EMP

EMP is a highly secure messaging system. EMP uses end-to-end crypto, no more breaches, period.

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EMP is a highly secure messaging system. EMP uses endtoend crypto, no more breaches, period.

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Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.

Free Open Source Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet BSD Mac

Privacy focused Security focused Ad free Built in player Share your screen Video calling Group chat Texting Encrypted chat Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralized End to end encryption Peer To Peer
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Adium

Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for Mac OS X, written using Mac OS Xs Cocoa API, released under the GNU GPL and developed by the Adium team.

Free Open Source Mac OS X

Customizable Multiple languages Tabbed interface Support for Themes Multiple protocols OTR
132 Like

I2P

The I2P network provides strong privacy protections for communication over the Internet. Many activities that would risk your privacy on the public Internet can be conducted anonymously inside I2P.

Free Open Source Windows Linux Android BSD Mac

Decentralized Anonymity Anonymous email Torrent search
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RetroShare

retroshare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. it lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using https://alternativein .

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD Mac OpenPGP OpenSSL

Anonymous Secure Filesharing Decentralized Encrypted end to end Gpg encryption Serverless
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Ring

Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leaves the power of privacy in the hands of the user.

Free Open Source Windows Linux Android Mac

Video calling Decentralized End to end encryption Peer To Peer Distributed
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Psi

Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open XMPP network. Localized versions of Psi are available in almost twenty different languages.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
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ChatSecure

ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP.

Free Open Source iPhone iPad

Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing OTR
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Gajim

The goal of Gajim is to provide a full featured and easy to use Jabber client. Gajim works nicely with GNOME, but does not require it to run. It is released under the GNU General Public License.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Xfce

Video calling Multiple languages Tabbed interface Group chat Encrypted chat OTR Supports XMPP
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Threema

Threema is a new mobile messaging app that puts security first. With true end-to-end encryption, you can rest assured that only you and the intended recipient can read your messages.

Commercial Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Android Wear Windows Phone

Security focused Multiple languages Group chat Encrypted chat End to end encryption Encrypted email Integrated File Sharing Integrated App lock
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Off-the-Record Messaging

Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over any instant messaging (MSN,Gtalk, Facebook and so on) by providing encryption, authentication, deniability, perfect forward secrecy

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Java Mobile
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Bitmessage

Bitmessage is a P2P communications protocol used to send encrypted messages to another person or to many subscribers.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Encrypted chat Peer To Peer
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Torchat

TorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor's location hidden services, giving you extremely strong anonymity while being very easy to use without the need to install or...

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Security focused Decentralized Peer To Peer Anonymity
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WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS).

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux Android BSD Xfce

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Multiple protocols Modular System Command line interface
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Wickr

Wickr is a free end-to-end encrypted text, video, picture and voice messenger with full sender control.

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

Encrypted chat End to end encryption Anonymity Self destructing messages Integrated File Sharing Secret chats
19 Like

Bit Chat

Technitium Bit Chat is a secure, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. It can be used over Internet and private LAN networks for instant messaging and file transfer.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

End to end encryption Peer To Peer
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Echoplexus

Echoplexus is an anonymous, web-based, IRC-like chatting platform that makes its best effort to respect your privacy. It allows you to create public or private channels. You can encrypt your chats.

Free Open Source Web

Group chat WebRTC Encrypted chat Anonymity
12 Like

Pidgin-Encryption

Encryption plugin for Pidgin, providing up to 4096 bit RSA encryption using the NSS crypto library from Mozilla. Keys are automatically transmitted and stored, making it...

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD Pidgin
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Cyanide

cyanide is tox client for sailfish os .

Free Open Source Self-Hosted Sailfish OS
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Vormetric

Vormetric is the industry leader in data security solutions that span physical, virtual and cloud environments.

Commercial Web

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The Best 20 EMP Alternatives

Tox

Adium

I2P

RetroShare

Ring

Psi

ChatSecure

Gajim

Threema

Off-the-Record Messaging

Bitmessage

Torchat

WeeChat

Wickr

Bit Chat

Echoplexus

Pidgin-Encryption

Cyanide

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