Software · Internet & communication
GOnnect
Make phone calls and hold video conferences.
- Completely free
- Linux
- Open source
- No account
Overview
GOnnect is a voice and video calling program, available on Linux.
Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: central authentication (LDAP, SSO…), keyboard shortcuts, themes and dark mode.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
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At a glance
All of GOnnect is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.
Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No account needed
- Commercial use allowed
About
GOnnect combines telephony and video conferencing in one application. It offers seamless integration with your desktop and supports the buttons on your headset. You can search in your contacts, make phone calls from your workplace or transfer calls. You also can start or join video conferences with Jitsi Meet or even upgrade from a phone call to a video conference. Phone features: Supports almost any SIP provider Call forwarding Conference calls with three parties Busy state for supported sources Configurable "busy on active call" LDAP/CardDAV address sources Configurable identities for outgoing calls Configurable togglers (i.e. for call queues, CFNL, etc.) Upgrade call to Jitsi Meet session Video conference features: Connects to Jitsi Meet Same UI as for telephony Make enquiries between other video conference or phone call More features: Support for various hardware headsets (i.e. Yealink, Jabra) Support for various busylights Custom audio device profiles or managed by your system Stopping other audio sources on incoming calls System Tray integration for most common functions / favorites / most frequent calls GNOME Search-Provider support KRunner search plugin (requires latest flatpak version) Desktop Actions / Autostart Global Keyboard Shortcuts (if supported by your Desktop environment) Do not activate the screensaver when using the phone Mime-Type registration for `tel:` / `sip:` URLs Light/Dark mode
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
- Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Last technical check: 7 November 2026
- Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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