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A comparison site that evaluates secure messaging apps from a security and privacy point of view. It lists apps such as Signal, Threema, Wire, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger, and covers whether each is recommended, company jurisdiction, transparency reports and suggested improvements.
Linphone is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
A directory of clients for the Matrix open protocol for secure decentralised communications. It lists featured and other clients and notes that clients are needed to chat using Matrix, with a selection of the most mature ones. Entries cover platforms and features such as end-to-end encryption, spaces, threads and voice and video calls.
Cwtch is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, metadata resistant messaging app. Communication is end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services. Participants can host their own safe spaces or lend infrastructure to others. The protocol is open, and anyone is free to build bots, services and user interfaces.
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Ricochet Refresh is an open-source project to allow private and anonymous instant messaging. It is a peer-to-peer messenger app that uses Tor to connect clients, creating a Tor hidden service on the computer. The project updates the original Ricochet software and is compatible with Tor Onion Services v3.
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A comparison site that evaluates secure messaging apps from a security and privacy point of view. It lists apps such as Signal, Threema, Wire, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger, and covers whether each is recommended, company jurisdiction, transparency reports and suggested improvements.
Linphone is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
A directory of clients for the Matrix open protocol for secure decentralised communications. It lists featured and other clients and notes that clients are needed to chat using Matrix, with a selection of the most mature ones. Entries cover platforms and features such as end-to-end encryption, spaces, threads and voice and video calls.
Cwtch is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, metadata resistant messaging app. Communication is end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services. Participants can host their own safe spaces or lend infrastructure to others. The protocol is open, and anyone is free to build bots, services and user interfaces.
Conduit is a chat server powered by Matrix, described by its project as simple, fast and reliable. The GitLab project hosts the server source code and links to the Conduit website.
Ricochet Refresh is an open-source project to allow private and anonymous instant messaging. It is a peer-to-peer messenger app that uses Tor to connect clients, creating a Tor hidden service on the computer. The project updates the original Ricochet software and is compatible with Tor Onion Services v3.
