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Mumble

Open-source, low-latency voice chat software with encrypted communication, built on Qt and Opus for gaming and general use.

Alternative to: Discord, TeamSpeak and Ventrilo
Open Source Self-Hosted Voice Chat Encrypted Cross-Platform
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About Mumble

Mumble is a low-latency, high-quality voice-chat application originally built for gamers, comparable to TeamSpeak. It uses a client-server architecture: the Mumble client runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS, while the server component (mumble-server, formerly Murmur) runs on effectively any platform Qt supports, including as an official Docker image. All communication is encrypted, and the server exposes a root channel with a hierarchical tree of channels beneath it, with the ability to temporarily link channels together for larger events. Administration is handled via a hardcoded SuperUser account (password set at first run) that bypasses ACLs, or through per-channel permissions for regular users. The client supports a general-purpose plugin system, written in C for language-agnostic plugin development, allowing functionality beyond the core app (including a positional-audio framework for in-game overlays via LD_PRELOAD). Mumble is translated into numerous languages through a community Weblate project and is built on Qt and the Opus audio codec.

Key Features

  • Low-latency, high-quality encrypted voice chat
  • Client-server architecture with self-hostable mumble-server (Docker image available)
  • Hierarchical channel tree with temporary channel linking for events
  • General-purpose, language-agnostic plugin system with positional-audio support
  • SuperUser admin account plus per-channel ACL permissions
  • Cross-platform client: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS
  • Community-driven translations via Weblate
  • Free and open-source under BSD-3-Clause

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