Developer(s) | Michel de Boer, Luboš Doležel |
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Initial release | 27 April 2005 |
Stable release | 1.10.0 (July 15, 2016 | )
Repository | github |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Linux |
Type | VoIP |
License | GPL (free software) |
Website | twinkle.dolezel.info twinklephone.com |
Twinkle is a free and open source software application for (VoIP) voice communications in IP networks, such as the Internet. It is designed for Linux operating systems and uses the Qt toolkit for its graphical user interface. For call signaling it employs the (SIP). It also features direct IP-to-IP calls. Media streams are transmitted via the (RTP) which may be encrypted with the (SRTP) and the ZRTP security protocols.
Since version 1.3.2 (September 2008), Twinkle supports message exchange and a buddy-list feature for presence notification, showing the online-status of predefined communications partners (provider-support needed).
In 2016, a Qt5 version is out.