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Tag: instant messaging
SimpleX – private and encrypted messenger
SimpleX is a messaging platform that has no user identifiers of any kind – 100% private by design.
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Dissent – lightweight Discord app
Dissent (previously known as gtkcord4) is a third-party Discord client which bills itself as a “smooth, native experience on Linux desktops”.
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Delta Chat – messaging software that works with e-mail
Delta Chat is a chat app that sends messages via e-mails, encrypted if possible, with Autocrypt.
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BitlBee – cross-platform instant messaging gateway
BitlBee is an open source IRC gateway program for a variety of instant messaging protocols.
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Rambox – cross platform messaging app
Rambox is an open source cross-platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one application.
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µTox – lightweight and fluffy Tox client
µTox is a lightweight open source Tox client with minimal dependencies; it not only looks attractive, it runs fast.
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Franz – multi-service messaging client
Franz’s earlier open-source edition combines messaging services in one desktop window with multiple accounts, notifications and recipes.
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Fractal – matrix client for GNOME
Fractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME. Its interface is optimized for collaboration in large groups, such as free software projects.
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NeoChat – KDE matrix client
NeoChat is a Matrix client. Send text messages, videos and audio files to your family, colleagues and friends using the Matrix protocol.
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Kopete – multi-protocol instant messaging client
Kopete is KDE’s instant messaging (IM) client. The software is designed to be modular and plugin based.
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Element – secure Matrix messaging and collaboration client
Element is a secure Matrix messaging client with encrypted chats, Spaces, threaded discussions, file sharing and voice and video calls.
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Psi – cross-platform XMPP instant messaging client
Psi is an instant messaging application designed for the Jabber (XMPP) IM network. Chat using Google Talk, LiveJournal and many other groups.
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Signal – encrypted communications app
Signal Desktop is an app that lets you send or receive Signal messages using your laptop or desktop computer. It runs independently of a web browser.
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Gajim – feature-rich XMPP messaging client
Gajim is an XMPP messaging client with OMEMO encryption, group chats, voice messages, file sharing and multi-account support.
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Empathy – messaging program
Empathy is an instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP) client which supports text, voice, video, file transfers, and more.
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qTox – powerful Tox client
qTox is a chat, voice, video, and file transfer IM client using the encrypted peer-to-peer Tox protocol.
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Wire – encrypted messaging and conferencing
Wire offers encrypted messaging, file sharing and calls, with an experimental Linux desktop client and Messaging Layer Security.
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Linphone – SIP softphone for voice and video calls
Linphone is a SIP softphone for Linux, offering voice and video calls, messaging, contact management and encrypted communications.
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Jami – decentralised encrypted communication platform
Jami provides decentralised encrypted calls, video conferencing, group messaging and file sharing on Linux without a central server.
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