Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Estonia
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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ChatSecure Alternatives
ChatSecure is described as 'Free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. You can connect to your existing accounts on Facebook or Google, create new accounts on public XMPP servers(including via Tor), or even connect to your own server for extra security' and is a popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to ChatSecure for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best ChatSecure alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ChatSecure are Telegram, Element, Tox and SimpleX Chat.
Alternatives list
Android keyboard for secure E2EE communication through the signal protocol in any messenger. Communicate securely and independent, regardless of the legal situation or whether messengers use E2EE.
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Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities.
Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence (formerly SMSSecure) is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.
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Kaidan is a simple, user-friendly Jabber/XMPP client providing a modern user interface using Kirigami and QtQuick. The back-end of Kaidan is written in C++ using the QXmpp XMPP client library and Qt 5.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Android
- Ubuntu Touch
- Plasma Mobile
- Flathub
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.
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Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- F-Droid
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Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
144 TeleGuard alternativesTeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Snapcraft
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Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- F-Droid
+1
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