Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Olvid Alternatives
Olvid is described as 'The most secure messaging app in the world' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Olvid for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux apps. The best Olvid alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Olvid are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.
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Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
145 TeleGuard alternativesTeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Snapcraft
70 Mesh alternativesTechnitium 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
µTox is the lightweight client with minimal dependencies; it not only looks pretty, it runs fast! µTox is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux (Android support is experimental), with full support for chat, file transfers, audio/video calling, and desktop sharing...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
118 Adamant Messenger alternativesThe most secure and anonymous messenger, encrypted with Blockchain.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Hangouts
52 White Noise Messenger alternativesWhite Noise aims to be the most secure private chat app on Nostr, with a focus on privacy and security. Under the hood, it uses the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol to manage group communications in a highly secure way.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
243 Conduit Chat Server alternativesConduit 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Linux
- Debian
- Nix Package Manager
- Docker
- Docker Hub
The Steam Chat app includes many key features of the desktop Steam client chat, including:
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Steam
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