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By Garrett Smith
November 4, 2008 Business VoIP 65 comments
I occasionally run into folks who are looking to deploy softphones versus traditional, desktop-based IP hard phones.and am often asked what softphone technologies are out there that are compatible with SIP based IP PBX platforms such as Asterisk and Trixbox. Below is list of the more popular SIP softphones, all of which are completely free to use. QuteCom Previously known as WengoPhone, Qutecom is a free, SIP compatible VoIP softphone initially developed by Wengo. QuteCom supports a range of VoIP codecs including G.729, G.711, iLBC, G.722 (wideband) and Speex. H.263 for video is also supported. XLite from Counterpath A very popular, free SIP softphone supporting a range of codecs
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and also offering great support for desktop business video conferencing. ZoIPer Features support IAX, includes and versions of their software. Firefly by FreshTel Free software supporting SIP and IAX, as well as a range of codecs. DIAX Another free, open source for and free paid both SIP and
softphone supporting both SIP and IAX. This one aint pretty, but has amasses a loyal following amongst hardcore, technical types due to the wide range of tweaking and configuration options it affords. ExpressTalk Offers STUN and SIP support. Damaka Self described peer to peer SIP softphone.
AdoreSoftphone Supports SIP RFC 3261 compliant stack. MiniPAX Supports g729, g723.1, speex, gsm, and g711. MizuPhone Has extra features like HD video, Remote Desktop over SIP and UltraWideband codec. FlashPhone Unique Adobe Air , web based SIP softphone.
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FaramPhone SIP softphone which network standards to make it be the potential communication terminal in both NGN & 3G networks. Users can use the softphone to make Audio, Audio & Video calls and conference among these networks. Mirial Softphone Supports SIP and HD Quality, 720P video transmission. YakaPhone Simple, skinnable IAX/IAX2 from YakaSoftware. WXCommunicator SIP Windows, C++, based on sipXtapi. Twinkle SIP softphone for Linux users. Ekiga Ekiga (formely known as and SIP softphone utilizes the NGN, 3G
GnomeMeeting) is an open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP protocols. It supports many audio and video codecs, and is interoperable with other SIP compliant software and also with Microsoft NetMeeting. IAXComm IAX softphone for Windows, Linux & Mac OS X SJLabs SJPhone SJPhone is a softphone which allows you to speak over Internet using any desktops, notebooks, PDAs, stand-alone IP phones, and even any traditional landline or
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mobile phones. It supports both SIP and H.323 industry open standards and is fully interoperable with most major Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSP) and software and hardware manufacturers. Phoner Phoner is a free but not opensource Windows softphone. also ISDN cards using a CAPI interface. SIP It
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FRED POSNER
November 4, 2008 at 5:47 pm
This was posted at the perfect time. Thank you for this great post. G.722 on macs, windows, tigers, and bears. Oh my!
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CORY ANDREWS
Fred were you looking for something with which to participate on Fridays VoIP User Conference on HDVoice? Reply
FRED POSNER
Yes sir. Reply
JOSUE_XAVIER
Well, This article is very intersant, I have looked itbut ever i found X-Lite, SJLabs and others i know not about any softphons wich as: WXCommunicator, Mirial Softphone, etcI prefered the FaramPhone is very atractive im going to probe with my
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Central Asterisk Thanks for this Reply
SHAWN
Do any of these support distinctive ring features? Reply
EMIL
November 10, 2008 at 6:04 am
Another (Asterisk-compatible) GPL softphone is Kiax (kiax.org) Not a SIP softphone, but an IAX one, runs on Windows, Linux and Mac (intel x86). Reply
LUC
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Interesting article. Thank you for sharing this information. As softphone I always use X-Lite and Voixphone. Reply
PAUL
Some notes on G.722 capable softphones: It seems that QuteCom will work via asterisk 1.4 between softphone clients, but though the audio range sounds great, there are noticeable stutters during a wideband call. Some softphones dont seem to be able to make direct calls between themselves and Polycom Wideband phones. Audio spoken into the softphone will not come out the Polycom. Ive heard it works fine in a conference bridge. Also, dont bother buying Bria or Eyebeam direct from counterpath if you want g722 codec. They only include it on versions sold to OEM resellers. In particular, look at the one from ZipDX, who offer wideband conferencing services. Reply
PAUL
Also, I heard there is no g722 for the Mac version of Eyebeam OEM. Reply
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STEVE
One very good open source softphones are missing : - ippi messenger based on the great SIP communicator. http://www.ippi.fr/index.php?page=software&lang=33 Reply
LUKE
Thanks for the list of softphones. My X-Lite suddenly stopped working and caused my computer to reboot every time I tried to make a call. For me, finding another free softphone is urgent as I use this as my primary home phone. I installed ExpressTalk and it seems to be working.for now. Reply
BRIAN
I have an AdTran NetVanta, which is SIP compliant and I have their version of SoftPhone. Any idea which of these will work with my AdTran device? Reply
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LUCA FILIGHEDDU
Cory, did you ever look at my companys http://www.mozillavoip.com ? Best, Luca Reply
LUKE
Can anyone recommend a WIFI SIP Phone for around $100? Thanks Lucas Reply
LISS
Sorry, but where is g.729 in QuteCom?

