Toxic is a Tox-based instant messaging and video chat client.
This is an ncurses based client which formerly resided in the Tox core repository, and is now available as a standalone application.
Toxic is free and open source software.
Key Features
- CLI and graphical interface.
- Audio.
- Audio notifications.
- Video.
- 1v1 messages.
- Chat logs.
- Faux offline messaging.
- File transfer.
- File resuming.
- Screen/desktop notifications.
- Typing notifications.
- Group chats.
- Persistent group chats.
- Avatars.
- Changing nospam.
- Contact blocking.
- Multiprofile.
- Profile import/export.
- Save file encryption.
- Proxy support.
- Cross-platform software – runs under Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X.
Website: github.com/JFreegman/toxic
Support:
Developer: Toxic
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Toxic is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Tox Clients | |
|---|---|
| qTox | Instant messaging, video conferencing with a simple and intuitive interface |
| Toxic | ncurses based client which formerly resided in the Tox core repository |
| µTox | Lightweight Tox client with minimal dependencies |
| Venom | Modern client written in Vala |
| Toxygen | Powerful cross-platform client written in Python |
| TRIfA Material | Desktop messaging client |
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