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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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.
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- Android
- F-Droid
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- Free
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- Android
- F-Droid
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- Free
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- Discontinued
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160 Tinode alternativesFully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Tinode is the most popular SaaS alternative to ChatSecure.
- Tinode is Free and Open Source
Monal is an open source iOS and macOS XMPP Chat-Client. It can connect to any standard XMPP chat server such as Gtalk or Facebook chat.
33 Torchat alternativesTorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor's location hidden services, giving you extremely strong anonymity while being very easy to use without the need to install or configure anything.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
- Linux
Chat on the Jabber network (XMPP protocol); focus on features for gateway users The Cheogram Android app allows you to join a worldwide communication network.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Android
- F-Droid
70 Mesh alternativesTechnitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
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.
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- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
GoldBug is a secure Instant Messenger. You can be sure with using GoldBug (GB), that no third party can look into your chat communication. Private user-to-user communication remains private. GoldBug therefore uses strong multi-encryption with different layers of modern...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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yaxim Feb 7th, 2013 yaxim (Yet Another XMPP Instant Messenger) is a Jabber/XMPP client with open source (GPLv2). Why pay for text messages if you …
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