qTox Alternatives

qTox has been discontinued. Similar apps include Signal, which is free and open source. Other options are Tox, SimpleX Chat, Molly and FluffyChat. You're spoiled for choice with Encrypted Chat Apps like qTox: we list more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Android, Windows, Mac and iPhone.

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  1. White 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.

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    • Android
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  2. Radar is a private messenger with built-in Bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network. It is a fork of Signal and keeps Signal's end-to-end encryption. Radar is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Signal Messenger, LLC.

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    • Android
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  3. TeleGuard icon
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    TeleGuard 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 /...

    144 TeleGuard alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Snapcraft
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  4. Quaternion icon
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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...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. uTox icon
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    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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  6. Torchat icon
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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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Converse is a messaging app for decentralized, secure, end-to-end encrypted conversations. Built on the XMTP network, Converse lets you own your conversations and take them anywhere whenever you want, ensuring your most important messages—the ones you never want to lose or be...

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  8. Signal-FOSS icon
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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.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. Axolotl icon
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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...

    40 Axolotl alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  10. Toxygen icon
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    Toxygen is powerful cross-platform Tox client written in pure Python3.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. AzadiConnect is a cross-platform application designed for secure, anonymous peer-to-peer communication in restricted network environments. It allows users to chat and transfer files without relying on central servers.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Linux
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