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Maybe another softphone have it free? Reply
LISS
Sorry, but where is g.729 in QuteCom? Maybe another softphone has it free? Reply
VOIP PHONE GUY

December 2, 2008 at 10:09 am
Thanks for the huge list. I didnt think there that many options. Rick Reply
FENESI ISTVAN
December 6, 2008 at 6:13 pm
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Hi I am the deveoper of the MizuPhone sip client listed above ( http://www.mizusoftphone.com ). I see many comments regarding g722 and just want to share my experience with that. To be short: speex is much better and supports ultra-wideband too. It has lower bandwidth requirments and it is open source (mizuphone supports g722 too, but the ultrawideband speex quality is better than skype ) Reply
DIOP MAMADOU
You can also add Mercuro IMS Client (http://www.mercuro.net). Mercuro is an IMS client that could be used as SIP client. Is compliant with IETF/OMA/3GPP/GSMA specs. For capabilities you have: Voice, Video, chatting (MSRP, SIMPLE with both pager and session mode), XCAP contact storage, MSRP File transfer, Reply
JIM
January 30, 2009 at 1:23 am
@Liss: check out the qutecom wiki page which details the codec support. http://trac.qutecom.org/wiki/SupportedCodecs It mentions G 729 there, so Im guessing its OK. Ive been looking for a softphone for Linux which supports G 729 and the choices are slim. Reply
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M.L.
February 8, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Mirial Softphone is not free. Reply
HAI
March 17, 2009 at 11:33 am
Have a look at PhonerLite (http://www.phonerlite.de). It supports G.722 and SpeexWideband! Reply
ROCELO LOPES
March 18, 2009 at 12:29 am
You guys can try our softphone Reply
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C.V.
March 26, 2009 at 3:14 pm
One more to take a look at is a JavaFX softphone for Google Talk at VoiceClearly (http://www.voiceclearly.com/googleTalkVoiceClearly.jsp). Reply
ALEXEI
April 17, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Take a look at Telephonevery simple and lightweight softphone for Mac. http://code.google.com/p/telephone/ Reply
JIM
May 6, 2009 at 6:17 pm
It might be useful to add which phones can be used as USB stick portable apps. The only two I have located so far Zoiper iaxLite Any others? Why bother ? If you have Wireless Broadband on a sticksomething like a HUAWEI E160 they come with a micro SD card slot. Putting your softphone on it makes sense
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you can then use it with any Notebook etc Reply
SLEYMAN PARLAK
May 9, 2009 at 8:22 am
Ive installed the first Internet phone and credit I want to install regards Reply
VALISTAR
May 26, 2009 at 3:42 am
Nice article, Do you know if an API exists to develop plugin for some open source softphone on linux? I mean, without touching to the source code? Thank you, Best regards Reply
CATHERINE
June 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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have a customer interested in using softphones for their law office. Anyone have a recommendation of one over another? thanks! Reply
GARRETT SMITH
June 3, 2009 at 9:29 am
@Catherine You cant go wrong with CounterPaths X-Lite. Reply
VITALI FOMINE
July 30, 2009 at 1:08 pm
OfficeSIP Messenger is one more free Instant Messenger and softphone (communicator?!) http://www.officesip.com Reply
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KEVIN
August 12, 2009 at 4:00 pm
One free new softphone on the Apple Store for the iPhone & iPod Touch2 : http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware? id=320521498&mt=8 Reply
AKKOO
September 26, 2009 at 10:51 am
Please help me on the best video sip phone available in the market. I am quiet confused about the best video soft phone for free among the lot given here? i am using a portaone Voip solutions to configure the sip traffic. please help..!! Reply
DAVE
June 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Ippi, mentioned by Kevin on 2009-08-12 may be free, but it only works with Ippi service. Reply
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JP
July 15, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Is there a SIP phone that supports AMR-WB[G722.2] codec? The Wengphone rebranded as Dooxsoft claims that it support AMR-WB and the trial version doesnt. Thanks in advance. Reply
JACOB
August 5, 2010 at 3:22 pm
can someone help me find a way to use sip with google voice? Reply
GEORGE
October 10, 2010 at 10:42 am
You can also try our free version of CCI-Phone. This is a SIP softphone that supports in commercial mode g729,g722,g711U/A If you want to try let me know. Reply
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LEO
October 22, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Do any of these soft phones support call transfer (attended transfer or blind transfer) ? Havent been able to find one that does. Reply
JAMIE
January 4, 2011 at 2:20 pm
What about Blink (http://icanblink.com/)? Reply
RAFRAF
How can I find out which of these phones support multiple SIP account registration? I want the phone to register simultaneously with 2 independent SIP accounts. Thanks for your help Reply
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MARK
I think the open source SIP Communicator is missing: http://sip-communicator.org/ I like them. Reply
YUVAL
March 8, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Hi Im a developer at http://www.voipemulator.com/ Just wanted to thank you for these nice collection of softphones. Do you have any free applications for H.248 (MEGACO) ? Thanks! Reply
SCOTT BERRY
