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A Podcatcher is used to subscribe to podcasts and download them automatically.
For Linux specific music software navigate to the corresponding
[wiki entry](/wiki/linux/audio.md).
For voice based communication navigate to the [communication article](/wiki/communication.md) and
the corresponding [VoIP section](/wiki/communication.md#voip).
For voice based communication, social platforms or messengers navigate to the
[communication article](/wiki/communication.md) and the corresponding
[section](/wiki/communication.md#social-platforms-messengers-and-voip-services).
For headphones navigate to the [headphones article](/wiki/headphones.md):
## Technical Specifications

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There are voice and video calls aswell as text based messaging.
This article bundles all of them.
## VoIP
## Social Platforms, Messengers and VoIP Services
This section lists some of the most common Voice over IP (VoIP) platforms.
This section lists some of the most common Voice over IP (VoIP) services, messengers and other
social platforms.
- [Matrix](/wiki/matrix.md) is a decentralized and open-source social platform.
- [Discord](/wiki/discord.md) is a widely used, proprietary social platform.
- [Matrix](/wiki/matrix.md) is a decentralized and open-source social platform.
- [Signal](/wiki/signal.md) is an open-source, encrypted messaging service.
### Soundboards

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# Signal
[Signal](https://signal.org) is an encrypted, open-source messenger that allows voice and video
calls as well as instant messaging chats.
## Usage
This section addresses various features of Signal.
### Clients and Utilities
The following is a list of clients and other utilities that can be used to communicate via Signal,
export or backup messages.
- [Signal App](https://signal.org/download) is a mobile application available for
[Android](/wiki/android.md) or iOS.
- [Signal Desktop](https://signal.org/download) is a desktop application available for
[Windows](/wiki/windows.md), various [Linux distributions](/wiki/linux.md#distributions) and
MacOS.
- [sigtop](https://github.com/tbvdm/sigtop) is a utility that allows exporting messages and
attachments by communicating with a Signal Desktop instance on the same device.