Ekiga (formerly called GnomeMeeting) was a VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME and Microsoft Windows.

[5] Ekiga.net was also a free and private SIP registrar, which enabled its members to originate and terminate (receive) calls from and to each other directly over the Internet.

[7] Features of Ekiga include:[8] Ekiga is integrated with a number of different software packages and protocols such as LDAP directories registration and browsing along with support for Novell Evolution so that contacts are shared between both programs and zeroconf (Apple Bonjour) support.

It auto-detects devices including USB, ALSA and legacy OSS soundcards, Video4linux and FireWire camera.

Concerns were cited that the original name was associated with a discontinued Microsoft product called NetMeeting, and not always recognized as VoIP software.