Jami

Decentralized Application

A free communications application for voice, video and text, built so that calls and messages go directly between devices without a central server holding accounts. The project's stated mission is to give all human beings a free, secure communication tool that respects their privacy and values. It is developed principally by Savoir-faire Linux, funded partly by donations, and is available across desktop, mobile and a new web preview; recent releases added features such as picture-in-picture, a web client in preview and a plugin that connects to AI agents .

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License Copyleft (GPL-3.0). https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/jami-daemon (mirror of the project's Gerrit repository for the core library and daemon)
Dev Status 🟢 Active
Owner Savoir-faire Linux (the Jami site's copyright holder, and the employer of almost all of the recent committers); the code is also contributed to by a smaller community
Governing Body Savoir-faire Linux, with community contributors; no external governance body is described
Governing Body - List
  • Free Software Foundation
Country Not stated by the project.
Start Year 2015
Stack C++ daemon and core library (the repository's main language), with desktop, mobile and web clients and a plugin system, per the project's site
Funding Donations and the sponsoring company, per the site's donation request
Last Investigated Oct 29, 2026

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Use Case Domains

Communication Platform Evolution & Sovereignty

Affordances

End-to-end encrypted Self-hostable

Decentralized Application Attributes

Origins Communication software that works without relying on a central provider, funded by a free-software company and donations, aiming at private, secure communication for everyone
Database Local storage on each device; no server-side message store is described
Query Language N/A
Data Formats Not stated by the project.
Collaborative Live Editing N/A
Rich Text Editing Not stated by the project.
Mobile Support Yes: the project's site lists Linux, Android, Android TV, Windows, macOS and iOS
Web Support Yes: a first web preview announced in September 2026
Native Apps Desktop and mobile clients for several platforms
Terms Free to use; GPL-3.0 source; donations are requested
Funds Not stated by the project.
Based On Direct peer connections between devices; the cited sources do not give a fuller lineage
Governing Body - List
  • Free Software Foundation
Use Case Category Voice and video calls, text messaging and conferencing
User Interface Type Desktop, mobile and web clients
Offline Capabilities Not stated by the project.
Collaboration Features Calls, group conversations and plugins (the site mentions a picture-in-picture feature and an AI-agent plugin)
Data Portability Not stated by the project.
Integration Ecosystem A plugin and extension system, listed on the Jami site
Web2 Data Export Not stated by the project.
Prosocial Coherence Not stated by the project.
Economic Flows None: no payment, token or marketplace feature.
Governance & Decision Making Decided by the maintaining company with community input through its forum and contribution process
Media / Publishing N/A
Knowledge Management N/A
Sensemaking N/A
Project Management N/A
Communication Model Described by the project as calls and messages between devices without a central provider; the cited sources give no protocol detail
Network Resilience Not stated by the project.
Discovery Mechanism Not described in the cited sources
Max Participants Not stated by the project.
Data Sovereignty High in principle: no central account store; the cited sources give no further detail

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  • Free Software Foundation