Dust Alternatives

Dust is described as 'DUST gives you control over your digital life. We believe online life is real life, so only you should control what is known about you. Our users are protected—free from worry of prying eyes, data mining, sketchy hackers, and the paranoia that your words could come back to haunt' and is a Encrypted Chat app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dust for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and iPad apps. The best Dust alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dust are Telegram, Element, Discord and Matrix.

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  1. jsSocial icon
     4 likes

    jsSocial is the social media platform built by users

    To users we are what apps have already been created: Chat, synchronized movie viewing, a file/image host, a place to store your notes across computers, storage.

    To developers we are what our backend system provides: App pla.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Encryption plugin for Pidgin, providing up to 4096 bit RSA encryption using the NSS crypto library from Mozilla. Keys are automatically transmitted and stored, making it very easy to use, but also resistant to man-in-the-middle attacks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Pidgin
     
  3. The Blizzard Battle.net Mobile App lets you stay connected with your friends wherever you are. Chat with friends, see what game they're playing, and add new ones - right from your mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. GoldBug icon
     13 likes

    GoldBug is a secure Instant Messenger. You can be sure with using GoldBug (GB), that no third party can look into your chat communication. Private user-to-user communication remains private. GoldBug therefore uses strong multi-encryption with different layers of modern...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. SureSpot icon
     10 likes

    SureSpot is an open source encrypted messenger designed to make encrypted messaging simple and accessible to anyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app designed for kids to connect with close friends and family from their tablet or smartphone. Kids can only connect with parent-approved contacts, which creates a more controlled environment.

    32 Messenger Kids alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  7. Glowing Bear icon
     7 likes

    Glowing Bear is a sleek, modern web frontend that securely connects to a running instance of WeeChat using its built-in relay protocol. It relies on WeeChat to do all the heavy lifting and then provides some nice features on top of that, like...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • WeeChat
     
  8. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. MongooseIM is aimed at large, complex enterprise level projects, where real-time communication is critical for business success. It provides high availability, ease of deployment, development and reliability in production.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  10. Sesame Chat icon
     12 likes

    Sesame is a messaging app that gives you a self-aware digital assistant to protect messages on your behalf: your own Personal Cognitive Messenger™.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. Grape icon
     24 likes

    Get more done – with Grape (also called ChatGrape). Grape is an European Business-Messenger with an On-Premise and Cloud solution. It is GDPR compliant and prioritizes data security and safety.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. CoyIM icon
     5 likes

    CoyIM is a new chat client that is safe and secure by default: no settings to change, no plugins to install, no computer configuration to change.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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