Telegram X Alternatives

Telegram X is described as 'An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Telegram X for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, iPad and Mac apps. The best Telegram X alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Telegram X are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.

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  1. Nicegram icon
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    Open-source, privacy-first, with a non-custodial multichain wallet, a built-in AI assistant and Agent Marketplace, escrow payments, and a trusted reputation — all inside your chats.

    25 Nicegram alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
     
  2. Silence IM icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. TeleGuard icon
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    TeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...

    145 TeleGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Snapcraft
     
  5. ElectronIM icon
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    Free open source Electron based multi instant messaging (IM) client.

    Combine all your IM applications (or whatever you want) in a single browser (Electron) window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Tinode icon
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    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Mercurygram icon
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    Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Cyph icon
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    Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Quaternion icon
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    Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Sphinx Chat icon
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    Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  11. Prav icon
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    A user-friendly messenger for everyone with a focus on privacy and freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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