Databases and Storages

The main local application files are regrouped in these folders :

• Linux : ~/.local/share/linphone
• MacOS : ~/Library/Application Support/linphone
• Windows : %LOCALAPPDATA%/linphone

Databases

Databases are in SQL format. You can read them with a standard SQL viewer. Their purpose is to store data logs, friends list, call and messages data.

Note that the logs that are used for debugging purpose is stored in a specific text file in the storage section.

• call-history.db : Call logs
• message-history.db : Old messages logs. Messages are now stored in linphone.db
• friends.db : The contact lists
• linphone.db : The main database

Storages

Binary files are stored in specific folders :

• avatars/ : All images for avatars
• codecs/ : Custom codecs loaded when you go to the audio settings or when starting the application
• logs/ : The default log folder. With an AppImage, you can find them in ~/.local/share/AppRun.wrapped/logs
• thumbnails/ : Thumbnails storage when receiving image attachments. Thumbnails are used to show preview in Chat or in notification.

Configurations

The configuration files are in :

• Linux : ~/.config/linphone
• MacOS : ~/Library/Preferences/linphone/
• Windows : %LOCALAPPDATA%/linphone

Settings

• linphonerc : Settings of the SDK and the application. This one should be used for customization.
• linphone.conf : This file is used by Qt. This is not an issue if it doesn't exist.

This documentation is based on the 4.2 version of the Linphone Desktop application.