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Telephone
Telephone
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Telephone free download for Mac

Telephone

Version 1.6

Make phone calls over the Internet.

3.9
Based on 23 user ratesRead reviews & comments
Free
In-app purchases

Telephone overview

Telephone is a VoIP program which allows you to make phone calls over the internet. It can be used to call regular phones via any appropriate SIP provider. If your office or home phone works via SIP, you can use that phone number on your Mac anywhere you have decent Internet connection.

Features:
  • Address Book contacts autocomplete
  • Sending tone signals (just press numbers on the keyboard during a call)
  • Mute
  • Hold
  • Transfer
  • Call waiting

Note: While the software is classified as free, it offers in-App Purchases.

Telephone Pro $1.99
Telephone Pro $19.99

What’s new in version 1.6

Updated on Jun 29 2022

  • Support for the latest macOS versions and hardware.

Information

License

Free

Size

9.1 MB

Downloads

59171

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • macOS 10.13 or later
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  • User Ratings

DennyPackard
DennyPackard
Oct 4 2020
1.5.1
0.0
Oct 4 2020
0.0
Version: 1.5.1
I would like to try this app, but how do you set up a SIP account?
Volcanus
Volcanus
Nov 18 2018
1.4
4.0
Nov 18 2018
4.0
Version: 1.4
Nice VoIP SIP client but only basic features. Native macOS application! I don't like the subscription to support development. Works well with my Fritz!Box and the Deutsche Telekom.
Blange
Blange
Oct 21 2016
1.2.4
4.5
Oct 21 2016
4.5
Version: 1.2.4
Nice application. For everyday use. Comprehensive UI.
TheSameUnicorn
TheSameUnicorn
Sep 20 2016
1.2
5.0
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Version: 1.2
Telephone is very handy. It is easy to call, the interface is user-friendly. It is very convenient to put on hold or transfer calls. Great for office work. The app is free but there's an option to buy a paid subscription for reasonable price. I like it.
Dongiorgio
Dongiorgio
Aug 4 2014
1.1.4
4.5
Aug 4 2014
4.5
Version: 1.1.4
Beautifully minimalist, well designed, and has worked perfectly for me using my Phone Power account. Love the Contacts integration! For the additional 1/2 star the nerd in me would like to see connection info when I'm in a call. Of course call time, but also codec, packets in/out, bit rate in/out, and I'm sure there is a lot more that Alexei could come up with. Also, is there a way to add a plugin into contacts (like Skype does) so that one can make a Telephone call directly by clicking on a number in Contacts?
Kukaracha
Kukaracha
Sep 7 2012
1.0.4
5.0
Sep 7 2012
5.0
Version: 1.0.4
Probably best SIP client for OS X. And free. Wow. Thank you guys!
Libertyforall1776
Libertyforall1776
Apr 5 2012
1.0.2
0.0
Apr 5 2012
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
Awesome minimalistic SIP VoIP app, I cannot wait for the iOS version for my iPad -- but it has to support Push Notifications to be useful, else you cannot get incoming call notifications. I would also like to see Push Notification support for the Mac version!
Sieltris
Sieltris
Feb 12 2012
1.0.2
0.0
Feb 12 2012
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
Triggers discrete graphics, also lacks address book.
Lolita
Lolita
Feb 2 2012
1.0.2
0.0
Feb 2 2012
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
Only downloadable from the crApp Store, so NOT RELEVANT. I really hate it when otherwise lovely freeware developers turn evil.
Tobit
Tobit
Jan 25 2012
1.0.2
4.0
Jan 25 2012
4.0
Version: 1.0.2
Great little application! It is very to setup and works simply as it should.
Zeeshan-Nasir
Zeeshan-Nasir
Nov 2 2011
1.0.2
4.5
Nov 2 2011
4.5
Version: 1.0.2
I am a new Mac user. I downloaded Telephone and configured my Voip account successfully since it shows me available. I tried to make calls but the problem i face is that my voice is not getting transmitted over the network nor i can hear the voice from the other side. I don't even hear the tone of the bell but the people whom i call do get bells. They answer the calls but we still can't communicate. I have tried many networks but the problems stays. Can you tell me what to do about it.
Skeller
Skeller
Jul 22 2011
1.0.2
4.5
Jul 22 2011
4.5
Version: 1.0.2
Great simple free app.
Maxter
Maxter
May 16 2011
1.0.2
0.0
May 16 2011
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
