qTox - The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak


XChat is described as 'Chat with anyone on X in a private, focused space built for conversation. No ads. No tracking. Fully end-to-end encrypted' and is a Video Calling app in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to XChat for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Windows apps. The best XChat alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like XChat are Telegram, Element, Discord and Matrix.
qTox - The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls.


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




VeilidChat is a 1-to-1, person-to-person text only chat application which serves as a technology demonstration for the Veilid application development framework. All communication is end to end encrypted, authenticated, private routed, and peer-to-peer. It's currently in early beta.


