Telegram Alternatives

Telegram is described as 'Experience instant messaging with remarkable speed and robust security. Join massive group chats or channels. Enjoy free and advanced features' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Telegram for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Web-based, Windows and Mac apps. The best Telegram alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Telegram are Tox, Wire, Element and Matrix.

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Telegram alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Group Chat Apps or Encrypted Chat Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Android, Windows, Linux, Group Chat, Android + Free and Self-Hosted. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Telegram.
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  1. Steam Chat icon

    Steam Chat

     8 likes

    Offers real-time chat with friends, supports group messaging, organizes contacts by favorites and categories, enables media sharing with GIFs and videos, provides customizable notifications, allows invite links, and is accessible on desktop or mobile for gaming sessions.

    58 Steam Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  2. WireMin: Chat Freely, Securely icon

    WireMin: Chat Freely, Securely

     4 likes

    WireMin is a decentralized network built by the people, for the people, and of the people. Enjoy full privacy and security with end-to-end encryption on a network without central servers. Your data stays under your control—free from censorship, surveillance, and exploitation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Kontalk Messenger icon

    Kontalk Messenger

     30 likes

    Kontalk is a secure instant messenger, allowing you to send and receive text, image and voice messages (other file types coming soon) to and from other Kontalk users completely free of charge.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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    • European Union flagEU
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  6. signal-cli icon

    signal-cli

     2 likes

    signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Torchat icon

    Torchat

     30 likes

    TorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor's location hidden services, giving you extremely strong anonymity while being very easy to use without the need to install or configure anything.

    32 Torchat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Librem Chat icon

    Librem Chat

     7 likes

    End-to-end encrypted chat, VOIP, and video calling used by millions of people.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • US flagUnited States
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  10. BGram icon

    BGram

     1 like

    BGram is an UNOFFICIAL messaging app that uses Telegram's API with extra features, it is totally free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. aTalk icon

    aTalk

     8 likes

    An encrypted instant messaging with video call and GPS features for android.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  12. Pigeon for Telegram icon

    Pigeon for Telegram

     Like

    Before the telegraph, Pigeons ruled the messaging industry. Today, a little pigeon lives on your watch, bringing your messages across Telegram.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Apple Watch
    • watchOS
    Chat list
    Messaging interface, with a location message in screenshot
    Messaging interface
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  13. SkyGram: smart proxy icon

    SkyGram: smart proxy

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    SkyGram is an unofficial, high-speed and powerful unofficial Telegram App. SkyGram is optimized and secure for almost all older mobile phones. SkyGram Messenger boasts so many features, and its secure core makes sure that you can make secure phone calls with it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  14. Boltgram icon

    Boltgram

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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
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  15. Vidogram Lite icon

    Vidogram Lite

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    Vidogram Lite is an UNOFFICIAL Telegram client. Vidogram Lite uses Telegram API to give you a secure and fast messaging experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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