Jami: A new platform for free and universal communication

Jami is the new name of the old application called Ring. Of which in 2 previous opportunities we have talked about it. The first time in the 2016 article named «Ring: A replacement for Skype on GNU / Linux»And then in another from 2018 called«Essential and important applications for GNU / Linux 2018/2019«.

Starting this year, 2019, the Ring app project became Jami. To become a much more free and universal project, more open to the communities of users and developers of Free Software and Open Source, and to the Business and Corporate sectors.

Its current developers describe Jami as:

"Jami is a free and universal communication platform that protects the privacy and freedoms of its users."

And in his new official web portal they clearly say that now it is an application:

"Designed for the general public as well as for industry, Jami aims to provide all its users with a universal, free, secure communication tool, and built on a distributed architecture that does not require authorities or central servers to operate."

Jami on the one hand can be appreciated as a simple messaging application, that is, an app for text messages, audio and video calls, file transfer, videoconferencing, among other things. But what it really does to Jami being different is the underlying technology that supports it.

In addition to now allowing more free and open contributions to the development of the same, and the more effective reception of the necessary and pertinent help and suggestions, on the part of your entire community, who so actively collaborate in the development and improvement of Jami.

Features

Privacy

Jami focuses on this point, since privacy is important for an application that makes use of the Internet. Jami allows you to communicate freely and maintain your privacy, be it through message sending, audio or video calls, or file sharing.

Communications

Calls

Make conference calls with an unlimited number of participants with 48 kHz Opus audio quality.

Video calls

It gives a high quality experience in video calls with high definition (HD) resolutions.

Text messages

It includes a secure and encrypted text messaging, without any central server on the platform, using a distributed network technology. And with the possibility of sharing expressions and emotions using emojis and GIF animations.

Voice and Video Messages

It enables the sending of voice and video recordings (clips) in one click. To facilitate long messages or long comments that have a more pleasant and familiar user experience.

File submission

It allows the sending of multimedia files (images and videos) of common formats without size limitation among its users. Making .gif, .jpg, jpeg, .png, .webp, .ogg, .mp3, .wav, .flac, .webm, .mp4 and .mkv files automatically downloaded.

Multiplatform

Despite being a Free Software Development focused on GNU / LinuxIn addition to this platform or Operating System, it is developed natively to be executed under the following Operating Systems:

1. Windows
2. MacOS
3. iOS
4. Android (Mobile / TV)

For GNU / Linux Operating Systems it has source files and executables for:

Ubuntu

• 18.10 (64 bit)
• 18.10 (32 bit)
• 18.04 (64 bit)
• 18.04 (32 bit)
• 16.04 (64 bit)
• 16.04 (32 bit)

Debian

• Stretch (9)

Also includes repositories for doing manual installations on the Distributions mentioned above, plus Fedora 28 and 29. And for further expansion on its features or installation possibilities it is useful to visit its wiki on its GitLab website: Jami on Git.

Conclusion

Jami developers offer that its application, platform and innovative technology are together an excellent product of the development of the world of Free Software. That it complies with the typical Security and Privacy standards necessary for current Internet messaging applications.

And that in addition to including the typical functions of sending and receiving text, voice, video, calls, video-calls and files of different formats, it does under a distributed, adaptable, powerful, free and ad-free environment, in order to offer its users the necessary feeling of freedom when using it.