Bitmessage Alternatives

Apps similar to Bitmessage include Signal, which is free and open source. Other options are Element, Tox, SimpleX Chat and Jami. Instant Messengers like Bitmessage are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Echoplexus icon
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    Echoplexus is an anonymous, web-based, IRC-like chatting platform that makes its best effort to respect your privacy. It allows you to create public or private channels. You can encrypt your chats. You can secure a pseudonym for linkable anonymity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Simphone icon
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    Secure and private open source peer-to-peer Instant Messenger.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
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  3. KeeperChat icon
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    KeeperChat - The leading secure messaging app.

    • Private vault for messages, photos and videos • Private, encrypted media gallery (nothing is saved on device’s camera roll) • Biometric login and self-destruct protection for vault • Message retraction and self-destruct timer • Tw.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Emoty icon
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    Emoty is a messaging application with emphasis on simplicity, freedom and safety. It's a client for RetroShare network, hence use the same decentralized, Friend-to-Friend network structure with end-to-end encryprtion.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Plugin enabling end-to-end encryption for instant messages on Pidgin using up to 4096-bit RSA with Mozilla NSS, automatic key creation, exchange, and storage, designed for simple use against man-in-the-middle attacks, open-source, and minimal setup required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Pidgin
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  6. A simple-to-use messaging app for 1:1 communication and small groups supporting SMS, MMS, matrix and XMPP through libpurple.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  7. MiNode icon
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    MiNode is a pure Python 3 implementation of the Bitmessage protocol designed solely as a network relay. It routes objects between peers and does not provide any messaging client functionality. It supports clearnet (IPv4/IPv6) and optional I2P (via SAMv3).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
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  8. World's most secure P2P messenger. End-to-end encrypted, zero-server architecture, quantum-resistant roadmap. WebRTC direct connections, advanced ECDH + DTLS + SAS verification, full ASN.1 validation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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