Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux




SecureBit.chat is described as 'World's most secure P2P messenger. End-to-end encrypted, zero-server architecture, quantum-resistant roadmap. WebRTC direct connections, advanced ECDH + DTLS + SAS verification, full ASN.1 validation' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SecureBit.chat for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Linux, Windows and iPhone apps. The best SecureBit.chat alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SecureBit.chat are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.




Cwtch - (a Welsh word roughly translating to “a hug that creates a safe place”) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol that can be used to build metadata resistant applications.






Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop. It focuses on providing a clean and reliable Jabber/XMPP experience while having your privacy in mind. Using GTK+/Vala.



ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. You can connect to your existing accounts on Facebook or Google, create new accounts on public XMPP servers(including via Tor), or even connect to your own server for extra security.




Snikket is an ambitious project to build a new kind of XMPP-based messaging platform.




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...
Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence (formerly SMSSecure) is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.




Speek! is the first messenger that is anonymous and censorship-resistant by design. Speek! messenger encrypts all messages and is secure, private and decentralized.








Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers. It is decentralized and trustless, meaning that you need-not inherently trust any entities like root certificate authorities.


qTox - The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls.

