Tox Alternatives

Tox is described as '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' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tox for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, iPhone, Linux and Mac apps. The best Tox alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tox are Element, Telegram, Jami and Mumble.

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  1. ChatSecure icon
     70 likes

    ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. You can connect to your existing accounts on Facebook or Google, create new accounts on public XMPP servers(including via Tor), or even connect to your own server for extra security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. qTox icon
     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. AWS Wickr icon
     50 likes

    Secure communication for individuals, teams, and large organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
     
  4. Movim icon
     53 likes

    Decentralized social and blog platform based on XMPP, enabling self-hosting, cross-network chat, video calls, and group collaboration. Users control and migrate their data, communicate across various networks, and access services from any node while preserving privacy and open-source principles.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Nøbody icon
     3 likes

    Anonymous, zero-knowledge social network. E2E encrypted DMs. No email, phone, or real name required — identity is a cryptographic key on your device. No IP logs, no trackers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. nheko icon
     7 likes

    Matrix-focused desktop chat client supporting secure end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video calling, file sharing, emoji, room and community management, multi-theme interface, presence/status, notifications, profiles, and plugin integration for Unix.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  7. Empathy icon
     157 likes

    Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Speek! icon
     12 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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