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.
Internxt is a cloud storage service that encrypts files before they leave the user's device using zero-knowledge AES-256 encryption. The code is published on GitHub for independent review. A free plan offers 1 GB of encrypted storage, and paid plans are advertised starting at €9.99 per month. Apps are offered for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and the web.
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.
qTox is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Berty is a nonprofit project building a privacy-first peer-to-peer messenger on the Wesh network. Conversations use end-to-end encryption in a distributed network, with messaging over Bluetooth Low Energy that needs no network connection. Data is stored only on the device, and the software is described as forthcoming and open source.
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.
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Internxt is a cloud storage service that encrypts files before they leave the user's device using zero-knowledge AES-256 encryption. The code is published on GitHub for independent review. A free plan offers 1 GB of encrypted storage, and paid plans are advertised starting at €9.99 per month. Apps are offered for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and the web.
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.
qTox is a privacy tool for blocking ads, trackers, popups, proxies, or unwanted web behavior.
Berty is a nonprofit project building a privacy-first peer-to-peer messenger on the Wesh network. Conversations use end-to-end encryption in a distributed network, with messaging over Bluetooth Low Energy that needs no network connection. Data is stored only on the device, and the software is described as forthcoming and open source.
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.
