Signal TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in... Signal uses open source, end-to-end encryption to keep your messages to another Signal user secure and private. It installs on your Android and replaces your default messaging app. (On iPhone it's a separate app.) It's super easy to use. You can still send messages to people who don't have it, but I'd encourage everyone to use it. Plain SMS messages are routinely recorded and stored forever without your persmission. Signal combats that in a very user friendly way. JohnFastman • Nov 2016 • 22 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Always end-to-end encrypted. Doesn't store contacts or data on servers. Fully open source. Guest • Feb 2018 • 12 agrees and 10 disagrees Disagree Agree can't use signal without smartphone. (scan qr-code bla-bla-bla...) Guest • Sep 2019 • 25 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Signal has end-to-end encryption by default, Telegram does not. Signal does not store your conversations and files in the cloud, Telegram does. revxo5852 • Sep 2020 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree More private, security focused, but way behind great Telegram's user experience gnudesign • Sep 2020 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree You can't add any contacts without use your phone's contact list. Guest • Mar 2020 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Although many people claim that Telegram is a very secure platform, it's completely wrong. Use Signal instead. braky • Jun 2020 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree Signal exposes your phone-number in Group-chats arndtadler • May 2018 • 11 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree Desktop support via Chrome App only. Are you serious? Guest • Sep 2017 • 22 agrees and 23 disagrees Disagree Agree It's actually secure (unlike telegram) Guest • Jan 2016 • 9 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted chat Privacy-friendly ... Privacy focused Ad-free SMS Messaging Video/Audio Calling Encrypted Connection Video calling Self destructing messages Stickers Voice Call Centralized model repository Client side encryption Electron based Encrypted Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Encryption Forward Secrecy FOSS programs GPLv3 Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Over the shoulder view Protected by Password Private messaging Source code history Video calling Video chat Voting Color coding Desktop app Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Works Offline Based on phone number File Sending Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature 643 Like
Element A free instant messaging and collaboration software based on the Matrix protocol. easy to use, has all major features, cross plattform and decentralized naxawo7733 • Aug 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free software running on the server and the client. Syndicated service lets you run your own server and connect with others. Guest • May 2018 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Cloud base with good features and awful UI! Guest • May 2018 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Matrix.org Cloudron Decentralized End-to-End Encryption Group chat Team Collaboration ... Federated Federation Privacy-friendly Video calling Encrypted chat Privacy focused Video chat Voice Call Active Directory integration Add-ons Clean design Cross-platform Custom widgets Direct Messaging Encrypted Enterprise Group collaboration LDAP support Matrix.org protocol Message redaction Mobile friendly Moderation tools Per-room avatars Read receipts Real time collaboration Self-hosted search Text chat Typing notifications User Management User mentions Version history Video/Audio Calling Video Conferencing Voice chat Web-Based Web Integaration Chat Bot Community based DRM Free GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Video calling Voice chat Add a feature 370 Like
Tox Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... BSD Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... End-to-End Encryption Built-in player GPLv3 Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme P2P Network Share your screen Security focused Video calling White-labeled Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralized Desktop app Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Secure Chat Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice Call Add a feature 457 Like
Wire Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most... Always end-to-end encrypted. Fully open source. Guest • Feb 2018 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Multiplatform, chat, audio and video calling with great quality and: Clientside is already open source and they are currently working on completely opensourcing the serverside too. Great application. Guest • May 2017 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree It is fully open source instead Telegram (server and client). Guest • Jul 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Privacy and security focused, lot of features but way behind Telegram's user experience design. gnudesign • Sep 2020 Disagree Agree always End-to-End encrypted; servers in the EU; high quality audio and video calls; cityroler • Apr 2017 • 9 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Personal Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) End-to-End Encryption Security focused Video calling Encrypted chat ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Encryption Group chat Share your screen Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Private Chat Secure Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature 250 Like
Jitsi Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM, Windows Live... It's different. Watched this project grow and getting improved. Great solution for conferencing. It's more alternative to Zoom than Telegram. gnudesign • Sep 2020 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad Video Conferencing SIP Privacy-friendly Share your screen ... Browser based Cross-platform Encryption End-to-End Encryption Live Meeting Support for Multiple protocols No download No installation required No Login Required Privacy focused SIP client Unlimited users Desktop Sharing File sharing Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Multiple Account support OTR Plugins SIP Softphone Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice chat WebRTC Xmpp Add a feature 410 Like
Pidgin Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Xfce Support for Multiple protocols Support for Multiple protocols Supports XMPP Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... IRC Plugins Messaging Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple chat protocols Portable Video calling Voice Call Xmpp Add a feature 1479 Like
Matrix.org Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Cloudron Java Perl End-to-End Encryption Federation Decentralized Random video chat ... Voice Call Voice chat Chat Bot Distributed Encrypted chat Group chat Messaging Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration WebRTC Add a feature 173 Like
Jami Voice, video and chat communications, secure, decentralized, strong privacy and freedoms. Decentralized and encrypted. Available on all major devices. There is video conferencing and the ability to show a desktop. UsernameUn • Oct 2020 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Decentralized Video Conferencing Ad-free File sharing ... Peer-To-Peer Team messaging Distributed File transfer Privacy focused SIP client End-to-End Encryption Intercom Support Messaging Multiple languages Privacy-friendly Share your screen SIP Video calling Video chat Voice chat Add a feature 157 Like
Keybase Keybase is a new and free security app for mobile phones and computers. For the geeks among us: it's open source and powered by public-key cryptography. Keybase... everything is encrypted and gives cloud drive, git, a stellar wallet other than a chat Guest • Feb 2020 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Ruby JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Java End-to-End Encryption Encryption Git integration Security focused ... Data-encryption Electron based Encrypted backups Encrypted chat File Storage Self destructing messages Team Collaboration Two-Step verification Version and Source control Ad-free Drive Encryption Facebook integration GitHub integration PGP Encryption Private repositories Public key encryption Ruby Twitter integration Add a feature 88 Like
Zulip Zulip is a group chat app in which messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations. Zulip's threading makes it easy for people... Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad Self-Hosted Threaded Conversations Group collaboration Group chat Support for Hotkeys ... Third party integrations Chat Bot Chat organizer Community based GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing Live topics MarkDown support Secure Chat Team Collaboration Todos Add a feature 163 Like
