qTox Alternatives

qTox is described as '- The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to qTox for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best qTox alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like qTox are Tox, SimpleX Chat, Molly and FluffyChat.

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qTox alternatives page was last updated Jan 2, 2025
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  1. nheko icon
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    nheko

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    The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Element, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.

    25 nheko alternatives
    Start

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Login
    Chat
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    Settings

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  VoiP Calls
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Matrix Protocol
    9.  Voice Chat
    10.  QT Based
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  2. Adamant Messenger icon
    Adamant Messenger icon

    Adamant Messenger

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    The most secure and anonymous messenger, encrypted with Blockchain.

    134 Adamant Messenger alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Blockchain
    8.  Anonymous Chat
    9.  Based on Blockchain
    10. Tor icon  Support for TOR
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  4. Antox icon
    Antox icon

    Antox

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    Antox is an Android client for Tox. It aims to bring the full multimedia support Tox offers to your device, although it's still currently in heavy development.

    31 Antox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Antox Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
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  5. Torchat icon
    Torchat icon

    Torchat

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    TorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor's location hidden services, giving you extremely strong anonymity while being very easy to use without the need to install or configure anything.

    34 Torchat alternatives
    Torchat screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Torchat Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tor
    4.  Secure Chat
    5.  Peer-To-Peer
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed since 2014. Last version, 0.9.9.553, released in September 2012, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

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  6. Peer Calls icon
    Peer Calls icon

    Peer Calls

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    Make video calls to anybody in the world with a private connection. Share the conversation by sharing url.

    87 Peer Calls alternatives
    Peer Calls screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  WebRTC
    4.  Clipboard monitoring
    5.  Peer-To-Peer
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  7. gurk icon
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    gurk

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    Signal Messenger client for terminal. Written in Rust.

    37 gurk alternatives
    gurk screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Text mode
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  9. Toxygen icon
    Toxygen icon

    Toxygen

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    Toxygen is powerful cross-platform Tox client written in pure Python3.

    22 Toxygen alternatives
    Toxygen screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Toxygen Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    Toxygen screenshot 1
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  10. Simphone icon
    Simphone icon

    Simphone

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

    83 Simphone alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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    signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.

    37 signal-cli alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    signal-cli iconqTox Icon

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  12. Axolotl icon
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    Axolotl

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    Axolotl is a complete cross-platform Signal client, compatible with the Ubuntu Phone and more. Unlike the desktop Signal client, Axolotl is completely autonomous and doesn't require you to have created an account with the...

    38 Axolotl alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu Touch

    Axolotl Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
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  13. Smoke Crypto Messenger icon
    Smoke Crypto Messenger icon

    Smoke Crypto Messenger

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    Smoke Messenger is an open-source Instant Messenger that is known as the first mobile Messenger worlwide using the encryption algorithm McEliece. To be downloaded at F-Droid.org or Github.com. Smoke provides with its own Server-Software: SmokeStack-Echo-Server.

    52 Smoke Crypto Messenger alternatives
    Smoke 1:1 Window Chat
    Smoke Login-Screen
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    Smoke asymetric Group-Chat

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OpenPGP
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Spam Filter
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  End-to-End Encryption
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  Expiring Stories
    9.  Shared Folders
    10.  Goal Tracking
    11.  No Coding Required
    12.  Portable
    Smoke Crypto Messenger iconqTox Icon

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  14. Signal-FOSS

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    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    52 Signal-FOSS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Private messaging
    6.  GPLv3
    7.  Secure Chat
    8.  Encrypted Connection
    9.  Centralized model repository
    10.  Protected by Password
    11.  Forward Secrecy
    12.  International Numbers
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