Venom – modern Tox client

Venom is a modern Tox client.

The client uses toxcore and libconfig.

Venom is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Encrypted profiles and database.
• Secure, private messaging.
• Read receipts.
• Contact aliases.
• Compact contact list.
• Customizable avatars.
• Emojis.
• File transfers.
• Screenshot sharing.
• Group chats.
• Socks5 Proxy support.
• Spell checking.
• Sound notifications.
• Faux offline messaging.
• Identicons – a visual representation of a hash value, usually of an IP address, that serves to identify a user of a computer system as a form of avatar while protecting the user’s privacy.
• Internationalization support

Website: github.com/naxuroqa/Venom
Support:
Developer: naxuroqa and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Venom is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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