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24 alternatives to Dark Mail

Truly Encrypted Email That Even Encrypts the Metadata

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dark Mail launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Just Mail▲64

   Secured email platform based on distributed storage network

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ShadowCrypt▲65

   Encrypts e-mails, Facebook status updates, tweets (Chrome)

   2014 · shadowcrypt-release.weebly.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ProtonMail▲144

   Encrypted email, made simple. Now open to everybody.

   2015 · proton.me · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hop Encrypted Email▲132

   Completely private chat email, w/ encrypted email messaging

   2017 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   EmailPK ▲69

   Instant encrypted email

   2014 · diafygi.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Criptext▲83

   Encrypt, track, and recall your emails

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ProtonMail▲199

   End-to-end encrypted email - now on iOS & Android

   2016 · proton.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ProtonMail▲82

   End-to-end encrypted email, based in Switzerland.

   2014 · proton.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mailcloud▲110

   A New Way to Email

   2014 · mailcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    M for iOS▲126

    Email app with automatic encryption

    2015 · mynigma.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leak▲151

    Just say it. Send an anonymous email.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Confidential CC▲6

    100% Secure, Encrypted Email which Self-destructs Once Read

    2015 · confidentialcc.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dmail by Delicious▲3

    Encrypted and self-destructing email

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Inky 3▲160

    Send encrypted emails using your current email provider

    2016 · inky.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BitJournal▲69

    Online journal encrypted with a cipher

    2015 · bitjournal.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dmail▲170

    Self-destructing email from the team behind Delicious

    2015 · goo.gl · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Encrypto▲141

    Encrypt the files you send.

    2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Secure Send▲82

    Securely send passwords or sensitive data

    2015 · securesend.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Jumble▲88

    E-mail encryption plugin for Chrome

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Confidential CC▲94

    Send self-destructing email without leaving a trace

    2015 · confidentialcc.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cipher▲70

    Send secret, encrypted iMessages

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BMail▲93

    Encrypt emails and attachments

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dark Wallet▲78

    Next-gen privacy and security for Bitcoin, crowdsourced.

    2014 · darkwallet.is · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TextSecure ▲68

    Open Source security for mobile devices

    2015 · signal.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →