Overview

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GOnnect is a Unified Communication (UC) client designed for Linux / Flatpak -based installations. It makes use of various Flatpak portals and is meant to integrate well with modern desktop environments like KDE or GNOME.

With GOnnect, you can make VoIP calls from your workplace, transfer calls, make enquiries and hold conferences with up to three parties. Video conferences can be started as easily as a phone call. It also includes functions that support your work with telephony. These include:

  • Access to the contacts of colleagues

  • Visualization of the status of contacts (if available)

  • Saving favorites

  • Quick access via the system tray

  • Integration into the desktop search (GNOME only)

  • URL handler for tel/sip

  • Attempt to assign phone numbers based on country and location

  • Toggle queue logins

  • Start a Jitsi Meet conference with GOnnect or transfer a VoIP call seamlessly to Jitsi

  • Control of media playback

Distributions that support Flatpak and use GNOME or KDE are known to be supported. The functions are described in detail below.

Requirements

GOnnect uses features of your desktop and the Flatpak portal, including desktop notifications and system tray integration. Without notifications, there is no call signaling and without a system tray, the application must always be clicked to bring the call window to the front - which is not very convenient.

GOnnect is designed around these conventions, so it may not be suitable for all use cases.

Configuration

The app has no configuration dialog for the SIP login or other technical settings. In most organizations, configurations are provisioned, and your VoIP experts are responsible for getting the configuration onto your desktop.

Without a configuration, the app shows a dialog allowing you to choose a configuration preset and may also ask additional questions. This may not be easy to use for home users, but having complex configuration dialogs that can’t support every feature of SIP, proxies, media, etc. doesn’t help much, either.

Head over to the Configuration section if you want to create a configuration.

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Get started with using GOnnect!