signal-cli Alternatives

signal-cli is described as 'Commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to signal-cli for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps. The best signal-cli alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like signal-cli are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.

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  1. Silence IM icon
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    Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence (formerly SMSSecure) is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.

    66 Silence IM alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Kik icon
     56 likes

    Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username.

    92 Kik alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Kindle Fire
     
  3. KryptEY icon
     9 likes

    Android keyboard for secure E2EE communication through the signal protocol in any messenger. Communicate securely and independent, regardless of the legal situation or whether messengers use E2EE.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. uTox icon
     7 likes

    µTox is the lightweight client with minimal dependencies; it not only looks pretty, it runs fast! µTox is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux (Android support is experimental), with full support for chat, file transfers, audio/video calling, and desktop sharing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  5. Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  6. Ricochet Refresh is the new updated version of Ricochet, supported by Blueprint for Free Speech.. We are a non-government, not-for-profit organisation working to safeguard the freedom of expression for whistleblowers, activists, and everybody else, worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Selene icon
     1 like

    Selene is a comprehensive peer-to-peer chat and file sharing application built on the Tor network. It enables secure, private communication and seamless file transfers between users, leveraging the anonymity and resilience of Tor.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
     
  8. gurk icon
     5 likes

    Signal Messenger client for terminal. Written in Rust.

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    • Linux
     
  9. Antox icon
     12 likes

    Antox is an Android client for Tox. It aims to bring the full multimedia support Tox offers to your device, although it's still currently in heavy development.

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    • Android
     
  10. Flare is an unofficial app that lets you chat with your friends on Signal from Linux. It is still in development and doesn't include as many features as the official Signal applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  11. Tinfoil Chat icon
     2 likes

    Tinfoil Chat (TFC) is a FOSS+FHD peer-to-peer messaging system that relies on high assurance hardware architecture to protect users from passive collection, MITM attacks and most importantly, remote key exfiltration.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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