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Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely. Created by Project Tox

Free Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD

With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in.

Tox is built with the idea that you can keep up with friends and family without having your privacy violated. While other big-name services require you to pay to unlock features, Tox is free in both price, and in liberty. That is, you’re free to do whatever you wish with Tox. More Info »

Some Tox binary official frontends:
- Windows: uTox updater, µTox, qTox, Toxy, Konv
- OS X: qTox, Poison, uTox, Toxic, Konv
- Linux: uTox, Toxic, qTox, Ricin, Konv
- Android: Antox, TrRiFA, Konv
- iOS: Antidote, Konv
- FreeBSD: uTox, qTox, Toxic, Konv

Tox is listed in

Favorites, Best of Team Apps, My Windows Setup, Communication, and Messengers

Links to official Tox sites

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Features

Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in player Client side encryption Decentralisation Decentralized Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Privacy focused Share your screen Security focused Video calling Video Conferencing Voice Call Add a feature

Categories

File Sharing Network & Admin Office & Productivity Security & Privacy Social & Communications

Tags

aim chat-clients communications free-calls hides-metadata instant-messaging instant-messenger secure-chat telephone text-messaging video-chat

Tox was added by RemovedUser in Aug 2013 and the latest update was made in May 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Aug 2019. It's possible to update the information on Tox or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

The Universal Tox Client. A Tox client that runs on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, FreeBSD & the web. Written in JS using React & React Native / electron.

qTox. A Tox client developed in C++ with the Qt framework

uTox. A Tox client written in C using OS primitives to draw it's interface

Ricin. A Tox client written in Vala using the GTK toolkit.

Toxygen. A Tox client written in Python using the Qt framework.

Toxic. A Tox CLI client written in C. Uses ncurses for the ''UI''

Antox. A Tox client written in Scala for Android.

Antidote. A Tox client written in Obejctive-C for iOS.

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Tox Comments

Its OK

Comment by cycroenerugi

about Tox · Jun 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 3 Helpful Report as spam

Installation is hard with qTox -->Linux
uTox is ok

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Another program that supports Tox is already in the website

Comment by vectorspin

about Tox · Jun 2016 · Helpful Not helpful -5 Helpful Report as spam

Additionally, Tox is a protocol. The programs that work with it aren't front-ends. IsoToxin for example has Jabber support and Miranda IM isn't a Tox client but there's a plugin that lets you.

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