If you use an older Windows version (e.g. Windows 7, 8, or 8.1) and are unable to switch to Windows 10 or later at this point, you can download older versions of Jami from the archive, but please note that the Jami team is unable to provide support for them.
However, as far as I can tell, that it not true. I have seen official Jami responses to that that it’s not supported and that’s fine, but SURELY someone HAS to have an old installer laying around that they can share.
I am trying to set something up that EVERYONE can use and I have people who run Windows 10, Windows 7, Android, iOS and Linux. This looks like a good program, but unless I can set it up on ALL of the systems, it’s worthless to me.
Thank you for your feedback. Jami is built with software libraries that are supported only in Windows 10 and later. Unfortunately older versions of Windows are no longer supported so Jami for Windows 7 & 8 installers have been removed from the archive. The website has just been updated accordingly to prevent further confusion.
I am pretty sure that it is a 64 bit system, but I will have to check at the shop Monday. If I HAVE to upgrade her system to use anything, it will be to linux, which is what the rest of our systems run. I was just hoping that someone might have an old version laying around. I get that it’s not “supported.” I’m willing to take that risk myself i fI can find an old installer. If it works… great. If not… meh… never hurts to try ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Some of the recorded improvements in Jami are shown in the changelog:
Don’t spend your time with an unsupported and insecure version of Windows. It is better to invest your time in setting up a supported version of Linux and then enjoy all the benefits of the latest version of Jami.
Instructions to set up the latest version of Jami are available at:
That’s really too bad. With the end of Skype, I was looking for a suitable alternative, and Jami looked good. But if half of the family can’t join, it’s a bit pointless. I understand not support XP any longer, but windows 7 was pre-installed on computer for sell until at least 2012, probably longer than that among lower end pcs. And a computer doesn’t die within a mere 12 years timespan ( laptop excluded).
So has anyone here found an alternative to skype for Windows 7 ? Or will I have to guide the elderlies of the family through an installation where you need a freaking smartphone just to create an account, Telegram style ?
I understand not wanting to let go of working equipment and for some famlies it is too tight to get a new PC when other things need to take precedence.
I’m pretty sure you can still upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 (at least it worked 2 years ago). If the hardware is the concern, this seems like a viable route.
If “what they are used to” is the angle, they’re changing from skype, so it might be a good time to make the change.
In terms of other alternatives, I would be surprised if the other ones also don’t support windows 7.The how long will they still run on Windows 7 without support would also be up for debate.
Jami also runs on smartphones from what I can see, so if you don’t have to do the PC route, there is always that.
It’s not that simple. The last version of Jami that supports Windows 7 is too old and is unlikely to be interoperable with the current version. However, I hope that Jami Web might work.