Alternatives to Telephone for all platforms with any license

Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Video calling ... Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Client side encryption Color coding Electron based Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Privacy-friendly Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature

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Jitsi

Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone BSD iPad
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature

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Linphone

Linphone is an internet phone or Voice Over IP phone (VoIP). With Linphone you can communicate freely with people over the internet, with voice, video, and text instant...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Xfce
Encrypted VoIP calls Live Push Notifications Video calling Add a feature

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Zoiper

Zoiper IAX & SIP multilanguage and multiplatform (Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) softphone is a VoIP soft client, meant to work with any IP-based communications...

Free Personal $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Windows Phone
Address book integration Automatic call recording Add a feature

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YakYak

What does it do: * Send/receive chat messages * Create/change conversations (rename, add people) * Leave/delete conversation * Notifications * ...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Hangouts
Portable Add a feature

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Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz offers limited availablility free calls and limited availability free text messaging for users via 3G and WiFi. Calls to other Nimbuzz users are free. PAY to...

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Java Mobile S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Chrome Kindle Fire
Voice Call Add a feature

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MicroSIP

MicroSIP is a free portable SIP softphone for Windows based on PJSIP stack. It allowing to do high quality VoIP calls (P2P or on regular telephones) via open SIP...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
No features added Add a feature

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X-Lite

Combining voice calls, video calls and Instant Messaging in a simple interface, CounterPath's X-Lite helps you seamlessly transition from a traditional phone...

Commercial Mac Windows
Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Bria

Thoughtfully designed, Bria 5 leverages over 10 years of softphone experience in improving productivity for our customers.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Daylite integration Call Transfer Voice Call Add a feature

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3CX Phone System

3CX is a software-based, open standards IP PBX that offers complete Unified Communications, out of the box.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Microsoft Exchange Server Chrome Microsoft Office Suite Firefox
No features added Add a feature

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Phoner

Softphone for VoIP, CAPI und TAPI. This application enables voice connections to landline, cellular network and VoIP. Phoner can be used as softphone on stationary and...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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Starfish PBX

Starfish PBX aims to be an open source alternative to Digium’s Switchvox. The goal is to have a software equivalent to which we can add additional functionality like: ...

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

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YateClient

YateClient is an Instant Messenger and a SoftPhone.

Free Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Chatzy

Chatzy is a free private chat service which you can use to communicate with people you already know or people who visits your blog or website. With Chatzy you can create...

Free Web
No installation No registration required Add a feature

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GV Connect

GV Connect is an unofficial iPhone/iPod Touch application for Google Voice. It stores your account password securely in your device's keychain for faster logins -...

Commercial iPhone iPad
Voice Call Add a feature

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