Free Competitors
Syphon
A not for profit, open source matrix client with a focus on privacy and ease of use.
Quaternion
Quaternion is a cross-platform desktop IM client for the [matrix] protocol.
Mirage
A fancy, customizable, keyboard-operable [matrix] chat client for encrypted and decentralized communication.
webTox
WebTox is a web-based Tox client written in go (server-side) and html5 (client-side).
qTox
With the rise of government monitoring programs, qTox provides an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and family without anyone else listening in. While other big-name services require you to pay for features, qTox is totally free, and comes without advertising.
![Tox Reference Implementation for Android [TRIfA] Icon](https://f-droid.org/repo/com.zoffcc.applications.trifa/en-US/icon_D5_zuFfBnTi4iMHuxp2fb3TXu6U_RusoCtN4u8E7VZo=.png){kind=icon}
Signal
A cross-platform centralized encrypted instant messaging service developed by the non-profit Signal Foundation and Signal Messenger LLC.
Telegram FOSS
Several proprietary parts were removed from the original Telegram client, including Google Play Services for the location services, HockeySDK for self-updates and push notifications through Google Cloud Messaging. Location sharing functionality is restored using OpenStreetMap.
Telegraher
This app [Telegram] have nothing with privacy, it's remotely controlled. It's pissing me off, so i changed that.
telegram-cli
Command-line interface for Telegram. Uses readline interface.
