Wire Alternatives

Wire is described as 'User-friendly messaging platform with end-to-end encrypted chats, voice and video calls, self-deleting messages, file sharing features, and customizable interface' and is a very popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Wire for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Web-based, Windows and Mac apps. The best Wire alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Wire are Telegram, Element, Tox and bitchat.

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  1. ChitChatter icon

    ChitChatter

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    Chitchatter is a free (as in both price and freedom) communication tool. Designed to be the simplest way to connect with others privately and securely, it is:

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  2. VeilidChat icon

    VeilidChat

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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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    Infomaniak kChat

    kChat is a secure instant messaging for businesses, which makes it possible to discuss matters live and organise projects.

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  6. Signal-FOSS icon

    Signal-FOSS

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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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  7. Mesh.im icon

    Mesh.im

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    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  9. Semaphor icon

    Semaphor

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    Zero Knowledge, end-to-end encrypted collaboration tool for teams and businesses. Reviewable source code. Python wrapper for bots & integrations. Encryption white paper. Native offline mode. Faster file-sharing. Built for enterprise.

    39 Semaphor alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  10. Quaternion icon

    Quaternion

     3 likes

    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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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Numbers Station icon

    Numbers Station

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    Secure messenger that protects against NSO Group (Pegasus) & Cytrox (Predator) from exploiting your iOS device via "zero-click" exploit chains. These exploits are easily delivered via other messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, etc. Protection for those at the highest risk.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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  13. Ventrilo icon

    Ventrilo

     42 likes

    Ventrilo is a real-time voice chat software for group communications with surround sound support.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  14. Tauria icon

    Tauria

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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)
    • US flagUnited States
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