Alternatives to Cryptocat for all platforms with any license

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. .

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD
Stickers Cloud sync Lightweight Built-in File transfer ... Chat Bot Encrypted chat End-to-end encryption Group chat Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Privacy protection Public groups chat Secret chats Security focused Share files Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Portable Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Send Big files Share Videos Sync across Devices Support for Themes Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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- Telegram is accessible only if you discard your name and telephone - cryptocat is fully anonymous and no phone is needed ever. Guest • Feb 2016 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome
End-to-end encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Texting ... Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Built-in File transfer Color coding Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Privacy protection Private messaging Send files Voice messages Add a feature

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Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD
Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Built-in player ... End-to-end encryption Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Privacy focused Share your screen Texting Add a feature

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Jitsi

Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Android ... BSD
End-to-end encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature

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Ring

Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leaves the power of privacy in the hands of the...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android
Decentralized Distributed End-to-end encryption Peer-To-Peer ... Share your screen Video calling Add a feature

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ChatSecure

ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP.

Free Open Source iPhone iPad
Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing OTR Add a feature

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Threema

Threema is a new mobile messaging app that puts security first. With true end-to-end encryption, you can rest assured that only you and the intended recipient can read...

Commercial Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad ... Android Wear
End-to-end encryption Encrypted chat Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... Encrypted calls Encrypted email Integrated App lock Multiple languages Picture sharing Privacy focused Privacy protection Security focused Add a feature

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Bitmessage

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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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Wickr

Wickr is a free end-to-end encrypted text, video, picture and voice messenger with full sender control. Shredder – Irreversibly remove all deleted messages, images...

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Anonymity Encrypted chat End-to-end encryption Integrated File Sharing ... Secret chats Self destructing messages Add a feature

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Off-the-Record Messaging

Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over any instant messaging (MSN,Gtalk, Facebook and so on) by providing encryption...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Java Mobile
Encrypted chat Add a feature

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Bit Chat

Technitium Bit Chat is a secure, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. It can be used over Internet and private...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
End-to-end encryption Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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Otr.to

Open source anonymous, registration free P2P chat. You communicate directly and no logs are saved on the server. Otr.to is browser based, which means that you don't...

Free Open Source Web
Browser based Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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Peerio

Peerio integrates cloud storage with a messaging platform so you can safely keep your important files online and ready to send from anywhere. With end-to-end encryption...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Chrome
End-to-end encryption Share files Auto update Direct Messaging ... Encrypted chat Group chat Group Messaging Works Offline Based on phone number Privacy protection Two factor authentication Voice messages Add a feature

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Cyanide

Cyanide is Tox client for Sailfish OS . Features 1v1 messaging DNS discovery ...

Free Open Source Self-Hosted Sailfish OS
Import from Google Reader Add a feature

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GoldBug

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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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Cryptocat Comments

Cryptocat browser version has been discontinued.

about Cryptocat · Mar 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

This page links to https://crypto.cat/ that is new version of cryptocat.
8bit pixel icon was a browser version of cryptocat.

New cryptocat is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. (Build on Electron app)
There is no available cryptocat for Online, Browser addons anymore. (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari)

Cryptocat on a Windows OS or Chrome browser

Comment by pyrih

about Cryptocat and Windows 8, Off-the-Record Messaging, Google Chrome · Sep 2013 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Can anyone confirm if using Cyptocat on a Windows system could lead to losing one's private keys to Microsoft (and therefore, the NSA)?

Same thing for the Chrome browser: could Google (and therefore, the NSA) get a hold of your Cryptocat private keys if you are using Cryptocat as a Chrome extension?

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Alternatives to Cryptocat for all platforms with any license

Telegram

Signal

Tox

Jitsi

Ring

ChatSecure

Threema

Bitmessage

Wickr

Off-the-Record Messaging

Bit Chat

Otr.to

Peerio

Cyanide

GoldBug

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Cryptocat Comments

Cryptocat browser version has been discontinued.

Cryptocat on a Windows OS or Chrome browser