From 269c6abbc5d36482ee7a394dd6463250d778fee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:27:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added signal --- wiki/audio.md | 5 +++-- wiki/communication.md | 8 +++++--- wiki/signal.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 wiki/signal.md diff --git a/wiki/audio.md b/wiki/audio.md index 7f749d8..ea7a024 100644 --- a/wiki/audio.md +++ b/wiki/audio.md @@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Podcasts need a so called Podcatcher. 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 diff --git a/wiki/communication.md b/wiki/communication.md index c0e64a9..6acda1c 100644 --- a/wiki/communication.md +++ b/wiki/communication.md @@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ Computer communication can have multiple different forms. 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 diff --git a/wiki/signal.md b/wiki/signal.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f74a45 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/signal.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# 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.