SimpleX Chat
SimpleX - the most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption! Built on Haskell with Love and Coffee.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- Encrypted Chat
- End-to-End Encryption
- Decentralized
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Multiple Account support
- Self Destructing Messages
- Video Calling
- Dark Mode
- Private notes
- Voice messages
- No Tracking
- VoiP Calls
- Large File Transfer
SimpleX Chat News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about SimpleX Chat
SimpleX Chat 5.5 introduces private notes, group history, and enhanced user interfaceSimpleX Chat, a privacy-centric messaging platform that operates without user IDs, has rolled out i...
- POX published news article about SimpleX Chat
SimpleX Chat 5.1 has been released with message reactions and self-destruct passcodeSimpleX Chat, the private and encrypted messenger, has released a new version with exciting feature...
- POX published news article about SimpleX Chat
Anonymous messaging app SimpleX Chat has released version 4.6SimpleX Chat has released version 4.6 of their private and secure chat and applications platform. T...
Recent activities
SecureBitChat added SimpleX Chat as alternative to SecureBit.chat
Alimam-Sesay added SimpleX Chat as alternative to FamilyChat
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What is SimpleX Chat?
SimpleX - the most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption!
Give you the full control of who can talk to you and your chat data with free open-source protocol and software of simple to deploy chat servers and simple to use chat clients providing complete privacy, security and ownership of your contacts and chat.
- Protects your messages and metadata - who you talk to and when.
- Double ratchet encryption.
- Mobile apps for Android (Google Play, APK) and iOS. See the announcement here.
- TestFlight preview for iOS with the new features 1-2 weeks earlier - limited to 10,000 users!
- Available as a terminal (console) app / CLI on Linux, MacOS, Windows.
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SimpleX Chat information
Developed by
Evgeny Poberezkin Licensing
Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 4.8Alternatives
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3 news article related to SimpleX ChatSupported Languages
- English
- Russian
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Bulgarian
- Hebrew
- Thai
- Ukrainian
- Finnish
- Italian
- French
- Japanese
- Portuguese
- Turkish
- Polish
- Hungarian
- Chinese
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Social & Communications, File Sharing, OS & Utilities, Security & PrivacyApple AppStore
- Updated
- 4.37 avg rating
GitHub repository
- 10,024 Stars
- 526 Forks
- 1056 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
There's no sign up with mobile phone or email, or sensible data. Only chat that works from origin to destiny via a link (or scanning a qr code).
Also you can use and configure your own server for more security, privacy and control of the messages sent in your chats.
And the app is free and open-source.
Probably the best privacy chat alternative.
Very cool app, works great. Only things is that the developer is weird.
very safe, secure, privacy messenger, sometimes not easy or quick to operate as a mobile app.
It just works and is very private
The top! The privatest! Has all needed functions to chatting!
I tried it first in September 2023. It felt buggy at the time. Now in July 2024 it feels mature and dependable. Development is continous. Version 6.0 was release a few weeks ago. Use it both on my Android phone and on my Linux Desktop. The focus on privacy and anonimity remains. I foresee a promising future for this instant messenger.
Has the potential to be part of the big names when it comes to FOSS privacy-focused messenger apps. It does everything Signal does but with extra privacy features. No phone number needed, no centralized servers, new quantum-proof encryption and got audited in 2022 by Trail of Bits and fixed most things aftwerwards. Listens to the community on SimpleX, Reddit and GitHub.