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Flare for Signal icon

Flare for Signal

Flare is an unofficial app that lets you chat with your friends on Signal from Linux. It is still in development and doesn't include as many features as the official Signal applications.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Linux
  • Flathub
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Install from the command line

  • flatpak install flathub de.schmidhuberj.Flare

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Flare for Signal?

Flare is an unofficial app that lets you chat with your friends on Signal from Linux. It is still in development and doesn't include as many features as the official Signal applications.

  • Linking device
  • Sending messages
  • Receiving messages
  • Replying to a message
  • Reacting to a message
  • Attachments
  • Encrypted storage
  • Notifications, optionally in the background

More features are planned, blocked, or not-planned. Consult the README for more information about them.

Please note that using this application will probably worsen your security compared to using official Signal applications. Use with care when handling sensitive data. Look at the projects README for more information about security.