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24 alternatives to positive-intentions

Decentralized Chat

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. positive-intentions launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
ADAMANT Messenger▲79
Decentralized anonymous blockchain messenger. Crypto In-Chat
2020 · its alternatives →
2CP
Chitchatter – P2P chat app that is serverless, decentralized, ephemeral▲191
For anyone who is interested to learn more about Chitchatter, please check out the project README: https://github.com/jeremyckahn/chitchatter#readme Chitchatter is very much an early MVP, so I'd like to get your feedback. Thanks for looking!
2022 · chitchatter.im · its alternatives →
3
Push Chat▲113
Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution
2023 · its alternatives →
4
blockslack.io▲78
Chat for small teams — encrypted and decentralized
2019 · its alternatives →
5
IDChats▲84
A decentralized application for live messages
2022 · its alternatives →
6
Blockstack Browser▲384
A gateway to a new, decentralized internet
2017 · its alternatives →
7
Hermes▲81
A decentralized, encrypted chat app
2018 · its alternatives →
8
XChat▲175
The standalone, encrypted messaging app from X
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Cryptocat▲61
In-browser encrypted chat (open source)
2014 · its alternatives →
10FA
Freenet, a peer-to-peer platform for decentralized apps▲390
For the past 5 years or so I've been working on a ground-up redesign of Freenet, my peer-to-peer project from the early 2000s (now renamed Hyphanet). The new Freenet has been up and running since December along with some early applications like River[1], our decentralized group chat and Delta - a decentralized CMS. Users have already started to build their own apps on Freenet including games, and we have some interesting apps in development like Atlas, a search/recommendation engine. Architecturally, this new Freenet is a global, decentralized key-value store where keys are webassembly…
May 2026 · freenet.org · its alternatives →
11
Keybase Chat▲253
End-to-end encrypted chat built into Keybase
2017 · its alternatives →
12
Xifrem Chat▲69
Client-side encrypted chat with asymmetric encryption
2019 · its alternatives →
13
Overtalk▲286
A free walkie-talkie for the web
2024 · its alternatives →
14
Blockstack Browser for the Web▲145
A browser to explore a new internet for decentralized apps
2017 · its alternatives →
15
CallBox▲88
Anonymous P2P messenger on blockchain technology
2017 · its alternatives →
16
Talk▲139
A free video conference app that works in all browsers
2023 · its alternatives →
17AE
An Elliptic Curve-Based Secure Chat, Written Using Rust and Protobuf▲66
This is a project I made to learn more about crypto. I've also written a [post](https://vaktibabat.github.io/posts/ecurvechat/) that explains all the crypto concepts and algorithms used in the project, and how I implemented them. I'd be very glad for any feedback about both the code and the post :)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Telegram Messenger▲179
Whatsapp-esque messaging app but open, cloudbased, encrypted
2014 · its alternatives →
19
Chaton▲88
1:1 video chat P2P open source
2021 · its alternatives →
20PD
P2P decentralized messaging application over Bitcoin Cash▲25
2018 · keyport.cash · its alternatives →
21DI
Darkwire.io – instant encrypted web chat (Socket.io and Web Crypto API)▲118
2017 · darkwire.io · its alternatives →
22DP
Decentralized P2P Messaging with Blockchain Verified Identities▲95
2018 · stealthy.im · its alternatives →
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Chat▲88
turn your backend into a chat app instantly
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Disposable▲126
A real-time, e2e encrypted ephemeral communication tool
2023 · its alternatives →

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