Developer(s) AG Projects | Written in Python | |
Initial release December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01) Stable release Pro 4.4.1 (December 18, 2015; 14 months ago (2015-12-18)) [±]
Qt 1.4.2 (September 11, 2015; 17 months ago (2015-09-11)) [±] Operating system Size 30M Cocoa version
20M Qt version | ||
Blink is a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) client distributed under the Blink license (GNU GPLv3 with the exception of possibility to include Proprietary software modules for commercial purpose)
Contents
The software is written in Python for Cocoa, and lately it was ported to Qt for supporting Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux platforms.
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.
Privacy and Security
The Linux and Mac OS X 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.