TeamTalk
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{{short description|Conferencing system which people use to communicate on the Internet using VoIP and video streaming.}}
{{infobox software
| logo = TeamTalk5Logo.png
| logo size = 175px
| screenshot = File:TeamTalk5.png
| caption = TeamTalk 5 client application on Windows
| author = BearWare.dk
| released = {{release date and age|2003|04}}
| latest release version = 5.12| latest release date = {{release date and age|2022|12|21}}| operating system = Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android
| genre = Conferencing software
| license = Proprietary, freeware
| website = {{URL|http://www.bearware.dk}}
}}
TeamTalk is a conferencing system which people use to communicate on the Internet using VoIP and video streaming.
The TeamTalk conferencing system consists of a server and client application. Users are required to set up their own TeamTalk server before they can use the system. The TeamTalk server is available for Mac OS X, Windows and the widely used Linux distributions CentOS, Debian and Raspbian. The TeamTalk client application supports the same platforms as the server{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/?page_id=353|title=TeamTalk 5 supported platforms|publisher=BearWare.dk}} and additionally supports mobile platforms iOS{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teamtalk-5/id1069487751|title=TeamTalk 5|author=Bjoern Rasmussen|date=18 February 2016|work=App Store}} and Android.
For voice encoding TeamTalk uses Opus and Speex audio codec. Video streams are encoded using VP8 video codec.{{cite web|url=http://www.bearware.dk/teamtalksdk/v5.1c/docs/C-API/group__codecs.html|title=TeamTalk 5 C-API DLL: Audio and Video Codecs|publisher=BearWare.dk|date=29 February 2016}}
Usage
The majority of TeamTalk users are visually impaired{{cite web|url=https://www.coolblindtech.com/teamtalk-for-ios-is-here-bringing-clarity-to-voice-communications|title=TeamTalk for iOS is here, bringing clarity to voice communication|author=Tamas Geczy|work=Cool Blind Tech|date=26 February 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://blind-planet.com/teamtalk-5/|title=TeamTalk 5|publisher=Blind Planet|author=Chetan Bakhru|date=18 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=14837|title=Popular TeamTalk Voice Chat Client Comes to iOS|author=J.J. Meddaugh|date=23 February 2016|publisher=}} who use a screen reader for navigating in the user interface. To be as accessible as possible the TeamTalk client applications strive to only use standard window controls which can be detected by the screen reader.{{cite web|url=http://www.dlee.org/teamtalk/|title=JAWS Scripts For TeamTalk 4 and 5 Classic|author=Doug Lee}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dlee.org/teamtalk/NVDA/|title=TeamTalk Classic NVDA Addon|author=Doug Lee}}
Development
The TeamTalk client applications are being developed on the GitHub project TeamTalk5. The TeamTalk server is proprietary and its source code is therefore not available publicly.
License
TeamTalk is a freeware application and is available for download on popular software sites.{{cite web|url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/Instant-Messaging/TeamTalk.shtml|title=TeamTalk|author=Alexandra Panaete|date=17 February 2016|publisher=Softpedia.com}}
By its license, it can be run on any number of servers or clients, or redistributed without charge.{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/teamtalk/License.txt|title=TeamTalk 5 Freeware License|publisher=BearWare.dk}} Developers wanting to write applications for TeamTalk must however buy a license.{{cite web|url=http://bearware.dk/?page_id=316|title=TeamTalk 5 SDK License|publisher=BearWare.dk}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bearware.dk}}
- https://github.com/BearWare/TeamTalk5
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