Jami covers calls, video and chat without a server anywhere in the path. It’s a GNU package built by Savoir-faire Linux in Canada. Instead of central servers it uses a distributed hash table to find people. Your account never lives on anyone else’s machine. It runs on every major platform plus the web and it’s GPL-licensed and free. Being peer-to-peer has the usual price. Call quality and whether you can reach someone depend on the network. Direct connections can also expose your IP to your contacts. For a genuinely serverless tool that does voice, video and text in one place, not much else is this complete.
Jami
Distributed peer-to-peer calls and chat, a GNU project.
jami.net
FreeOpen SourceE2E EncryptedWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebCanada
Pricing Free and open source, with no paid tiers.
Strengths
- Fully distributed, with no central servers or server-side account
- Voice, video and chat on every major platform plus web
- GPL-licensed GNU project, free with no ads
Considerations
- Peer-to-peer reliability depends on network and NAT traversal
- Contacts can be exposed to your IP address
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