Have tried several "phone app's". None of them has brought me any satisfaction. To download telephone I have to register on the Appstore? Mr Developer, why do you want to dissuade potential customers to use your application?
Grhsvo
Grhsvo
Apr 30 2011
1.0.2
0.0
Apr 30 2011
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
The Developer has moved from the published address above. However, I forget how I arrived there but I have succeeded in downloading the application from But it's not version 1.0.2, it's only 0.15.2
Grhsvo
Grhsvo
Apr 30 2011
1.0.2
0.0
Apr 30 2011
0.0
Version: 1.0.2
OK Well Apple has screwed many of us. First, this utility is reported to be free so why must anyone go to the App Store? Second, when I try to go to the App Store, I'm told that this item is not available there. Third, when I still try to access the App Store, Apple tells me to go away because I'm not in the USA. Way to go, Apple! 96% of the world's population left out in the cold!
iron-hacker
iron-hacker
Apr 7 2011
1.0.1
4.0
Apr 7 2011
4.0
Version: 1.0.1
The app is easy to download and install. Easy to configure with the free SIP service I get from Pbxes.org and Google Voice. Easy to make calls, easy to receive them. I was trying to use the soft phone to dial into a conference call, and at first I thought there was no way to add DTMF tones to a call in progress. In the discussion forum, I discovered that you can type the numbers when the cursor has focus on the window for your call in progress. But there is no user feedback to indicate this capability exists, so you have to type the numbers blindly and nothing happens until you hit return. I would prefer a keypad graphic and local audio for the tones as the keys are clicked. Performance is great, price is unbeatable. Nicely done, Mr. Kuznetsov!
Oleksandr-Tymoshenko
Oleksandr-Tymoshenko
Jan 9 2011
1.0
4.5
Jan 9 2011
4.5
Version: 1.0
Very decent softphone
Knowhowe
Knowhowe
Jan 9 2011
1.0
1.0
Jan 9 2011
1.0
Version: 1.0
For the benefit of many of us non-nerds out here, could you explain what SIP is and whether this software is likely to work for us in ordinary life? (Attempted the expalnation on Wikipedia but was defeated after the first few lines.) Specifically, in my case, in the UK? Is this different to/better than Skype?
Trackeroz
Trackeroz
Aug 28 2010
0.15
4.0
Aug 28 2010
4.0
Version: 0.15
Fantastic! After struggling to get the X-lite for OSX beta to keep working for the last month (including having to wind back the date to Jan 2010 because the demo is expired and there is no new one), I took a punt and downloaded Telephone 0.15. Wow! While it is barebones, it works. And it works well! Great job. And thanks!
Mamahuhu
Mamahuhu
Jun 4 2010
0.15
0.0
Jun 4 2010
0.0
Version: 0.15
that's an awesome piece of software ! - one question : how does the new "Services menu support" works ? I can't get Telephone to show up in Services menu ... - I noticed that 0.15 had been released completely randomly, because the sparkle auto update didn't kick in thanks for all, Alexei :)
Volcanus
Volcanus
Nov 18 2018
4.0
Nov 18 2018
4.0
Version: null
Blange
Blange
Oct 21 2016
4.5
Oct 21 2016
4.5
Version: null
TheSameUnicorn
TheSameUnicorn
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Sep 20 2016
5.0
Version: null
Dongiorgio
Dongiorgio
Aug 4 2014
4.5
Aug 4 2014
4.5
Version: null
Lxndr
Lxndr
Aug 19 2013
4.5
Aug 19 2013
4.5
Version: null
UlrichBeutenmueller3815
May 10 2013
4.5
Version: null
maik-obermüller-@a%e
maik-obermüller-@a%e
Apr 15 2013
5.0
Apr 15 2013
5.0
Version: null
Kukaracha
Kukaracha
Sep 7 2012
5.0
Sep 7 2012
5.0
Version: null
Cyr39ai
Cyr39ai
Aug 7 2012
3.0
Aug 7 2012
3.0
Version: null
Monkeyjunkey
Monkeyjunkey
Feb 3 2012
0.5
Feb 3 2012
0.5
Version: null
Tobit
Tobit
Jan 25 2012
4.0
Jan 25 2012
4.0
Version: null
Jibbe
Jibbe
Dec 7 2011
5.0
Dec 7 2011
5.0
Version: null
Zeeshan-Nasir
Zeeshan-Nasir
Nov 2 2011
4.5
Nov 2 2011
4.5
Version: null
Skeller
Skeller
Jul 22 2011
4.5
Jul 22 2011
4.5
Version: null
iron-hacker
iron-hacker
Apr 7 2011
4.0
Apr 7 2011
4.0
Version: null
Eiff
Eiff
Mar 15 2011
4.0
Mar 15 2011
4.0
Version: null
Deentwin
Deentwin
Jan 9 2011
5.0
Jan 9 2011
5.0
Version: null
Oleksandr-Tymoshenko
Jan 9 2011
4.5
Version: null
Knowhowe
Knowhowe
Jan 9 2011
1.0
Jan 9 2011
1.0
Version: null
garrych
garrych
Jan 6 2011
4.0
Jan 6 2011
4.0
Version: null
Hotodi
Hotodi
Dec 14 2010
0.5
Dec 14 2010
0.5
Version: null
Trackeroz
Trackeroz
Aug 28 2010
4.0
Aug 28 2010
4.0
Version: null
dirk
dirk
Mar 3 2009
5.0
Mar 3 2009
5.0
Version: null
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