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 Matrix, Discord, Telegram and Threema.

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Signal alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Encrypted Chat Apps or Group Chat Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include EU, Open Source, Blackberry, Encrypted Chat, Self-Hosted, Apple Watch and Instant Messaging. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Signal.
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  1. Video AI-Based Calls | AnySend AI-Based Instant Multimedia Messenger - Securely Send Anything You Want, Anytime You Want, in Anyway Your Want.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Zom icon
     3 likes

    Zom's security and privacy features are powered by the amazing foundation created by the ChatSecure project, and works with other great apps like Conversations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Boltgram icon
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    Boltgram is a fast, secure and nice messaging app that uses Telegram’s API. You can enjoy all the features of Telegram, such as end-to-end encryption, cloud-based storage, group chats, channels, bots, stickers, and more. But that’s not all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Wopu icon
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    It is a mobile web app that allows sending private messages to another person without registration, and installation required. Users can chat with a friend without relying on any of their online presence like email, phone number, and social media.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Privnote icon
     10 likes

    Share a confidential note via a web link that will self-destruct after it is read by your intended recipient

    37 Privnote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. This Android app allows you to synchronize your SMS messages to a remote Nextcloud instance where you can read and backup them. It also allows you to restore your SMS messages to your Android phone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Nextcloud
     
  7. Emoty icon
     4 likes

    Emoty is a messaging application with emphasis on simplicity, freedom and safety. It's a client for RetroShare network, hence use the same decentralized, Friend-to-Friend network structure with end-to-end encryprtion.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. MyENIGMA icon
     4 likes

    The one and only secure messaging app Protect your privacy!

    SECURE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING

    • Send chat messages, videos, pictures, audio and more to friends and colleagues
    • Seamless support for secure SMS when no data connection is available or while roaming
    • myENIGMA contacts ar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
     
  9. DANIAN icon
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    Fully Managed 150+ Softwares for Business Owners.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Simphone icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
     
  12. OSHI MESH icon
     1 like

    OSHI - The most private messenger. End-to-end encrypted with steganography, AI offline, bot API, mesh networking, covert channels, and zero metadata. No phone number required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
     
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