Briar Alternatives

Briar is described as 'Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in' and is a very popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Briar for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Briar alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Briar are Element, Telegram, Matrix and Tox.

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  1. WireMin is a decentralized network built by the people, for the people, and of the people. Enjoy full privacy and security with end-to-end encryption on a network without central servers. Your data stays under your control—free from censorship, surveillance, and exploitation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. Tauria icon
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    Fully end-to-end encrypted business collaboration platform that is the only on the market supporting E2EE HD video conference up to 100 participants.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. The modern XMPP client for teams who own their data.

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    • Windows
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    • Online
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  4. Smoke Messenger is an open-source Instant Messenger that is known as the first mobile Messenger worlwide using the encryption algorithm McEliece. To be downloaded at F-Droid.org or Github.com. Smoke provides with its own Server-Software: SmokeStack-Echo-Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
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  5. Radar is a private messenger with built-in Bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network. It is a fork of Signal and keeps Signal's end-to-end encryption. Radar is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Signal Messenger, LLC.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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  6. Ratspeak icon
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    Ratspeak is a native desktop and mobile client for E2EE conversations over Reticulum, a new type of mesh networking. Ratspeak gives you messaging, file/image sharing, voice calls (experimental), LoRa capability, WiFi, BLE, TCP, offline messaging, turn-based games, and more.

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    • Android
    • Linux
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    • Windows
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  7. Boltgram icon
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    Boltgram is a fast, secure and nice messaging app that uses Telegram’s API. You can enjoy all the features of Telegram, such as end-to-end encryption, cloud-based storage, group chats, channels, bots, stickers, and more. But that’s not all.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. Signal-FOSS icon
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    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. Nullroom icon
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    Nullroom is a post-quantum safe, zero-knowledge ephemeral messaging space. Defeat 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks with peer-to-peer encryption, no server logs, and zero data retention.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. KeeperChat icon
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    KeeperChat - The leading secure messaging app.

    • Private vault for messages, photos and videos • Private, encrypted media gallery (nothing is saved on device’s camera roll) • Biometric login and self-destruct protection for vault • Message retraction and self-destruct timer • Tw.

    100 KeeperChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. gurk icon
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    Signal Messenger client for terminal. Written in Rust.

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    • Linux
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