messaging security

Encrypted Messaging Apps

Only the FOSS applications are listed here. The closed-source cannot be trusted for privacy.

→ Matrix

• federated, no need for central server
• group conversation
• IOS / Android / Desktop / Web

→ Session

• self hosting
• signal fork
• no phone number but an alphanumeric
• handle async messaging
• group conversation
• NO voice call
• IOS / Android / Desktop
• Multiple device can be linked

→ Wire

• self hosting possible
• cofunded by skype creator
• designed to scale on kubernetes
• group conversation
• video
• voice call

→ Deltachat

• distributed, no need for central server
• group conversation
• based on email
• encrytion with pgp
• metadata leaks in the mail
• IOS / Android / Desktop
• Multiple device can be linked
• message you send are not visible on each device

→ Jami

• distributed, no need for central server
• peer-to-peer
• group conversation
• NO async message
• Multiple device can be linked
• message you send are not visible on each device

→ Snikket

• based on XMPP

→ Tox

• distributed, no need for central server
• peer-to-peer
• NO async message