Signal Alternatives

Signal is described as 'An encrypted messaging app focused on privacy, supporting texts, calls, photos, videos, files, and group chats, with no ads or trackers' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Signal for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Linux apps. The best Signal alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Tox. Other great apps like Signal are Matrix, Telegram, Threema and Session.

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Signal alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Encrypted Chat Apps or Group Chat Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include EU, Open Source, Blackberry, Encrypted Chat, Apple Watch, Instant Messaging and Android Tablet. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Signal.
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  1. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Wopu icon
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    It is a mobile web app that allows sending private messages to another person without registration, and installation required. Users can chat with a friend without relying on any of their online presence like email, phone number, and social media.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Emoty icon
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    Emoty is a messaging application with emphasis on simplicity, freedom and safety. It's a client for RetroShare network, hence use the same decentralized, Friend-to-Friend network structure with end-to-end encryprtion.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Privnote icon
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    Share a confidential note via a web link that will self-destruct after it is read by your intended recipient

    35 Privnote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. MyENIGMA icon
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    The one and only secure messaging app Protect your privacy!

    SECURE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING

    • Send chat messages, videos, pictures, audio and more to friends and colleagues
    • Seamless support for secure SMS when no data connection is available or while roaming
    • myENIGMA contacts ar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
     
  6. DANIAN icon
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    Fully Managed 150+ Softwares for Business Owners.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. 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

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Simphone icon
     5 likes

    Secure and private open source peer-to-peer Instant Messenger.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
     
  9. SafeNote icon
     5 likes

    Share a confidential note via a web link that will self-destruct after it is read by your intended recipient. Also, it has the option to share files and it's Self Destruct the file once read by recipient.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. palava.tv icon
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    palava.tv is a cost-free, simple to use, secure, and open source platform for video calls. It is developed and operated by a charitable non-profit organization based in the EU. palava.tv runs directly in the web browser and its usage does not require a registration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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