Skype AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Video Calling Apps
The best open source Video Calling alternative to Skype is Signal. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Skype and many of them are open source Video Calling Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Video Calling App alternatives to Skype are Tox, Element, Wire and Jami.
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1227 likes222 Signal alternativesSignal is a messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app. Signal has received a lot of praise from all around the world for its security and privacy-respecting technologies.
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- Flathub
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Signal VS Skype
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547 likes211 Tox alternativesWith the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in.
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Tox VS Skype
Is Tox a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Tox as an Alternative to Skype
beatruppIt is completely decentralized, open source, you can freely choose your client (from terminal, over Windows, to iOS)
12free for most of the feature. But no group chat yet, and difficult to sync between multiple devices.
5You cannot setup your microphone properly on any of the major clients. Useless
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698 likes295 Element alternativesElement is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default.
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- Matrix.org
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Element VS Skype
Is Element a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Element as an Alternative to Skype
TheEmperorArtDiscord is like Skype but better. Element is like Discord but better.
3FOSS, free, open source, own nodes etc.
3Cross platform in terms of Apps and equally good using a browser.
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306 likes282 Wire alternativesWire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.
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Wire VS Skype
Is Wire a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Wire as an Alternative to Skype
svenjostGroup audio calls with screen sharing functionality, open source, nice UI.
12Wire is free, open source and easy to use and, most importantly, PRIVATE. It transmits data only in an encrypted way that even the creators of Wire cannot see, so you can be sure your content is YOURS, and not something the likes of Microsoft (who own Skype) can read, analyze, hand on to authorities or lose to hackers.
1Truly secure and feature reach
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224 likes163 Jami alternativesJami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement
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Jami VS Skype
Is Jami a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Jami as an Alternative to Skype
Fast, very secure and Open Source.
5Peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted, free and open-source, distributed architecture which is better than both centralized and decentralized, works on the widest variety of operating system (macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, Android TV, iPhone, iPad)
0Very good alternative to Skype, WhatsApp and other mainstream chat software. Decentralised, free and open source!
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254 likes143 Jitsi Meet alternativesGo ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free.
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Jitsi Meet VS Skype
Is Jitsi Meet a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Jitsi Meet as an Alternative to Skype
This is an excellent Skype replacement. It's free, open source, encrypted and you don't need to install anything. You simply go to the website, choose a link and email it to the person you want to speak with. Everything happens in your browser. You can password protect your session, have group conversations, share screen, chat and collaborate on text documents. Easier even than Skype and much more private.
6Skype for free, with better quality and more secure.
1Fast, secure and Open Source.
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139 likes88 Linphone alternativesLinphone is one of the most famous open source softphones in the world. It is fully SIP-based, for all calling, presence and IM features.
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Linphone VS Skype
Is Linphone a good alternative to Skype?Comments about Linphone as an Alternative to Skype
Allows voice, video and text converstaions
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Comments about Signal as an Alternative to Skype
Secure, encrypted, not owned by Microsoft or Facebook, keeps your data safe.
Signal is so privacy friendly that requires your phone number to register. A phone number which in many countries has to be registered with providing your ID. Private messenger my arse!
this is like skype without the data log