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Kontalk

A fully open source short message service featuring encrypted communication.

Free Open Source
Android
Self-Hosted

Kontalk is an open source replacement for WhatsApp. Server and client software are open and hosting your own server is possible but not required.
All communication is encrypted.

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Category

Social & Communications

Tags

instant-messaging messaging

Kontalk was added by haeckle in Oct 2013 and the latest update was made in Apr 2015. The list of alternatives was updated Oct 2018 There is a history of all activites on Kontalk in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Kontalk or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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