Tox Alternatives

Tox is described as 'With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tox for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, iPhone, Linux and Mac apps. The best Tox alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tox are Element, Telegram, Discord and Jami.

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  1. Quaternion icon
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    Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. The most secure and anonymous messenger, encrypted with Blockchain.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  3. nheko icon
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    The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Element, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.

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    • Flathub
     
  4. Element Pro icon
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    Element Pro is a secure enterprise communication app built on the Matrix protocol, designed for organizations that need encrypted, compliant, and fully controlled collaboration. It combines real-time messaging, voice and video calls, and file sharing with strong administrative...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Cyph icon
     12 likes

    Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.

    39 Cyph alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPad
     
  6. 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...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • BSD
     
  7. VeilidChat icon
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    VeilidChat is a 1-to-1, person-to-person text only chat application which serves as a technology demonstration for the Veilid application development framework. All communication is end to end encrypted, authenticated, private routed, and peer-to-peer. It's currently in early beta.

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    • Android
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  8. Skred icon
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    Skred is the first secure peer-to-peer instant messaging app - No need for an email address or phone number to use it.

    Skred is free, without subscription, without a provider, without a SIM card, and without leaving a trace.

    17 Skred alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. TeleGuard icon
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    TeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Snapcraft
     
  10. Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over any instant messaging (MSN,Gtalk, Facebook and so on) by providing encryption, authentication, deniability, perfect forward...

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    • Free
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    • Discontinued

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    • Java Mobile
     
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    Comments about Off-the-Record Messaging as an Alternative to Tox
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    Just a mechanism for encryption, and as such part of or plugin for other chat tools (for instance, Pidgin and Adium).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Off-the-Record Messaging is Free and Open SourceTox is also Free and Open Source
  11. This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

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