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| Developer(s) | AG Projects |
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| Initial release | December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01) |
| Stable release | Blink Pro for macOS 5.2.0 (June 26, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-26)) [±]
Blink for Windows 5.2.0 (February 27, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-27)) [±] Blink for Linux 5.2.0 (June 9, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-09)) [±] |
| Repository | https://github.com/AGProjects/blink-qt |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | macOS, Microsoft Windows and Linux |
| Size | 30M Cocoa version 20M Qt version |
| Available in | English |
| License | Blink License (free software versions + Shareware versions) |
| Website | icanblink |
Blink is a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) client distributed under the Blink license (GNU GPLv3 with an exception to permit the inclusion of commercial proprietary modules).
The software is written in Python for macOS's Cocoa, with a later port to Qt for supporting Microsoft Windows, Linux, AmigaOS.
Features
Blink is based on the Session Initiation Protocol, and beyond voice over IP, its features also include video, instant messaging, file transfer and multi-party conferencing sessions based on MSRP protocol, remote desktop sharing using RFB protocol (VNC), and SIMPLE presence using XCAP protocol. Compatible with Asterix.
Alternative to Skype
According to Jason Hibbets, an Advisor at Red Hat, Blink is a popular alternative to Skype
Privacy and Security
The Linux and macOS version of Blink implement OTR protocol end-to-end encryption and peer verification for chat media. All versions provide audio and video media encryption using ZRTP.
References
- "ChangeLog for Blink Pro (MacOSX version)". 17 February 2021.
- "ChangeLog for Blink for Windows)". 17 January 2020.
- "ChangeLog for Blink (Linux)". 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Help for Blink Pro and Blink Lite for OSX".
- BlinkPro. Stand 13. Dezember 2012
- ^ "NLnet; Blink Qt Messaging". NLnet Foundation with financial support from the European Commission. 2022-08-19. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- "The Blink (SIP client) Open Source Project on Open Hub". Open_Hub. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- Newton, Rusty (2014-01-30). "Installing Blink SIP client - Asterisk Project - Asterisk Project Wiki". wiki.asterisk.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- Hibbets, Jason (2011-05-27). "Poll: Open source alternatives to Skype | Opensource.com". OpenSource.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- "Download Blink". Blink Project's Website. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- Adrian Georgescu (AG Projects) "Blink, SIP beyond VoIP".
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