Calls is a simple, elegant phone dialer and call handler for GNOME.
It can be used with a cellular modem for plain old telephone calls as well as VoIP calls using the SIP protocol.
Calls uses libpeas to support runtime loadable plugins which can be called “providers”. Calls currently ships four different plugins:
- mm: The ModemManager plugin used for cellular modems
- sip: The SIP plugin for VoIP
- dummy: A dummy plugin
- ofono: The oFono plugin used for cellular modems (not in active development)
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Make and receive conventional telephone calls through supported cellular modems.
- SIP-based VoIP calling through compatible service providers.
- Modular provider architecture supporting different telephony backends.
- Contact integration for finding callers and selecting numbers to dial.
- Call history with records of previous communications.
- GNOME desktop integration for incoming calls and call notifications.
- D-Bus interfaces for integration with other system components.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/calls
Support:
Developer: Julian Sparber, Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Calls is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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