Signal is a messaging app for simple private communication with friends. Signal uses your phone's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your phone.

Signal-Android - A private messenger for Android, alternative to WhatsApp

With the rise of government surveillance programs, Tox, a FOSS initiative, aims to be an easy to use, all-in-one communication platform that ensures full privacy and secure message delivery. Tox must use UDP simply because hole punching with TCP is not as reliable. However, Tox does use TCP relays as a fallback if it encounters a firewall that prevents UDP hole punching.
 
It helps to chat instantly across the globe with Tox's secure messages. It supports Encrypted voice calls, Screen sharing, File sharing, Video calls, Share with group or team. Tox has no central servers that can be raided, shut down, or forced to turn over data — the network is made up of its users.

With the rise of government surveillance programs, Tox, a FOSS initiative, aims to be an easy to use, all-in-one communication platform that ensures full privacy and secure message delivery. Tox must use UDP simply because hole punching with TCP is not as reliable. However, Tox does use TCP relays as a fallback if it encounters a firewall that prevents UDP hole punching.

Tox - The future of online communications.

Riot is built on top of Matrix. Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralized communication delivering a community of users,bridged networks, integrated bots and applications plus full end-to-end encryption. Riot allows teams to communicate across a wide range of collaboration apps. If some team members use Riot while others use IRC, Slack or Gitter, Riot will allow these team members to seamlessly work together. Riot offers the richest network of communication bridges.

Riot - Messaging and Colloboration made easy 

ChatSecure is a instant messaging client for iOS and Android that integrates encrypted OTR ("Off the Record") messaging support from the libotr library and the XMPPFramework to handle Jabber/GTalk (XMPP).

ChatSecure - Encrypted chat client for iOS and Android

Element is a messaging app that lets you chat securely with your family and friends. The communication is default end-to-end encrypted, cross-signed device verification and decentralisation to choose who you trust with your data. Element is unique. You own your data and decide where it lives. Element lets you talk securely to anyone, regardless of their app. It supports unlimited voice, video and messaging. It is built on Matrix.

Element - Secure and independent communication, connected via Matrix

Fosscord is a free and open source software compatible with Discord. It's a chat, voice and video platform similar to Slack and Rocket.chat. Fosscord is end-to-end encrypted based on the concept “don’t trust the server”. It is Self-hosted, Secure, Decentralized, Privacy focused, Extendable. 

Fosscord - Free open source selfhostable discord compatible chat, voice and video platform

Gitter is designed to make community messaging, collaboration and discovery as smooth and simple as possible. You can easily create, organise and grow your communities, inviting others to join just in one click. Gitter is an instant messaging and chat room system for developers and users of GitHub repositories. Gitter is similar to IRC and Slack. Unlike IRC, and like Slack, it automatically logs all messages in the cloud.

Gitter - Community for Software Developers

Gajim  is a fully-featured XMPP client. It is decentralized messaging platform, Connect to your contacts using a server of your choice. Share pictures, videos, and files with friends and groups. It is end-to-end encrypted, Chat securely using OMEMO, PGP, or OpenPGP. 

Gajim - A fully-featured XMPP client

0fc enables you to run a secure in-browser group chat with isolated chatrooms. Server is considered minimal trusted zone, all important operations happen on client side. Ephemeral keys used to protect chat room traffic are generated within room owner's browser and propagated to the rest. It is built on top of built on top of Themis crypto library. 

0fc - End-to-end discreet web chat with strong cryptography

Simple encrypted web chat. Powered by socket.io, the web cryptography API. This project is an example of how client side encryption works and how you can integrate it as a chat service. Darkwire server is a Node.js application that requires redis. The Darkwire.io web client is written in JavaScript with React JS and Redux. It uses a combination of asymmetric encryption (RSA-OAEP), symmetric session keys (AES-CBC) and signing keys (HMAC) for security.

Darkwire.io -  End-to-end encrypted instant web chat

Cryptocat is free software that aims to provide an open, accessible Instant Messaging environment that encrypts your conversations and works right in your browser. It uses the OTR protocol over XMPP for encrypted two-party chat and the (upcoming) mpOTR protocol for encrypted multi-party chat.

Cryptocat - Encrypted Chat

Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing encryption, authentication, deniability, and perfect forward secrecy. If you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised. 

Off-the-Record Messaging Provides Private Conversations Over IM

Conversations is the instant messaging client for the Android. It supports XMPP, Jabber client, Encryption. It supports to send and receive images as well as other kind of files, Pictures / Avatars for your Contacts, Syncs with desktop client, Share your location, Send voice messages, Multiple accounts / unified inbox and lot more.


Conversation - Instant Messaging for Android

Molly is a hardened version of Signal for Android, the fast simple yet secure messaging app by Signal Foundation. Back in 2018, Signal allowed the user to set a passphrase to secure the local message database. But this option was removed with the introduction of file-based encryption on Android. Molly brings it back again with additional security features.
 
<ul>
<li>Data encryption at rest - Protect the database with <a href="https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/wiki/Data-Encryption-At-Rest">passphrase encryption</a></li>
<li>Secure RAM wiper - Securely shred sensitive data from device memory</li>
<li>Automatic lock - Lock the app automatically under certain conditions</li>
<li>Block unknown contacts - Block messages and calls from unknown senders for security and anti-spam</li>
<li>Contact deletion - Allows you to delete contacts and stop sharing your profile</li>
<li>Disappearing call history - Clear call notifications together with expiring messages</li>
<li>Debug logs are optional - Android logging can be disabled</li>
<li>Custom backup scheduling - Choose between daily or weekly interval and the number of backups to retain</li>
<li>SOCKS proxy and Tor support - Tunnel app network traffic via proxy and Orbot</li>
</ul>

Molly is a hardened version of Signal for Android, the fast simple yet secure messaging app by Signal Foundation. Back in 2018, Signal allowed the user to set a passphrase to secure the local message database. But this option was removed with the introduction of file-based encryption on Android. Molly brings it back again with additional security features. 

Molly - A fork of Signal for Android with passphrase lock

The world's most private and secure chat - open-source, decentralized, and without global identities of any kind. You can use it from the terminal UI, with all contacts and groups in one window. It is a federated chat system with end to end encryption support and low risk of man in the middle attack. 
 
It solves privacy problem by making both messages and contacts accessible only on client devices, reducing the role of the servers to simple message brokers that only require authorization of messages sent to the queues, but do NOT require user authentication.
 
Simplex messaging protocol (SMP) for messaging via secure persistent queues will serve as the low level protocol for SimpleX chat. It uses different encryption keys for each message queue - the key is passed via existing secure channel - e.g. QR code or another simplex queue.

The world's most private and secure chat - open-source, decentralized, and without global identities of any kind. You can use it from the terminal UI, with all contacts and groups in one window. It is a federated chat system with end to end encryption support and low risk of man in the middle attack. 

SimpleX Chat - Decentralized chat with a focus on users’ privacy

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