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What is Jami?

Jami is a free/libre communication application that puts your privacy first. Fully peer to peer, your exchanges happen directly from one device to another, with no central server, no phone number, and no tracking. Everything is end-to-end encrypted and no personal data is required. As free software with public source code, Jami can be studied, improved, and shared by everyone. As a GNU package supported by the Free Software Foundation, Jami is part of the digital commons.

Features :

Instant messaging
Audio and video calls
Group conversations
Video conferencing and meeting points
Call recording (audio and video)
Screen sharing and file transfer
One account on multiple devices
Extensions (plugins)
Compatibility with SIP accounts

Our history

The project was born in 2004 at Savoir-faire Linux with SFLphone (a SIP softphone for GNU/Linux).

In 2013, the revelations by Edward Snowden and the Free Software Foundation’s call for free alternatives to Skype pushed us to go further.

In 2015, the team launched Ring and chose a distributed (peer-to-peer) architecture, thanks to OpenDHT developed by Adrien Béraud.

The project became a GNU package in 2016, then took the name Jami in 2018 to avoid brand confusion.

Our mission

To offer everyone, wherever they are, a free communication tool that respects privacy.

Not one more platform: a radically different alternative.

Not tomorrow. Not in theory. But today.

The distributed architecture

Most messengers rely on servers (one central or several federated) through which our metadata passes and sometimes remains. Jami works differently: the network is fully distributed and runs without a server. Your device finds your correspondent’s via a shared directory, then establishes a direct, end-to-end encrypted connection, including behind most home gateways and routers. Your identities, keys, and data stay on your devices, not in a single repository. The larger the community grows, the more the network gains in robustness and autonomy.

Result:

No central collection of metadata.
No single point of failure.
Censorship is much more difficult.
No need to trust a central operator: cryptography ensures authenticity and confidentiality.

Distributed

Centralized

Decentralized

Why is Jami vital today?

The big platforms (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, X, Telegram, WeChat) monetize the intimate: our conversations, photos, and behaviors feed advertising profiles and retention mechanics.

In countries where censorship and surveillance are systematic, centralized or federated messengers are easily put under pressure: a server, a company, or a number is enough to block, filter, or demand access.

Against the grain, Jami is a space of resistance: by design, neither the developers nor Savoir-faire Linux have access to your content.

Your communications belong to you.

Social Benefit Award

+3000 new users/day

+250 000 users

+176 countries

Why do we need your support?

For more than ten years, Jami has progressed thanks to Savoir-faire Linux (a services company specializing in free software), user donations, and an active community.

But maintaining a multi-device messaging and calling application on a distributed network requires sustained engineering. Our small team of 5 developers is no longer enough to fix deep bugs, make calls and group conversations reliable, guarantee quality on all platforms, translate, document, and energize the ecosystem.

Your support allows us Your communications belong to you.

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