Off-the-Record Messaging Alternatives

Off-the-Record Messaging is described as 'Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over any instant messaging (MSN,Gtalk, Facebook and so on) by providing encryption, authentication, deniability, perfect forward' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Off-the-Record Messaging for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Off-the-Record Messaging alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Off-the-Record Messaging are Telegram, Element, Tox and Jami.

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Off-the-Record Messaging alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers but may also be Encrypted Chat Apps or Video Calling Apps.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Off-the-Record Messaging.
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Off-the-Record Messaging alternatives page was last updated Nov 9, 2024
  1. Wickr icon
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    Wickr is a free end-to-end encrypted text, video, picture and voice messenger with full sender control.

    106 Wickr alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Wickr Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Self Destructing Messages
    3.  Private Chat
    4.  Built-In Proxy
    5.  Secret chats
    6.  Photographic filters
    7.  Integrated File Sharing
    Discontinued

    Wickr will not accept user registrations for Wickr Me after December 31, 2022, and will discontinue Wickr Me on December 31, 2023.

    Wickr iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  2. Mesh icon
     26 likes

    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

    76 Mesh alternatives
    Mesh screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Decentralized

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  AES-256 Encryption
    5.  Sync via TOR network
    6.  Integrated File Sharing
    7.  Multiple Profiles
    8.  Anonymous Chat
    9.  Peer-To-Peer
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2019.

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  3. Conduit Chat Server icon
     5 likes

    Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    244 Conduit Chat Server alternatives
    Conduit Chat Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Rust
    3.  Matrix Protocol
    4.  Scalable
    Conduit Chat Server iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  4. Librem Chat icon
     8 likes

    End-to-end encrypted chat, VOIP, and video calling used by millions of people.

    172 Librem Chat alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Decentralized

    Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    Discontinued

    App hasn't been updated on Play Store since 2020.

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  5. Simphone icon
     5 likes

    Secure and private open source peer-to-peer Instant Messenger.

    84 Simphone alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  AES-256 Encryption
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Portable
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Audio Calling
    10.  Encrypted VoIP calls
    11.  Support for TOR
    12.  Private Chat
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  6. BitMail icon
     6 likes

    Secure decentral P2P Email.

    25 BitMail alternatives
    BitMail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Decentralized

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Email
    Discontinued

    The last release is from 2017.

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    jami-commander (jc for short) is a simple but convenient CLI-based Jami client app for setting up accounts and swarms as well as sending.

    52 Jami Commander alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Jami Commander Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Client-side
    Off-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  8. Otr.to icon
     20 likes

    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 need to install or ask somebody to install software.

    14 Otr.to alternatives
    Otr.to screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Otr.to Features

    1.  Anonymous Chat
    2.  Peer-To-Peer
    3.  Secure Chat
    4.  Browser-based
    Otr.to iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  9. FireFloo Communicator icon
     7 likes

    FireFloo is an instant messaging communicator combining the open XMPP standard (Jabber, GMail Chat etc.) with the echo protocol for multi-encrypted messaging. Use various methods to send chipertext over open standards like libgcrypt and encrypt your private communication.

    46 FireFloo Communicator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FireFloo Communicator Features

    1.  Secure Chat
    2.  Private Chat
    3.  Xmpp
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0, released in February 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    FireFloo Communicator iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  10. Pidgin-Encryption icon
     15 likes

    Encryption plugin for Pidgin, providing up to 4096 bit RSA encryption using the NSS crypto library from Mozilla. Keys are automatically transmitted and stored, making it very easy to use, but also resistant to man-in-the-middle attacks.

    29 Pidgin-Encryption alternatives
    Pidgin-Encryption screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Pidgin

    Pidgin-Encryption Features

    1.  Secure Chat
    Pidgin-Encryption iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  11. Cyanide icon
     11 likes

    Cyanide is Tox client for Sailfish OS .

    72 Cyanide alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Sailfish OS

    Cyanide Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Integrated File Sharing
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed. Last version, released in January 2017, can be still downloaded from GitHub

    Cyanide iconOff-the-Record Messaging Icon

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  12. GoldBug icon
     13 likes

    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 communication remains private. GoldBug therefore uses strong multi-encryption with different layers of modern...

    26 GoldBug alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    GoldBug Features

    1.  AES-256 Encryption
    2.  OpenSSL
    3.  Xmpp
    4.  IRC
    5.  Peer-To-Peer
    6.  SSL
    7.  Tor
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