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. aTalk icon
     8 likes

    An encrypted instant messaging with video call and GPS features for android.

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    • Since 2019

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. signal-cli icon
     2 likes

    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.

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    • Since 2024

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    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. An open source crypto wallet with Signal messaging.

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    • Since 2021

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
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  4. MeetVap icon
     3 likes

    MeetVap is a fully functional messaging and calling platform for iOS, Android, and the web, with private and group chats, voice and video calls, stories, file sharing, privacy controls, and self-hosting support.

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    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. Kopete icon
     71 likes

    Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger, and more. It is designed to be a flexible and extensible multi-protocol system suitable for personal and enterprise use.

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    • Since 2009

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. Adapt Chat icon
     4 likes

    Open source encrypted group-chat platform focused on privacy and efficiency, featuring Rust-based backend for speed, customizable interface, minimal data collection, real-time messaging, community-driven improvements, and ergonomic design for various use cases.

    81 Adapt Chat alternatives

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    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Converse is a messaging app for decentralized, secure, end-to-end encrypted conversations. Built on the XMTP network, Converse lets you own your conversations and take them anywhere whenever you want, ensuring your most important messages—the ones you never want to lose or be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  8. Smoke Messenger is an open-source Instant Messenger that is known as the first mobile Messenger worlwide using the encryption algorithm McEliece. To be downloaded at F-Droid.org or Github.com. Smoke provides with its own Server-Software: SmokeStack-Echo-Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Zom icon
     3 likes

    Zom's security and privacy features are powered by the amazing foundation created by the ChatSecure project, and works with other great apps like Conversations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  10. SiskinIM icon
     2 likes

    Lightweight and powerful XMPP client for iPhone and iPad, with audio and video calls and built-in privacy

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    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. AtomJump.com icon
     3 likes

    AtomJump.com is a well tuned hosted version of the free open-source AtomJump.org. It is free to chat publicly with your family, group or co-workers on your own group.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Cyanide icon
     11 likes

    Cyanide is Tox client for Sailfish OS .

    70 Cyanide alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Sailfish OS
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