Open Source Wire Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Wire is Signal. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Wire and loads of them are open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Wire are Element, Tox, Jitsi Meet and SimpleX Chat.

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  1. FluffyChat icon
     44 likes

    Encrypted messenger supporting multi-platform access, unlimited group and private chats, file and voice message sharing, decentralized operation, open-source code, custom themes including dark mode, advanced moderation, push notifications, and no advertisements.

    221 FluffyChat alternatives

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    • Since 2020

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Matrix.org
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  2. Conversations icon
     108 likes

    Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG].

    172 Conversations alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  3. Keybase icon
     146 likes

    Keybase is a new and free security app for mobile phones and computers. For the geeks among us: it's open source and powered by public-key cryptography.

    82 Keybase alternatives

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    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • JavaScript
    • Java
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  4. ArcaneChat icon
     20 likes

    ArcaneChat is a Delta Chat client and was created with a focus on usability, good user experience, and saving data plan. Also the app usually experiments with new features that eventually might get added to the official Delta Chat client.

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    • Since 2024

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. Quiet Chat icon
     23 likes

    Peer-to-peer group chatting over Tor and IPFS, with local-first encrypted messaging and no central servers, offers privacy-focused decentralized collaboration for teams, supporting desktop and mobile. FOSS, open to contributors, and avoids surveillance-based tracking.

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    • Since 2025

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Berty icon
     20 likes

    Berty is a secure peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network. Berty is a privacy-first messaging application built on top of the Berty Protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Movim icon
     58 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.

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Buzz icon
     6 likes

    Buzz is a self-hostable workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms.

    66 Buzz alternatives

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • iPhone
    • Docker
    • AppImage
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Telegram X icon
     39 likes

    An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features.

    227 Telegram X alternatives

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    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • AE flagUnited Arab Emirates
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  10. Mirotalk icon
     18 likes

    Powered by WebRTC, Real-time video call, chat room and screen sharing entirely browser based.

    92 Mirotalk alternatives

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    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
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  11. Session icon
     146 likes

    Decentralized messenger featuring end-to-end encryption for individual and group chats, no registration needed, no tracking or metadata logs, IP address protection, secure attachment sharing, multi-device sync, dark mode, open-source code, and ad-free use.

    100 Session alternatives

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    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
    • OpenAPK
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  12. Cwtch icon
     15 likes

    Cwtch - (a Welsh word roughly translating to “a hug that creates a safe place”) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol that can be used to build metadata resistant applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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