Calls first
Dialing, answering, hanging up, holding, transferring, and conferencing stay direct.
Phone
The softphone stays clear. The tools stay close.
Cocktel starts with the essentials of a dependable SIP phone, then places the professional controls where they belong: call actions, settings, status, and the journal.
Phone
Clear for ordinary calls. Detailed when needed.
Cocktel keeps the common path short: account, audio profile, number, call state. It still keeps the serious pieces reachable for the people who need them.
Accounts without clutter
Multiple SIP identities can coexist without turning every call into a configuration exercise.
Audio that follows you
Prioritized profiles handle headsets, speakerphone, shortcuts, and device changes across home and office setups.
VoiceOver support
Controls and state are spoken clearly, without forcing marketing copy into the accessibility tree.
Settings for adults
The advanced panes are there when needed, but the app does not punish ordinary calls with expert noise.
Evidence when it matters
Journal, status, and capture surfaces help explain failures without contaminating the everyday phone.
Cocktel is for
- People who want a dependable SIP softphone and do not care about SIP theory.
- Professionals who manage multiple providers, accounts, devices, and networks.
- PBX builders who need client-side evidence when TLS prevents external packet capture.
- Blind and sighted macOS users who prefer concise controls over visual noise.