X-Lite
X-Lite 4.5.5
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SIP softphone with PBX-like features.   Free
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X-Lite for Mac softphone has all standard telephone features, including:
  • Call display and Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).
  • Speakerphone and Mute.
  • Redial, Hold, Do Not Disturb.
  • Call history -- list of received, missed, and dialed calls.
  • Three-party conferencing.
  • Enhanced Features and Functions
  • X-Lite for Mac also supports the following features and functions:
  • Video.
  • Managed contact list.
  • Automatic detection and configuration of audio and video devices.
What's New
Version 4.5.5: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
Intel, OS X 10.6 or later



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Libertyforall1776 commented on 03 Dec 2013
4.5.5 is out:

DTMF Improvements
Independent port range settings
Bug fixes

http://counterpath.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/X-Lite_Mac_4550k_71241.dmg
[Version 4.5]

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Libertyforall1776 replied on 06 Jan 2014
How many years does it take to add access to the native OS X Contacts?! *facepalm* This simple addition would dramatically improve the usefulness of this app!
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Eyeless reviewed on 24 Apr 2013
The latest 4.5 version works really well on the Mac (10.8.3) now! No pop-up with commercial for a service you cannot buy anyway (living outside north america) and generally quicker and very robust in all ways.
[Version 4.5]

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Libertyforall1776 replied on 15 May 2013
4.5.2 is out...
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Libertyforall1776 commented on 20 Mar 2013
They went from 5.0.1 to version 4.5?! WTF?! Softphone.com is also now closed for improvements too...

http://counterpath.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/X-Lite_Mac_4500f_69608.dmg
[Version 5.0.1]


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Libertyforall1776 commented on 27 Jan 2013
5.0.1c Build 68138 is out...

http://counterpath.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/X-Lite_Mac_5010c_68138.dmg
[Version 5.0.0]

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Libertyforall1776 replied on 27 Jan 2013
The MU screenshot shows a beta, this is NOT a beta...
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Sanjinko replied on 28 Jan 2013
Yep, proper screenshot is this:
http://www.counterpath.com/assets/images/831/x-lite-5-mac.png
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Sanjinko commented on 01 Sep 2012
X-Lite 5 (67285) is available as of June 2012.

More info at: http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite.html
[Version 63215]

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Libertyforall1776 replied on 27 Jan 2013
Standard Telephone Features
The CounterPath X-Lite 5 for Mac softphone has all standard telephone features, including:
• Call display and Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).
• Speakerphone and Mute.
• Redial, Hold, Do Not Disturb.
• Call history – list of received, missed, and dialed calls.
• Three-party conferencing.
Enhanced Features and Functions
X-Lite for Mac also supports the following features and functions:
• Video.
• Managed contact list.
• Automatic detection and configuration of audio and video devices.
• Acoustic echo cancellation, automatic gain control, voice activity detection.
• Support for the following audio codecs:
Broadvoice-32, Broadvoice-32 FEC, DVI4, DVI4 Wideband, G.711aLaw, G.711uLaw, GSM, iLBC, L16
PCM Wideband, Speex, Speex FEC, Speex Wideband, Speex Wideband FEC.
• Support for the following video codecs:
H.263, H.263+ 1998.
• Automatic selection of the best codec based on the other party’s capability, the available bandwidth, and
network conditions. X-Lite switches the codec within a call in response to changing network conditions.
• Compliance to 3261 SIP standard.
• STUN and ICE NAT traversal.
• Support for DTMF (RFC 2833, inband DTMF).
SoftPhone.com Features
If you have a SoftPhone.com account, the following features are also available:
• Presence via your SoftPhone.com account. You can see the presence of any contact who also has a
SoftPhone.com account.
• IM via your SoftPhone.com account. You can send IMs to any contact who has a SoftPhone.com account.
For more information on SoftPhone.com and its features, see www.softphone.com.
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MR.MM reviewed on 02 Feb 2011
Tried it for a while but had to get iSoftphone due to irreparable crackling with VoIP.ms. Such a pity because the price point is unbeatable. Perhaps that also explains the interface.
[Version 58833]


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Libertyforall1776 commented on 10 Sep 2010
STILL not 64-bit, but the free Telephone SIP app is!
[Version 58833]

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Cgc replied on 28 Jan 2013
Explain why this must be 64-bit.
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Radicimo commented on 09 Sep 2010
Haven't pushed it too hard yet, but seems to be a passable SIP client for the desktop.

Alerts don't use Growl.

