TRIfA Material is a desktop messaging client using the encrypted peer-to-peer Tox protocol.
It offers private instant messaging without relying on centralised servers, with support for text chat, file transfers, group conversations, audio and video calling.
The software is built with Java/Kotlin and JetBrains Compose Desktop. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS, with AppImage packages available for Linux users.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- One-to-one encrypted chat using the Tox protocol.
- Support for Tor proxy to help hide your IP address.
- Reliable file transfers with drag-and-drop support.
- New group chats with group images and history sync.
- Multiaccount support.
- Desktop notifications.
- Screen sharing.
- Audio and video calls.
- Noise suppression for audio calls.
- Screenshots, emoticons, and emoji popup while typing.
Website: https://github.com/Zoxcore/trifa_material
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Developer: Zoxcore
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

TRIfA Material is written in Java. Learn Java 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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