Briar Alternatives

Briar is described as 'Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in' and is a very popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Briar for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Briar alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Briar are Element, Telegram, Matrix and Tox.

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  1. Ricochet icon
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    Anonymous instant messaging for real privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. SiskinIM icon
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    Lightweight and powerful XMPP client for iPhone and iPad, with audio and video calls and built-in privacy

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Graph Messenger is an UNOFFICIAL messaging app that uses Telegram's API and add new features like real multi account system, download manager and time line.

    47 Graph Messenger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. BiP Messenger icon
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    With BiP, you can send pictures and videos, documents, audio files, locations as well as text messages. Holding the microphone button is enough to send the audio recording.?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
     
  5.  2 likes

    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. MeshCore icon
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    MeshCore is a lightweight, portable C++ library that enables multi-hop packet routing for embedded projects using LoRa and other packet radios. It is designed for developers who want to create resilient, decentralized communication networks that work without the internet.

    9 MeshCore alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
     
  7. This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Video AI-Based Calls | AnySend AI-Based Instant Multimedia Messenger - Securely Send Anything You Want, Anytime You Want, in Anyway Your Want.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. OSHI - The most private messenger. End-to-end encrypted with steganography, AI offline, Map Offline, Itineary and POI offline, Lora ready, bot API, mesh networking, covert channels, and zero metadata. No phone number required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. BChat icon
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    BChat is a privacy messenger built on the Beldex blockchain that ensures true anonymity by requiring no phone number, email, or personal identity to create an account. It offers unparalleled metadata protection by onion-routing messages through global masternodes, ensuring they...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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