Keybase
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Keybase is a new and free security app for mobile phones and computers. For the geeks among us: it's open source and powered by public-key cryptography.
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Ruby
- JavaScript
- Tor
- Go (Programming Language)
- Java
Features
Keybase News & Activities
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Recent News
- IanDorfman published news article about Keybase
Zoom is acquiring Keybase to add enterprise-scale end-to-end encryptionThe Zoom teleconference service has today announced that it is acquiring secure messaging and file-...
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Keybase information
Developed by
Zoom Licensing
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4Alternatives
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AlternativeTo Categories
Security & Privacy, Development, Social & Communications, Backup & Sync, Office & Productivity, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency, Remote Work & EducationApple AppStore
- Updated Apr 22, 2025
- 3.5 avg rating
GitHub repository
- 9,029 Stars
- 1,246 Forks
- 4232 Open Issues
- Updated Jun 6, 2025
Comments and Reviews
Wish Keybase was federated/decentralized, but notwithstanding the drawback of a centralized server, it is an excellent app.
It's a great app for end to end encryption. It does totally deserves 5 stars. Easy to use but there are 3 drawbacks.
I removed 3 stars.
Basically this developer is crypto version of Mark Zuckerberg.
Keybase is nearly entirely abandoned, last blog post is from 2020, Github issues are all ignored, only updates that come out are updates to client dependancies. They where brought out by Zoom and Zoom killed all development of Keybase.
Keybase is a new and free security app for mobile phones and computers. For the geeks among us: it's open source and powered by public-key cryptography.
Initially I liked Keybase for what it offered, but after its recent acquisition by Zoom there are now privacy concerns that anyone interested in retaining their privacy should consider. Good alternatives at the moment appear to be Signal and Wickr, among others.
https://restoreprivacy.com/secure-encrypted-messaging-apps/keybase/
It's a collaboration tool with security in mind. Too bad we live in a world in which security is an extra. With the larger, cloud based collaboration tools, you never know if the company behind it is watching and stealing your precious ideas.
Great all-in-one app providing encrypted private/shared file storage, git repos, and chat. It may not be the most secure or distributed tool for these use cases, but it's certainly the most accessible for the average user.