CwtchOpen Privacy Research Society
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SimpleXSimpleX Chat
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About
Cwtch (/kʊtʃ/ - a Welsh word roughly translating to “a hug that creates a safe place”) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol that can be used to build metadata resistant applications.
Decentralized and Open Participants in Cwtch can host their own safe spaces, or lend their infrastructure to others seeking a safe space. There is no “Cwtch service” or “Cwtch network”. The Cwtch protocol is open, and anyone is free to build bots, services and user interfaces and integrate and interact with Cwtch.
All communication in Cwtch is end-to-end encrypted and takes place over Tor v3 onion services.
Cwtch has been designed such that no information is exchanged or available to anyone without their explicit consent, including on-the-wire messages and protocol metadata.
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About
The first messenger without user IDs.
Other apps have user IDs: Signal, Matrix, Session, Briar, Jami, Cwtch, etc. SimpleX does not, not even random numbers. This radically improves your privacy.
Many users asked: if SimpleX has no user identifiers, how can it know where to deliver messages?
To deliver mesages, instead of user IDs used by all other platforms, SimpleX uses temporary anonymous pairwise identifiers of message queues, separate for each of your connections — there are no long term identifiers.
You define which server(s) to use to receive the messages, your contacts — the servers you use to send the messages to them. Every conversation is likely to use two different servers.
This design prevents leaking any users' metadata on the application level. To further improve privacy and protect your IP address you can connect to messaging servers via Tor.
Only client devices store user profiles, contacts and groups; the messages are sent with 2-layer e2e encryption.
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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On-Premises
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iPhone
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iPad
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Android
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Chromebook
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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On-Premises
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iPhone
Supported
iPad
Supported
Android
Supported
Chromebook
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Audience
Users interested in a decentralized and end-to-end encrypted messaging app
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Audience
Users interested in a secure messaging app with no user identifiers
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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API
Offers API
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API
Offers API
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Pricing
Free
Free Version
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Free Trial
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Pricing
Free
Free Version
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Free Trial
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Pros & Cons from Real UsersPros
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Training
Documentation
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Webinars
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Live Online
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In Person
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Documentation
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Company InformationOpen Privacy Research Society
Canada
cwtch.im/
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Company InformationSimpleX Chat
Founded: 2020
simplex.chat/
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Messaging Features
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
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File Sharing
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Groups / Channels
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Payments
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Search / Filter
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Self-Destructing Messages
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Stickers / GIFs
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Threaded Discussion
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Video Conferencing
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Voice Calling
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Messaging Features
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)
Supported
File Sharing
Not Supported
Groups / Channels
Not Supported
Payments
Not Supported
Search / Filter
Not Supported
Self-Destructing Messages
Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs
Not Supported
Threaded Discussion
Not Supported
Video Conferencing
Not Supported
Voice Calling
Not Supported
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Integrations
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Integrations
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