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- Mac
- Windows
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- Android
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- Android Tablet
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- Snapcraft




Status is described as 'Combines a private messenger, secure crypto wallet, and Ethereum Web3 DApp browser into one powerful communication tool. Chat with friends and growing communities. Buy, sell, store, and exchange digital assets' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Status for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Status alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Status are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.








Chat with anyone on X in a private, focused space built for conversation. No ads. No tracking. Fully end-to-end encrypted.








Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.




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.


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




SchildiChat is a Matrix client based on Element with a more traditional instant messaging experience.




Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.




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


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.







