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Presets reorganized to give users choice at every level: Always available (work with any output route): - Voice Chat: AEC/AGC/HPF on, mono, system picks best route (BT HFP, wired, or speaker). The standard iOS VoIP experience. - Stereo Mic: Stereo built-in mic (front+back capsules), A2DP output if BT connected else speaker/wired. Standard processing. - Studio (No Processing): Stereo mic, no AEC/AGC/HPF (raw mode). Maximum fidelity. Echo risk on speaker. When Bluetooth connected: - Bluetooth Headset (HFP): BT mic + BT output, AEC on, mono. - BT Headphones + Mono Mic: A2DP output + built-in mic, mono, no AEC. - BT Headphones + Stereo Mic: A2DP output + stereo built-in mic. When wired headset/earpods connected: - Wired Headset: Wired output + wired/built-in mic, AEC on, mono. Always: - Custom: shown when advanced settings don't match any preset. Key changes from previous version: - Stereo Mic is no longer gated behind Bluetooth — it's always available and uses A2DP output if BT is connected, else speaker/wired. - Wired headset detection (headphones/headsetMic/usbAudio port types) with a dedicated preset. - Voice Chat preset always available with AEC — the safe default. - activePreset checks device-specific presets first so e.g. when BT is connected and settings match 'Bluetooth Headset', it returns that instead of the equivalent 'Voice Chat'. - detectAudioDevices() replaces detectBluetooth(), detects both BT and wired devices from currentRoute + availableInputs.
VoiceCat
Self-hosted, native voice & text chat in the spirit of classic TeamSpeak / Mumble —
channel-based voice, channel + private text, one server you run yourself. Plain TCP
(control) and UDP (media), no WebRTC. Encrypted by default. A shared C++ core
(libvoicecat) drives native clients (Swift on macOS/iOS, C# on Windows) and the server.
Status: Design complete in
docs/. M1–M5 are implemented — real TLS control plane, encrypted UDP voice (Opus), multi-stream, TOFU identity pinning, channel tree, permissions, moderation, disconnect/keepalive/reaper. Windows WinForms C# client shipped (M4). macOS/iOS Swift client is next. SeePROGRESS.mdanddocs/roadmap.md.
Read the design first
The docs/ folder is the source of truth. Start at docs/README.md,
then architecture → protocol → voice → security → tech-stack → deployment →
roadmap.
Build
The default development preset is dev — it builds everything (server + tools + tests)
with real vcpkg deps. It works on Windows, Linux, and macOS (vcpkg triplet auto-resolved).
# one-time vcpkg setup:
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg && ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh # .bat on Windows
export VCPKG_ROOT=/path/to/vcpkg # Linux/macOS; or $env:VCPKG_ROOT on PowerShell
# configure + build + test:
cmake --preset dev
cmake --build --preset dev
ctest --preset dev # 21 behavior tests
Artifacts land in build/dev/bin/ (voicecat-server, vccli, voicecat-admin).
The skeleton preset (no vcpkg deps, stubs only) is a fast smoke check that needs no
third-party libraries:
cmake --preset skeleton && cmake --build --preset skeleton && ctest --preset skeleton
See docs/building.md for the full preset matrix (including release,
server-release, windows-client, and Apple platform scaffolding).
Layout
docs/ design spec (read this)
core/ libvoicecat — the shared C++ core
include/ voicecat.h (the C ABI all clients call)
proto/ voicecat.proto (control-plane wire format, source of truth)
src/ net/ crypto/ codec/ protocol/ session/ audio/ (stubs today)
server/ voicecat-server (headless; links the core)
tools/vccli/ headless test client — drives the protocol from M1 on
clients/ apple/ (Swift, M4) windows/ (C#, M4) — placeholders for now
tests/ CTest targets
License
Permissive-only dependencies (no GPL/LGPL) so the project can be redistributed freely,
including closed-source. Project license: TBD (see docs/tech-stack.md §5).