It uses the Tox protocol which is Peer to Peer, it will have a higher battery usage than other Messenger apps.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
Signal Alternatives
Signal is described as 'An encrypted messaging app focused on privacy, supporting texts, calls, photos, videos, files, and group chats, with no ads or trackers' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Signal for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux apps. The best Signal alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Tox. Other great apps like Signal are Discord, Matrix, Telegram and Threema.
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0xchat is a secure chat app built on the Nostr protocol. It prioritizes security, featuring private key login, encrypted private chats and contacts, encrypted group chats.
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KeeperChat - The leading secure messaging app.
• Private vault for messages, photos and videos • Private, encrypted media gallery (nothing is saved on device’s camera roll) • Biometric login and self-destruct protection for vault • Message retraction and self-destruct timer • Tw.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Sailfish OS
VIPole is a Secure Instant Messenger for secure messaging, encrypted voice/video calls, group chats that provides highly secure and strongly encrypted environment for all your communications and files you exchange over internet.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Flatpak
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
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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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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android Tablet
- Online
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- HUAWEI AppGallery
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CoyIM is a new chat client that is safe and secure by default: no settings to change, no plugins to install, no computer configuration to change.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Confide lets you take your messages off the record:
- Messages disappear forever once they’re read
- Swiping prevents screenshots
- Instantly send messages to any email address
- Messages you send are private and encrypted
- Read receipts tell you when your message is read
- It’.
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