Alternatives

Products that do what AirChat – abusing AirDrop on OS X to allow chatting to nearby users does

1. 1HC
   HTML5 clone of OS X AirDrop – Easy P2P file transfers in a browser▲165

   2014 · sharedrop.io

2. 2
   Airchat▲72

   Location-based chatting with group controls

   2013

3. 3CI
   ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107

   2017 · chatsecure.org

4. 4TB
   Terminal-based group chat with end-to-end encryption▲60

   2013 · github.com

5. 5DI
   Drop-In Chat – Chatify your app▲49

   2014 · dropinchat.com

6. 6EA
   Echoplexus – An OSS alternative to Hipchat, Flowdock, and others▲51

   2013 · echoplex.us

7. 7AM
   Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius▲194

   2016 · zonemessenger.com

8. 8
   Airmail▲93

   Lightning fast mail client for OS X

   2013

9. 9MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io

10. 10NA
    Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger▲53

    2015 · yougotthenod.com

11. 11
    Betadrop▲100

    Feedback from friends

    2016

12. 12CE
    Cyph – Encrypted chat in 30 seconds▲39

    2014 · cyph.com

13. 13CI
    ClapChat – Instant messaging for HN users▲120

    2016 · clap.chat

14. 14TM
    Toc Messenger – A distributed messaging app that syncs across devices▲41

    2015 · github.com

15. 15AA
    An anonymous chatting app for anyone to deploy▲15

    2019 · github.com

16. 16
    Tunnel X▲55

    A tool for secure and private conversations.

    2014

17. 17TA
    Thread – Ad-free social networking and iMessage alternative▲35

    2019 · get.thread-app.com

18. 18WC
    WiFi chat. Chat with people on your Wifi network.▲30

    2012 · wifichat.net

19. 19IC
    I created a minimal, secure, terminal native chat application▲7

    2022 · github.com

20. 20BA
    Bubbles, a messaging app to chat with people around you▲7

    2016 · getbubbles.me

21. 21SC
    SimpleX Chat v1 released – the most private chat/application platform▲8

    2022 · github.com

22. 22BA
    Bubbles - An option for people who don't want to write emails.▲22

    2012 · bubbleideas.com

23. 23AW
    A web-based clone of Apple's Airdrop▲6

    2015 · snapdrop.net

24. 24AC
    AirSend – Chat,Share Files,Complete Tasks(Replace Slack and Dropbox)▲14

    2020 · airsend.io

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