Nextcloud Talk adds messaging, voice calls, video conferencing and collaborative communication to a self-hosted Nextcloud installation.
Conversations can be private, group-based or public, while calls provide screen sharing and layouts designed for meetings with multiple speakers. Talk integrates closely with other Nextcloud applications, making it possible to share files, arrange meetings from Calendar and work with contacts without moving communication to an external service.
Talk also supports communication between separate Nextcloud servers through federation. Desktop clients are available for Linux, macOS and Windows alongside the web interface and mobile applications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Text chat, voice calls and video meetings.
- Private, group, public and password-protected conversations.
- Screen sharing.
- Multi-speaker call view.
- Global message search.
- File sharing directly from Nextcloud Files.
- Image editing and compression when uploading to chats.
- Announcements and classified conversations.
- Conversation owner and moderation roles.
- Federated chat and calls between Nextcloud servers.
- Integration with Files, Calendar, Contacts, Deck and other Nextcloud apps.
- Linux desktop client.
Website: github.com/nextcloud/talk-desktop
Support:
Developer: Nextcloud
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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