Mumble

App in Video calls, Team chat

Low-latency, encrypted voice chat popular with gaming groups; join any server or run your own.

Voice only, no video.

Privacy passport

5 of 5 checks

No trackingYesNo ads and no third-party trackers or analytics.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itYour serverYour data lives on a server you run.
No accountYesWorks without signing up.
FreeYesFree to use.

Where it stands among 13 video call apps

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Not stated

Open source

Yes

Partly

Only you can read it

Yes

Partly

No account

Yes

Free

Yes

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