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. Signal-FOSS icon
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    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    56 Signal-FOSS alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. Sphinx Chat icon
     5 likes

    Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.

    69 Sphinx Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  3. Meshenger icon
     7 likes

    A true P2P phone application for voice and video calls. No Internet access needed, no registration, not advertisment or calling back "home". Scan each others QR-Code and call each other. This works in over local networks such as community and company networks or at...

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    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. ONCE Campfire icon
     3 likes

    Campfire is an installable, self-hosted group chat system. Easily invite people. Make rooms. @mentions, DMs, and mobile support. The basics done right. And since you get the code and host it yourself, you can customize it however you’d like for your own use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Amazon Web Services
    • DigitalOcean
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  5. Tinode icon
     10 likes

    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    160 Tinode alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • US flagUnited States
    iOS client
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  6. White Noise aims to be the most secure private chat app on Nostr, with a focus on privacy and security. Under the hood, it uses the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol to manage group communications in a highly secure way.

    54 White Noise Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. Axolotl icon
     6 likes

    Axolotl is a complete cross-platform Signal client, compatible with the Ubuntu Phone and more. Unlike the desktop Signal client, Axolotl is completely autonomous and doesn't require you to have created an account with the...

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    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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  8. Vector encompasses the ideals of freedom through free and open-source technology, using a "Privacy by Principle" approach. This means that privacy is not a feature or add-on, but the core foundation that Vector is built upon, which is granted and accessible to everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Quicksy icon
     11 likes

    A spin-off of the popular Jabber/XMPP client Conversations with automatic contact discovery.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. Mesh.im icon
     25 likes

    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

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    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Semaphor icon
     13 likes

    Zero Knowledge, end-to-end encrypted collaboration tool for teams and businesses. Reviewable source code. Python wrapper for bots & integrations. Encryption white paper. Native offline mode. Faster file-sharing. Built for enterprise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  12. This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Online
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