". TechRepublic. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  32. ^ OpenDHT project on Github
  33. ^ a b Huber, Mathias (January 17, 2014). "Software-Telefon SFLphone KDE 1.3.0 veröffentlicht » Linux-Magazin". Linux-Magazin. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  34. ^ "All features by client · Wiki jami-project". Jami GitLab. savoirfairelinux.
  35. ^ "Protocol". Once an encrypted and authenticated peer-to-peer communication channel is available, the SIP protocol must be used to place a call and send messages.[permanent dead link]
  36. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  37. ^ "Jami changelog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  38. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  39. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  40. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  41. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  42. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  43. ^ "Jami blog". Jami. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  44. ^ "Ring news". Ring. December 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  45. ^ "Savoir-faire Linux blog". Savoir-faire Linux. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  46. ^ "Savoir-faire Linux blog". Savoir-faire Linux. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  47. ^ "SFLphone initial revision". Savoir-faire Linux. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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