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24 alternatives to Keybase Chat

End-to-end encrypted chat built into Keybase

Keybase Chat is an end-to-end encrypted messaging service built into the Keybase platform. It uses public key cryptography to keep conversations private, with the company unable to access message content. The service… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Keybase Chat launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Keybase for Mobile▲159

   End-to-end encryption messaging platform

   2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Keybase for Chrome▲174

   A secure chat button for every profile

   2017 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →

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   Keychat▲108

   Start a free secure chat with anyone without signing up

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Encryptochat▲68

   True end-to-end encrypted messaging.

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Virgil Security▲74

   Build privacy-first apps on Firebase

   2018 · virgilsecurity.com · its alternatives →

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   A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption▲167

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Cipher Chats▲11

   Truly private messaging

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Keybase Teams▲14

   A fully encrypted Slack-like communications tool

   2017 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

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   KeyMesh.io▲91

   Ethereum address book and private chat for all 👦🏻👩🏼🧑🏾👵🏻

   2018 · its alternatives →

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    Let's Chat▲323

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A password manager using Keybase for encryption and storage▲172

    A secret manager backed by Keybase and KBFS. Contribute to kbsecret/kbsecret development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WhatsApp end-to-end encryption▲33

    Cross platform end-to-end encryption for 1:1 & group chat 🔒

    2016 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →

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    safer.chat▲61

    Group end-to-end encrypted chat that respects your privacy

    2019 · safer.chat · its alternatives →

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    CapeChat▲248

    Keep sensitive data private while still using ChatGPT

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Disposable▲126

    A real-time, e2e encrypted ephemeral communication tool

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hop Encrypted Email▲132

    Completely private chat email, w/ encrypted email messaging

    2017 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

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    Encrypted Communication via GitHub Using Node.js and SSH Keys▲39

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ssh chat.shazow.net▲171

    Hi HN, I wrote a custom SSH server in Go, give it a try. It uses your terminal user and SSH keys to authenticate implicitly. Instead of getting a shell, you get an IRC-style chatroom with everyone else. $ ssh chat.shazow.net If you're getting "Permission denied (publickey)", please use ssh-keygen to create a keypair. Instructions here: https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/ SSH is a really cool protocol; it's a lot like HTTP2. This is a demo of one thing you can do with it, but I plan to factor out the code into libraries that will let you build all…

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Keybase▲90

    A public directory of publicly auditable public keys

    2014 · keybase.io · its alternatives →

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    CypherChat▲69

    Secure. Encrypted. Peer-to-Peer. No Personal Info Sign-up.

    2022 · cypherchat.app · its alternatives →

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

    Free and open source encrypted chat for iOS.

    2017 · chatsecure.org · its alternatives →

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    Chot.xyz▲71

    Privacy focused chat that doesn't store your messages

    2019 · chot.xyz · its alternatives →

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    End-to-End encrypted chat using Firebase and WebCrypto API▲5

    Encrypted chat experiment using Firebase and WebCrypto API.

    2016 · chat-a9892.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    ZuccNet – Encrypted Facebook Messaging▲76

    🔏 End-to-End Encrypted Facebook Messenger. Contribute to tomquirk/zuccnet development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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