Cross platform VoIP instant messaging software application
Viber
Original author(s)
Talmon Marco Igor Magazinnik
Developer(s)
Rakuten Viber (part of Rakuten Inc.)
Initial release
2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android
20.4.3.0[1] / 2 July 2023; 10 months ago (2 July 2023)
iOS
20.4.0[2] / 4 July 2023; 9 months ago (4 July 2023)
Windows
20.2.0[3] / 12 June 2023; 10 months ago (12 June 2023)
macOS
20.2.0[3] / 12 June 2023; 10 months ago (12 June 2023)
Linux
20.3.0.1[4] / 14 June 2023; 10 months ago (14 June 2023)
Preview release(s) [±]
Written in
C/C++/Python (desktop, using SIP and Qt frameworks), Objective-C (iOS), Java (Android)
Operating system
Cross-platform
Type
Instant messaging client, VoIP
License
Proprietary software
Website
viber.com
Viber, or Rakuten Viber, is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten, provided as freeware for the Google Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS and Linux platforms.[5] Users are registered and identified through a cellular telephone number, although the service is accessible on desktop platforms without needing mobile connectivity.[5] In addition to instant messaging it allows users to exchange media such as images and video records, and also provides a paid international landline and mobile calling service called Viber Out.[6] As of 2018, there are over a billion registered users on the network.[7][8]
The software was developed in 2010 by Cyprus-based[9] Viber Media, which was bought by Rakuten in 2014. Since 2017, its corporate name has been Rakuten Viber. It is based in Cyprus[10] with offices in London, Manila, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, and Tokyo.[11][12]
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^"iOS: Version History 20.4.0 Jul 4, 2023". 4 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ ab"Viber for MacV 20.2.0". 12 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^"viber.rpm". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ abUnuth, Nadeem. "Viber App Review – Free Voice and Video Calls and Messaging". Lifewire.
^Unuth, Nadeem. "Viber Out Review – How Good Is Viber for Paid Calling?". Lifewire.
^"Viber: number of registered users 2018". Statista.
^"About". Viber.
^"What Is Viber's Start Up Story? How Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinik Founded The Company". Business Ideas lab. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^"Viber DMCA POLICY". Viber. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^"Think Global: Cultivating a Global Team Culture". Viber. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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