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HI Bronked I’m Jameel Perkins asking when the screen share comes out Because I wanna use my nintendom switch with teamspeak 5 ?
I hope so, they’ve bashed DC through twitter for this in the past and even DC has added this at the end of November in 2024, including support for Wayland.
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did they?? I haven’t been able to get it to work at all besides vesktop
at any rate I think that desktop linux has been converging on pipewire + wayland as a default so at least there’s something sensible consistent to work with
Yeah, I’m also worried about Wayland, since the TS5 client is an X11 app. But this should hopefully make it work.
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Yes, they did it and it’s working flawless so far. Honestly screen share is currently the only reason why we’re not switching (back) to TS. I was thinking about writing a plugin for TS3 in order to stream video but this would still require people manually downloading the plugin.
@SkyRunnerNick this could be a workaround, but I would prefer to have native support without applying some workaround. They’re trying their best to get their (old) customers back, this won’t be the case when people have to do weird things to solve “simple” issues or achieve simple things. I would like to contribute work to it, but unfortunately the TS source is closed.
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I mean, to be fair, when talking about getting their users back, Linux at best accounts for a couple percent of those and I would guess that, relatively speaking, there are more Linux users that stayed on TS than Windows users, since they are generally more concerned with pricacy and more tech-savy, i.e. more into self-hosting. And even then, a lot of Linux users, if not most, are still using Xorg.
That being said, I also don’t get why they don’t open source their client. Would make life easier for everyone.
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My opinion is that more important than Linux client are updated mobile apps.
I dont remember when my friends used webcam on PC, everytime they shared their cams was on mobile.
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If they don’t, I’ll be disappointed. Centralizing features on servers that may go down is wack, and self-hosting is an advantage of TS over Discord. And it’s gonna be easier for some governments to block the servers, too. I wouldn’t mind if they sold a perpetual license for the new server with tiered options, maybe? Cause the only way to support TS devs that I found is through licenses, where commercial license is probably not cheap, and more affordable Gamer license hasn’t been updated in a while and is only sold on an ancient-looking website.
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Well, the client (6.0.0-beta1) was released but we still don’t have access to new server files (yet). So what’s the point switching back to TS at this moment?
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chill out a bit – the devs aren’t gonna beg you personally to come back
I personally want/need it for self-hosting. I use discord for very personal communications and it would be nice to own that data. There’s also the fact that you aren’t going to be tripped up by nitro and its continuously degrading service.
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Hey there, Linux support for version 6.0.0-beta2 is there!
Tested on Fedora 41, will work on all platforms supported by Flatpak.
To install the latest flatpak before the update is validated and pushed to the stable repositories you can get the latest version like this:
git clone https://github.com/flathub/com.teamspeak.TeamSpeak.git
cd com.teamspeak.TeamSpeak
git checkout origin/update-524f88b
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists --user flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak-builder --force-clean --user --install-deps-from=flathub --repo=repo --install builddir com.teamspeak.TeamSpeak.yaml
# grab a coffee/tea/water
Now simply Launch Teamspeak as usual 
Thank you TeamSpeak devs and Flatpak maintainers! 
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Where is the server files ?
Not available yet (please use the search feature in the forums before asking).
This situation is really disheartening for the gaming community, especially for all the clans and guilds excited to find an alternative to Discord. I’ve been a TeamSpeak user since the Roger Wilco days, but I had to close my TeamSpeak server because many younger gamers seem to prefer platforms with fancy features. Unfortunately, it feels like some programs focus more on data farming and user surveillance than on creating a great experience for users. As someone who just turned 59, I’m still holding out hope for a TeamSpeak revival!
I believe it could be great to reach out to our loyal community of past clans for help in developing TeamSpeak 5 and 6. Their insights and experiences could be incredibly valuable in making sure future releases are successful. If we can bring together a dedicated external development team and encourage community contributions to update and modernize the program, we could create something really special. Plus, we could offer compensation to volunteers at launch through exclusive affiliate deals and revenue sharing for hosting, which would give a fresh boost to this long-awaited project.
I’d love to volunteer as a designer to help create a communication tool that everyone will want to use. Once it becomes the go-to VOIP program, it could not only sustain itself but also generate funds for future developments.
As we move through 2025, many people are feeling frustrated with the intrusive nature of some platforms like Discord. The ongoing issues surrounding free speech and the political pressures players face present a wonderful opportunity to develop a tool that is beloved, not just by gamers, but also by game developers and beyond!
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