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# Linphone

Linphone is a free VoIP and video softphone based on the SIP protocol. Mirror of git://git.linphone.org/linphone-desktop.git

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 85/100
- Health score: 87/100
- Shipping score: 83/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 90/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-10-27

## Classification

- Use case: Telephony & PBX (telephony-pbx)
- Category: Communication (communication)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: GPL-3.0
- Tags: open-source, call, chat, conference, desktop, linphone, message, phone, sip, video, voip, telephony, softphone, calling, video-calling, conferencing

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [BelledonneCommunications/linphone-desktop](https://github.com/BelledonneCommunications/linphone-desktop)
- Stars: 512 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 260
- Open issues: 435
- Last commit date: 2026-10-27
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://linphone.org/) — checked 2026-10-27
- [Source repository](https://github.com/BelledonneCommunications/linphone-desktop) — checked 2026-10-27

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

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- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.