Inline adverts are visually annoying, but it's fair for Counterpath to include them in a free product. It's also fair that I tell Little Snitch to deny all connections to advertising.counterpath.com !
[Version 4.0 Beta (Build 56227)]


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Soloman tipped on 27 Jul 2010
There's an easy solution to the expired message that counterpath don't want you to know (they keep on deleting these messages on their support forum). All you have to do is change the date of your computer to a few months before and it will work. then when u don't use it you can just change it back. simple.
[Version 4.0 Beta (Build 56227)]


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Imho commented on 17 Jan 2010
Be carefull with X-Lite Beta for Mac. I used it, but some days ago I got (and other users too) the message that X-Lite has expired - without any warning about this. I downloaded a new version, but then all my contacts were gone. CounterPath Support says: this is beta software, so on your own risk, enter your contacts again or buy another version.
For me reason enough not longer to trust this software. It seems to be a manner to get you buy a payed version. If CounterPath would have warned me before: okay. But this way? Thank you!
[Version 4.0 Beta 3 (Build 55153)]

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Libertyforall1776 replied on 25 Jan 2010
Caveat Emptor, if you don't know what a beta is, you should not be using one.
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Imho replied on 25 Jan 2010
Many years I used a lot of beta software. Never before a supplier of such software did make expire the software without any notice before. If the supplier had warned me before, I could have decided to buy the software and save my contacts. Now I loosed all, without any warning. For me it was a policy of the supplier to make you buy a payed version, without telling you in time about this policy.
Beta software can contain bugs etcetera, and I should accept that. But beta software should not have an expire date included without telling the users.
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Libertyforall1776 replied on 25 Jan 2010
I agree they should inform you of an expiration. But no sympathy on the contacts situation. However, it is a major deficiency of X-Lite that it has no option to integrate with the Apple Address Book, IMHO! Counterpath has pretty shotty support it seems. Check out the free app Telephone for SIP VoIP -- nice and simple.
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Neox replied on 25 Jan 2010
While I will agree that they should inform you of an expiration, it is BETA software and loosing your contacts could be a bug or a change in the later version. Of course it could be a sales tactic too, but if that turns out to be true, they would have a hard time selling their software upgrade version.

As to Beta software expiring, that is the norm. Most beta versions of any software I have seen are all time limited. So if you don't like these negative aspects of the software, do 2 more things:

1. Tell the software developer of your experience and that you are going to share it with others.

2. Don't use the software.
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Libertyforall1776 replied on 25 Jan 2010
Except that X-Lite is FREE software... ;-)
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Neox replied on 25 Jan 2010
While it is FREE software they do have a paid version called eyeBeam and of course want you to upgrade to it. That is what the OP is talking about when he says that you can buy the paid version to get contacts that won't disappear...
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Libertyforall1776 replied on 25 Jan 2010
Well X-Lite 3.0 (free) is STILL downloadable...
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Njstaticuser commented on 19 Jul 2010
I have figured this out about the expired dialog box thing. Just change your clock a month before July 2010 before everytime you load the program and back to the correct date when its fully loaded and it should be fine. Signed up with macupdate just for this LOL
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Norz rated on 30 Nov 2011

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X-Lite for Mac softphone has all standard telephone features, including:
  • Call display and Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).
  • Speakerphone and Mute.
  • Redial, Hold, Do Not Disturb.
  • Call history -- list of received, missed, and dialed calls.
  • Three-party conferencing.
  • Enhanced Features and Functions
  • X-Lite for Mac also supports the following features and functions:
  • Video.
  • Managed contact list.
  • Automatic detection and configuration of audio and video devices.
  • Acoustic echo cancellation, automatic gain control, voice activity detection.
  • Support for the following audio codecs:
  • Broadvoice-32, Broadvoice-32 FEC, DVI4, DVI4 Wideband, G.711aLaw, G.711uLaw, GSM, iLBC, L16
  • PCM Wideband, Speex, Speex FEC, Speex Wideband, Speex Wideband FEC.
  • Support for the following video codecs:
  • H.263, H.263+ 1998.
  • Automatic selection of the best codec based on the other party’s capability, the available bandwidth, and
  • network conditions. X-Lite switches the codec within a call in response to changing network conditions.
  • Compliance to 3261 SIP standard.
  • STUN and ICE NAT traversal.
  • Support for DTMF (RFC 2833, inband DTMF).
  • SoftPhone.com Features
  • If you have a SoftPhone.com account, the following features are also available:
  • Presence via your SoftPhone.com account. You can see the presence of any contact who also has a
  • SoftPhone.com account.
  • IM via your SoftPhone.com account. You can send IMs to any contact who has a SoftPhone.com account.
  • For more information on SoftPhone.com and its features, see www.softphone.com.


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