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uTox

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...

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

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Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • BSD
Discontinued

The last version is from January 2021.

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  • Developed by

    GrayHatter
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  1,071 Stars
  •  201 Forks
  •  252 Open Issues
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about uTox, and it has gotten 6 likes

uTox was added to AlternativeTo by Aleksandr Dikov on and this page was last updated .

Comments and Reviews

   
Top Negative Comment
Peter S.
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This program does not save the profile or retain any changes I make while using it. Its every launch is like the first one. Windows 8.1 32 bit.

grayhatter
0

uTox 0.18.1 code quality is poor. As a result, uTox has a lot of 0day vulnerabilities. For example, uTox through 0.18.1 doesn't validate incoming file name, allowing remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary file on victim's machine. Remote attacker may overwrite ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile as well, causing remote code execution. Also uTox 0.18.1 has remote heap overflow in function native_autoselect_dir_ft(), allowing remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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What is uTox?

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 (both as video and inline screenshots). It also supports text group chats with audio groups pending the next Toxcore update.