A private messenger for Android.
Private messengers
End-to-end encrypted messaging apps for one-to-one and group chats on a phone or a desktop.
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| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
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| Signal for Android | 29k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Kotlin | v8.28.4 | 2026-10-05 |
| SimpleX Chat | 20k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Haskell | v7.0.3 | 2026-10-06 |
| Signal Desktop | 17k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v8.29.0 | 2026-10-01 |
| Signal Server | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Java | v20261002.0.0 | 2026-10-02 |
| Berty | 9.3k | Other | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.471.14 | 2026-10-02 |
| Quiet | 2.7k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | @quiet/mobile@11.3.0 | 2026-09-28 |
| Delta Chat for Android | 1.8k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Java | v2.62.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Delta Chat Desktop | 1.6k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v2.62.0 | 2026-10-06 |
| Session for Android | 915 | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Kotlin | 1.33.5 | 2026-10-05 |
| Session Desktop | 590 | GPL-3.0 | Open source | No | TypeScript | v1.18.1 | 2026-10-06 |
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SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!
A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 17k
- Latest
- v8.29.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-01
Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS
- Language
- Java
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 11k
- Latest
- v20261002.0.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-02
Berty is a secure peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 9.3k
- Latest
- v2.471.14
- Last push
- 2026-10-02
A private, p2p alternative to Slack and Discord built on Tor & IPFS
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 2.7k
- Latest
- @quiet/mobile@11.3.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-28
Decentralized private messenger with chat-shared tools and games for Android
Decentralized private messenger with chat-shared tools and games for Desktop
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 1.6k
- Latest
- v2.62.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Session Android - A Decentralized, Onion Routed, Private Messenger
Session Desktop - A Decentralized, Onion Routed, Private Messenger
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 590
- Latest
- v1.18.1
- Last push
- 2026-10-06