Voice Chats
For those that prefer speaking to others using their voice instead of over text, these apps are incredibly convenient. The ability to hold voice calls over the Internet can oftentimes save a lot of money as opposed to traditional phone calls. In fact, many voice chat services are now free!
Some of the most popular free voice chat apps, such as Skype and WhatsApp, provide higher quality audio and the ability to call anyone in the world also using those services for free. It’s no wonder why Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) software has become so popular on PCs and smartphones!
An encrypted messaging app focused on privacy, supporting texts, calls, photos, videos, files, and group chats, with no ads or trackers.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
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Experience instant messaging with remarkable speed and robust security. Join massive group chats or channels. Enjoy free and advanced features.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Online
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A secure collaboration app with end-to-end encryption and interoperability across web, desktop, and mobile. Includes chat, voice, and video calls.
- Instant Messenger
- Free Personal • Open Source
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- Self-Hosted
- Matrix.org
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A versatile platform for text and voice communication, featuring topic-specific channels, customizable moderation, and smooth low latency interactions.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Online
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- Snapcraft
- Epic Games Store
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- Electron
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Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.
- Instant Messenger
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- WebRTC
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Go ahead, video chat with the whole team. In fact, invite everyone you know. Jitsi Meet is a fully encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution that you can use all day, every day, for free.
- Video Calling App
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Mumble was the first and is the most successful and wide spread free and open source software for VoIP. It was the first VoIP software to provide low-latency audio suitable for gaming, and at the same time was a pioneer in high audio quality.
- Group Chat App
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- BSD
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- Self-Hosted
- PortableApps.com
- Snapcraft
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Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
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Free messaging without SMS fees, web sync, and multimedia sharing, supporting group and video chats, available on iPhone, Android, and desktop.
- Instant Messenger
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Jitsi Desktop (previously SIP Communicator) is a legacy audio/video and chat communicator with full encryption, precedessor of Jitsi Meet .
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Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most secure end-to-end-encryption.
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Revolt is a user-first, privacy focused chat platform.
- Group Chat App
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- Rust
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- GitHub
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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.
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RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and .
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Secure messaging, free calls, group chats up to 250, emoji reactions, disappearing messages, low-cost international calls, rich media and community channels.
- Video Calling App
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