# TeamTalk

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{{Short description|Internet conferencing software product}}
{{infobox software
| logo = TeamTalk5Logo.png
| logo size = 175px
| screenshot = File:TeamTalk5.png
| caption = TeamTalk 5 client application on [Windows](/source/Windows)
| author = BearWare.dk
| released = {{release date and age|2003|04}}
| latest release version = 5.21| latest release date = {{release date and age|2025|09|29}}| operating system = [Windows](/source/Windows), [Linux](/source/Linux), [OS X](/source/OS_X), [iOS](/source/iOS), [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system))
| genre = [Conferencing](/source/Web_conferencing) [software](/source/software)
| license = [Proprietary](/source/Proprietary_software), [freeware](/source/freeware)
| website = {{URL|https://www.bearware.dk}}
}}

'''TeamTalk''' is a [conferencing system](/source/Web_conferencing) which people use to communicate on the Internet using [VoIP](/source/VoIP) and [video streaming](/source/video_streaming).

The TeamTalk conferencing system consists of a server and client application. Users are required to set up their own TeamTalk server before they can use the system. The TeamTalk server is available for [Mac OS X](/source/Mac_OS_X), [Windows](/source/Windows) and the widely used Linux distributions [CentOS](/source/CentOS), [Debian](/source/Debian) and [Raspbian](/source/Raspbian). The TeamTalk client application supports the same platforms as the server<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/?page_id=353|title=TeamTalk 5 supported platforms|publisher=BearWare.dk}}</ref> and additionally supports mobile platforms [iOS](/source/iOS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teamtalk-5/id1069487751|title=TeamTalk 5|author=Bjoern Rasmussen|date=18 February 2016|work=App Store}}</ref> and [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)).

For voice encoding TeamTalk uses [Opus](/source/Opus_(audio_format)) and [Speex](/source/Speex) audio codec. Video streams are encoded using [VP8](/source/VP8) video codec.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bearware.dk/teamtalksdk/v5.1c/docs/C-API/group__codecs.html|title=TeamTalk 5 C-API DLL: Audio and Video Codecs|publisher=BearWare.dk|date=29 February 2016|access-date=20 April 2016|archive-date=23 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923212239/http://www.bearware.dk/teamtalksdk/v5.1c/docs/C-API/group__codecs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Usage==
The majority of TeamTalk users are [visually impaired](/source/visually_impaired)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coolblindtech.com/teamtalk-for-ios-is-here-bringing-clarity-to-voice-communications|title=TeamTalk for iOS is here, bringing clarity to voice communication|author=Tamas Geczy|work=Cool Blind Tech|date=26 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blind-planet.com/teamtalk-5/|title=TeamTalk 5|publisher=Blind Planet|author=Chetan Bakhru|date=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=14837|title=Popular TeamTalk Voice Chat Client Comes to iOS|author=J.J. Meddaugh|date=23 February 2016|publisher=}}</ref> who use a [screen reader](/source/screen_reader) for navigating in the user interface. To be as [accessible](/source/Accessibility) as possible the TeamTalk client applications strive to only use standard window controls which can be detected by the screen reader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlee.org/teamtalk/|title=JAWS Scripts For TeamTalk 4 and 5 Classic|author=Doug Lee}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlee.org/teamtalk/NVDA/|title=TeamTalk Classic NVDA Addon|author=Doug Lee}}</ref>

==Development==
The TeamTalk client applications are being developed on the [GitHub](/source/GitHub) project TeamTalk5. The TeamTalk server is proprietary and its source code is therefore not available publicly.

==License==
TeamTalk is a [freeware](/source/freeware) application and is available for download on popular software sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/Instant-Messaging/TeamTalk.shtml|title=TeamTalk|author=Alexandra Panaete|date=17 February 2016|publisher=Softpedia.com}}</ref>
By its license, it can be run on any number of servers or clients, or redistributed without charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/teamtalk/License.txt|title=TeamTalk 5 Freeware License|publisher=BearWare.dk}}</ref> Developers wanting to write applications for TeamTalk must however buy a license.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/?page_id=316|title=TeamTalk 5 SDK License|publisher=BearWare.dk}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Comparison of VoIP software](/source/Comparison_of_VoIP_software)
* [Skype](/source/Skype)
* [Mumble](/source/Mumble_(software))
* [Ventrilo](/source/Ventrilo)
* [TeamSpeak](/source/TeamSpeak)

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.bearware.dk}}
* https://github.com/BearWare/TeamTalk5

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