Briar

Secure messaging, anywhere Source

Description

Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn't rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices. If the internet's down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet's up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance.

Note: Currently only private chats via Tor are supported in Briar GTK.

Source

Notice

Could not chat with Android client in initial test (2020/12/01), deprecated and replaced by Briar Desktop (2021/09/21)

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Rating

Mobile Fit: 5

Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!

Project status: archived

This project has been archived by its maintainers. It might still work for you, but you won't get any help if something is wrong.

Features

✔ Every feature of this app can be accessed via touch screen, no mouse or keyboard needed.

✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.

Packaging

Build and install your own flatpak: https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/-/raw/main/app.briar.gtk.json

If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:

Install

* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.

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Licensing and technical details

License: AGPL-3.0-only Metadata: CC-BY-4.0

Frameworks: GTK3 libhandy

Programming languages: Python

Build system: meson

AppStream Metadata URL: https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/-/raw/main/briar-gtk/data/app.briar.gtk.metainfo.xml.in