Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Flatpak
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub




Element is described as 'A secure collaboration app with end-to-end encryption and interoperability across web, desktop, and mobile. Includes chat, voice, and video calls' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Element for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Element alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Element are Telegram, Matrix, Discord and Pidgin.




Kwayet is an internal communication app exclusively for your team or workplace. You can collaborate, call and message anyone without requiring a phone number.?




simple but convenient CLI-based Matrix client app for sending and receiving (in Rust)

JANDI is a group-oriented enterprise messaging platform with an integrated suite of collaboration tools for workplace.




Chat, SMS, and share all of your files all in one place. Perzo is the secure and more productive solution to your communication needs.
signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.
Sylk Suite allows the creation and delivery of rich multimedia applications accessed by SIP Clients, XMPP endpoints and WebRTC applications.




TorChat 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.

Offers real-time chat with friends, supports group messaging, organizes contacts by favorites and categories, enables media sharing with GIFs and videos, provides customizable notifications, allows invite links, and is accessible on desktop or mobile for gaming sessions.




MongooseIM is aimed at large, complex enterprise level projects, where real-time communication is critical for business success. It provides high availability, ease of deployment, development and reliability in production.
SafeSwiss The world’s most effective end to end encryption security solution including P2P Voice, encrypted email, encrypted storage, ephemeral text chat, docs share & group chat for mobile phone devices and PC's.



