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            libdatachannel
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    <p>libdatachannel is an open-source software library implementing WebRTC Data Channels, WebRTC Media Transport, and WebSockets. It is written in C++17 and offers C bindings. The <a href="https://github.com/paullouisageneau/libdatachannel">source code</a> is available under MPL 2.0, and the library is on <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libdatachannel/">AUR</a>, <a href="https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/libdatachannel">Vcpkg</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/libdatachannel">FreeBSD Ports</a>.</p>
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    <h3>Easy</h3>
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      <li>Simple API inspired by the JavaScript API including WebSocket for signaling</li>
      <li>Minimal external dependencies (only <a href="https://www.openssl.org/">OpenSSL</a> or <a href="https://www.openssl.org/">GnuTLS</a>)
      <li>Lightweight and way easier to compile and use than Google's <a href="https://webrtc.googlesource.com/src/">reference library</a>
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    <h3>Compatible</h3>
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      <li>Compatible with browsers Firefox, Chromium, and Safari, and other WebRTC libraries (see <a href="https://github.com/sipsorcery/webrtc-echoes">webrtc-echoes</a>)</li>
      <li>Licensed under <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/FAQ/">MPL 2.0</a>, meaning software with any license may use the library</li>
      <li>Community-maintained bindings available for <a href="https://github.com/lerouxrgd/datachannel-rs">Rust</a>, <a href="https://github.com/murat-dogan/node-datachannel">Node.js</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/hanseuljun/datachannel-unity">Unity</a></li>
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    <h3>Portable</h3>
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      <li>Support for POSIX platforms (including GNU/Linux, Android, FreeBSD, Apple macOS and iOS) and Microsoft Windows</li>
      <li>Support for <a href="https://www.gnutls.org/">GnuTLS</a>, <a href="https://www.trustedfirmware.org/projects/mbed-tls/">Mbed TLS</a>, or <a href="https://www.openssl.org/">OpenSSL</a> as TLS backend
      <li>Code using Data Channels and WebSockets may be compiled as-is to WebAssembly for browsers with <a href="https://github.com/paullouisageneau/datachannel-wasm">datachannel-wasm</a></li>
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