Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux


uTox is described as 'µTox is the lightweight client with minimal dependencies; it not only looks pretty, it runs fast! µTox is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux (Android support is experimental), with full support for chat, file transfers, audio/video calling, and desktop sharing' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to uTox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best uTox alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like uTox are Tox, Molly, FluffyChat and Status.





Antox is an Android client for Tox. It aims to bring the full multimedia support Tox offers to your device, although it's still currently in heavy development.



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.



Cyanide is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to uTox.



It uses the Tox protocol which is Peer to Peer, it will have a higher battery usage than other Messenger apps.


KeeperChat - The leading secure messaging app.
• Private vault for messages, photos and videos • Private, encrypted media gallery (nothing is saved on device’s camera roll) • Biometric login and self-destruct protection for vault • Message retraction and self-destruct timer • Tw.



Toxic is a client with an ncurses interface, written entirely in C. It has support for all basic features, as well as 1-on-1 audio/video chats, and is capable of working on bare-bones systems that lack graphical interfaces.
