Retro Messenger AlternativesInstant Messengers & Encrypted Chat Apps like Retro Messenger

Retro Messenger is described as 'Peer-to-peer app with real-time chat, encrypted file sharing, no central servers, lightweight GUI, retro interface, and only username plus password stored' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are nine alternatives to Retro Messenger for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Retro Messenger alternative is Matrix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Retro Messenger are RetroShare, Quiet Chat, HZ Chat and Toxygen.

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  1. Matrix icon

    Matrix

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    Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.

    165 Matrix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl
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    • Matrix is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Retro Messenger.

    • Matrix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Retro Messenger.

    • Matrix is Free and Open SourceRetro Messenger is Free and Proprietary
    • Matrix is Security-focusedRetro Messenger is not according to our users
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    RetroShare

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    RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and .

    136 RetroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • OpenSSL
    • OpenPGP
    Network tab with contact list and broadcast subtab open. The subtab shows text and image sent by one contact to all connected contacts.
     
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    Quiet Chat

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    Quiet is an alternative to team chat apps like Slack, Discord, and Element that does not require trusting a central server or running one's own. In Quiet, all data syncs directly between a team's devices over Tor with no server required.

    55 Quiet Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. HZ Chat icon

    HZ Chat

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    HZ Chat is a lightweight, temporary communication tool built for private, use-and-discard interactions, requiring no account or registration. It fundamentally solves the pain point of permanent logging and privacy breaches associated with most traditional messengers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    Instant Start: No account, no trace, zero-log messaging.
     

    • HZ Chat is the most popular SaaS alternative to Retro Messenger.

    • HZ Chat is Free and Open SourceRetro Messenger is Free and Proprietary
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    Toxygen

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Spot-On Encryption Suite icon

    Spot-On Encryption Suite

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    Spot-On is Encryption software that securely connects two friends for chat, group chat, email, file sharing and file transfers with magnet links and P2P web search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Spot-On Encryption Suite screenshot 1
     
  9. Simphone icon

    Simphone

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

  10. Jami Commander

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  11. Toxic

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    Toxic is a client with an ncurses interface, written entirely in C. It has support for all basic features, as well as 1-on-1 audio/video chats, and is capable of working on bare-bones systems that lack graphical interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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