{{notability|date=January 2026}} {{short description|Distributed multimedia communications platform}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Promotional|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox software | title = GNU Jami | logo = Logo-jami-net.svg | screenshot = | caption = Share, freely and privately | collapsible = | developer = Savoir-faire Linux Inc. and community contributors | released = {{Start date and age|December 23, 2004}} | ver layout = stacked | latest release version = {{Latest_stable_software_release/Ring_(software)}} | repo = {{URL|https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux}} | programming language = Java, Kotlin, Python, Shell, Makefile, PowerShell, roff | operating system = Android, Android TV, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://docs.jami.net/setup/index.html#download-and-install-jami |title=Download and install Jami |date=June 8, 2025 |website=Jami documentation |language=en}}</ref> | platform = 64-bit x86-64 and ARM | size = | language = Arabic, 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<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://explore.transifex.com/savoirfairelinux/jami/ |title=Jami software localization |access-date=June 6, 2025}}</ref> | genre = Voice over IP, instant messaging, videoconferencing, telephony, softphone, SIP | license = GPL-3.0-or-later | website = {{URL|https://jami.net}} }} '''Jami''' is a telecommunications platform for peer-to-peer and distributed videotelephony, videoconferencing, and voice calls. Jami is free and open-source software released under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.<ref name="Hanson-2025" />
== History == In December 2004, Savoir-faire Linux launched the SFLPhone project.
In November 2009, ''CIO magazine'' listed SFLphone among the top five open-source VoIP softphones to watch.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 5 open source VoIP softphones to watch|url = http://www.cio.com.au/article/327163/5_open_source_voip_softphones_watch/|website = CIO|access-date = January 3, 2012|archive-date = May 1, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170501221610/http://www.cio.com.au/article/327163/5_open_source_voip_softphones_watch|url-status = dead}}</ref>
In May 2015, SFLphone was renamed to Ring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Savoir-faire Linux blog|date=May 5, 2015 |url=https://blog.savoirfairelinux.com/en-ca/2015/ring-ultimate-privacy-and-control-for-your-voice-video-and-chat-communications/|publisher=Savoir-faire Linux|accessdate=June 8, 2025}}</ref>
In December 2018, Ring was renamed to Jami to avoid confusion with commercial products also using the English term ''Ring''.<ref name="Streets-2025">{{Cite web |last=Streets |first=Madeleine |date=2025-03-19 |title=9 Skype alternatives for video conferencing |url=https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Skype-alternatives-for-video-conferencing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250712011841/https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Skype-alternatives-for-video-conferencing |archive-date=2025-07-12 |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=Informa TechTarget |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ring.cx/en/news |title=Ring news |date=December 18, 2018 |website=Ring |language=en |access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226012459/https://ring.cx/en/news|archive-date=December 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2025, ''TechRadar'' listed it as one alternative to Skype following its discontinuation.<ref name="Hanson-2025">{{Cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Matt |last2=Turner |first2=Brian |last3=Ionescu |first3=Stefan |date=2025-05-07 |title=Best alternative to Skype of 2025 - what to replace it with following official Microsoft closure |url=https://www.techradar.com/best/best-alternatives-to-skype |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250708161800/https://www.techradar.com/best/best-alternatives-to-skype |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>
== Features == Available features depend on both the Jami client and the platform used.<ref name="Das-2023" />
* Operates on a peer-to-peer basis without a central server (apart from the centralised name server). Jami can be used on local networks without an Internet connection.<ref name="Streets-2025" /> * End-to-end encryption used for chat, video, and voice.<ref name="Das-2023">{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ankush |date=2023-12-09 |title=Jami: A Versatile Open-Source Distributed Communication App |url=https://itsfoss.com/jami/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250708164841/https://itsfoss.com/jami/ |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=It's FOSS |language=en}}</ref> * SIP-compatible with OpenDHT support.<ref name="Sanders-2015" /><ref name="Das-2023" /> * Instant messaging.<ref name="Das-2023" /> * Call recording.<ref name="Sanders-2015">{{Cite web|title = Privacy-focused Skype alternative Ring shows promise – TechRepublic|url = http://www.techrepublic.com/article/privacy-focused-skype-alternative-ring-shows-promise/|work = TechRepublic|date= 18 May 2015|access-date = 8 July 2025|first = James|last = Sanders|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321025411/http://www.techrepublic.com/article/privacy-focused-skype-alternative-ring-shows-promise/|archivedate=21 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="Streets-2025"/> * Audio and video calls with multi-party audio<ref name="Sanders-2015" /> and video conferencing.<ref name="Huber-2014">{{Cite web|title = Software-Telefon SFLphone KDE 1.3.0 veröffentlicht » Linux-Magazin|url = http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Software-Telefon-SFLphone-KDE-1.3.0-veroeffentlicht|website = Linux-Magazin|access-date = February 19, 2016|first = Mathias|last = Huber| date=January 17, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Das-2023" />
Usernames are stored on a private Ethereum blockchain administered centrally by Jami.<ref>https://docs.jami.net/en_US/user/faq.html#how-does-the-username-registration-service-work</ref><ref>https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/jami-nameservice/-/tree/master/instructions?ref_type=heads</ref>
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== External links == * {{official website|https://jami.net/}}
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