March 24, 2011 at 2:15 pm
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Well one of the things that is hard is I am totally blind as in cant see and I know a lot of these phones are really difficult to use for blind peoploe. Reply
AMAN
May 24, 2011 at 8:27 am
Is there any sip phone which has proxy settings in connection and username and password for proxy authentication same like in Gtalk connection section. I am using xlite and in office i connect to internet by proxy server Reply
ROGER PETERS
May 26, 2011 at 11:58 am
Is there a soft-phone that allows free 3 way calling ? Reply
JEFF GREENE
June 16, 2011 at 8:40 am
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Are any of these softphones compatible with Google Voice? Reply
NATHAN MILOSZEWSKI
June 16, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Jeff, You can use Express Talk as listed above with some configuration. Heres an answer from the Google Voice Help Forum: You dont configure the Express Talk softphone for Google Voice, you configure for a SIP service like Sipgate or Gizmo. For sipgate (sipgate.com) or gizmo (gizmo5.com), you will need to sign up first. You will then need your server or sip proxy address. You will also need your SIP number and password. You will then pull down the File window in Express Talk and choose Options. In Options, you will click on the tab called Lines. There you will input your Name, Server/SIP proxy, SIP number and password. After you are done, click OK and the Express Talk should work. For Sipgate, you will find that Server/SIP proxy is sipgate.com / Gizmo is proxy01.sipphone.com For Sipgate, the SIP number is something like this (each person is different): 9495541e0 Gizmo is something like this: 17474634XXX For Sipgates password, you will have to use theirs. You can find this in your settings, when you click on Phone of, it will have a pull down menu and you choose SIP credentials. For Gizmo, I believe the password is the one you chose with the account. Reply
VADIM
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July 26, 2011 at 10:49 am
Can someone tell me, if any of this softphones support auto-answer? Zoiper does, but only in Biz (non-free) edition. Reply
VADIM
July 26, 2011 at 11:01 am
DIAX supports auto-answer, but it works with IAX only, not SIP (so, there is an error in its description on this page) Reply
ROY
August 14, 2011 at 5:18 am
Any free option for web-phone? (clic-to-call buttons at least)? Thanks! Reply
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MICROSIP
MicroSIP: lightweight SIP softphone based on PJSIP stack for Windows OS written in C++. SIMPLE IM and Presense. Download here http://microsip.org.ua/downloads Reply
GUILLAUME
Hi guys. i have been looking for a solution were i can automatically configure the account information on the soft phones based on the person that is logging on to the windows domain. I have a trixbox pbx and a windows domain with now zoiper and xlite installed on the windows clients. i really would appreciate comment on if this is possible or not. Reply
PRADEEP
October 18, 2011 at 6:25 am
Need a soft phone which sends Record Route Header.. Reply
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VINH LE
I need a free softphone which supports G.729. thanks ! Reply
EURO-SPACE
hi, popular messenger Nimbuzz also has a VOIP features, so you can add SIP account and call easily. Check at http://www.nimbuzz.com Reply
COMENTATOR
March 15, 2012 at 9:04 am
QuteCom supports a range of VoIP codecs including G.729, G.711, iLBC, G.722 (wideband) and Speex. H.263 for video is also supported. This peace of crap does not support g729 codec or this codec might be stealth so I can not see it in configuration which I doubt as I tried to call with server which support g729 and get error. Reply
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RODRIGO CUADRA
May 26, 2012 at 9:25 am
New SoftPhone for Call Center, goto: http:\www.aplitel.com Reply
NETHAWK
sflphone is quite feature rich and cross platform. I use sflphone and linphone for my linux platform. Reply
DEVIS
October 18, 2012 at 10:11 am
is there one with g729 Reply
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RODRIGO CUADRA
October 18, 2012 at 10:35 am
Yes, New SoftPhone for Call Center, goto: http:\www.aplitel.com but is in Beta right now Reply
TORSTEN JAHNKE
@ http://www.aplitel.com Seems to be a nice tool and I guess I will like the UI because it Looks like a real phone. But its not working on Windows8. I got an error when I choose custom install and after the Setup it crashed with an application error. Hope you will fix this! Reply
ALEX
January 15, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Hi
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Can anyone please advise if any of these softphones allows to change output cli or sometimes reffered to as output CID Reply
STONE CONSERVATION SUPPLIES

February 4, 2013 at 6:55 am
I saw another comment about multiple sip accounts, has anybody got any idea which clients support this? I understand the 3CX Windows client supports this but unfortunately stopped working when I upgraded my laptop to windows 8 Reply
RUSSELL
April 2, 2013 at 3:45 am
Is there a softphone out there that supports ALL the functionality of the Ring Central voip service and Plantronics Voyager Legend-UC Bluetooth (B-235) headset (free or otherwise)? I am using the Ring Central (free) call controller and the Bria 3 softphones and neither seem to support ALL the functions? Reply
ESCALADE
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October 16, 2013 at 8:37 pm
I reccomend revosip java SIP client at revosip.com Reply
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