Open Source Rakuten Viber AlternativesInstant Messengers & Video Calling Apps like Rakuten Viber

The best open source alternative to Rakuten Viber is Signal. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Rakuten Viber and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Rakuten Viber are Element, Tox, Wire and Zulip.

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  1. Signal icon
     1501 likes

    An open-source messaging app emphasizing privacy with encrypted communication. Share texts, calls, photos, and videos without ads or trackers, available across major platforms. Developed by Signal Technology Foundation and praised globally for security measures.

    278 Signal alternatives

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    • Since 2011

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    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • OpenAPK
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  2. Element icon
     851 likes

    Provides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.

    370 Element alternatives

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    • Since 2016

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • Cloudron
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  3. Tox icon
     573 likes

    With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in.

    231 Tox alternatives

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    • Since 2013

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    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
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    The Universal Tox Client. A Tox client that runs on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, FreeBSD & the web. Written in JS using React & React Native / electron.
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  4. Wire icon
     335 likes

    Secure communication platform featuring encrypted chats and calls, file and media sharing, self-deleting messages, device verification, group collaboration, and customizable settings. Supports use across multiple devices with no phone number required for access.

    317 Wire alternatives

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    • Since 2014

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    • Online
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenAPK
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  5. Zulip icon
     277 likes

    Threaded group conversations combine live and asynchronous messaging, separating topics for organized collaboration, supporting open-source, cloud, and self-hosted deployments, secure communication with encryption, and multi-platform access for diverse teams.

    260 Zulip alternatives

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    • Since 2015

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    • Online
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  6. Element X icon
     52 likes

    It is the brand new, and fastest ever, Matrix client. It is for personal and community use, and will support enterprise functionality later this year.

    150 Element X alternatives

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    • Since 2023

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
    • OpenAPK
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  7. Conversations icon
     107 likes

    Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG].

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    • Since 2015

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  8. Telegram X icon
     40 likes

    An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features.

    224 Telegram X alternatives

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    • Since 2018

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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  9. Nextcloud Talk icon
     36 likes

    Self-hosted communication platform with secure audio, video, chat, web conferencing, screensharing, advanced encryption, and metadata privacy, running on user-controlled servers, supporting web and mobile apps, and eliminating third-party data exposure.

    125 Nextcloud Talk alternatives

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    • Since 2018

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    • Nextcloud
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • OpenAPK
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  10. Briefing icon
     29 likes

    The preservation of privacy is the main driver for this project. Secure technologies, such as WebRTC, are used to establish a direct connection between the participants. The website that provides the web application and mediates the communication stores as little data as...

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    • Since 2020

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm
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  11. Snikket icon
     9 likes

    Snikket is an ambitious project to build a new kind of XMPP-based messaging platform.

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    • Since 2022

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • F-Droid
    • Docker
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