gnome-calls1
Make and receive calls
Usage
gnome-calls [OPTIONS...] [SIP/TEL URI]
Overview
gnome-calls is a GTK based dialer for PSTN and SIP.
It uses ModemManager to talk to the cellular modem for PSTN. Besides phone calls it also handles USSD. In the case of SIP it uses sofia-sip for the SIP signalling and GStreamer pipelines to deal with RTP payload of audio data.
It works on desktops but also adjusts to small screen sizes like smart phones and other mobile devices.
Options
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-h, --help -
Show help options.
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--help-all -
Show all help options.
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--help-gapplication -
Show GApplication options.
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--help-gtk -
Show GTK+ options.
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--version -
Show program version.
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--p, --provider=PLUGIN -
The plugins to use as call provider. Can be passed multiple times. Defaults to ModemManger and SIP (-p mm -p sip).
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-l, --dial=NUMBER -
Dial a phone number (no need for the
tel:URI scheme prefix).
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--gapplication-service -
Whether to present the main window on startup.
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-v, --verbose -
Enable verbose debug messages. Can be passed multiple times.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.
--gapplication-service since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--p since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--verbose since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--version since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-v since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
--daemon until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--display until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-d until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-p until Debian 11 (Bullseye).