I've had qtox on my machine for some time now. Note that the interface is a little obscure about how to hook up with others. Click your username at the top and you'll see a string that looks like:
E611C7673C4C9C84C7F53BD8A2DF46C3131CB260E5758392B6B22FE18072C57569661208F92E AFA Signal, desktop, they want to run it in Chrome only. For some reason that makes me nervous... Maybe if they develop a stand-alone like Telegram... Rr On 10/07/2016 10:07 AM, grarpamp wrote: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12657891 > https://tox.chat/ > > Whether it's corporations or governments, digital surveillance today > is widespread. Tox is easy-to-use software that connects you with > friends and family without anyone else listening in. While other > big-name services require you to pay for features, Tox is completely > free and comes without advertising — forever. > > Instant messaging > > Chat instantly across the globe with Tox's secure messages. > > Voice > > Keep in touch with friends and family using Tox's completely free and > encrypted voice calls. > > Video > > Catch up face to face, over Tox's secure video calls. > > Screen sharing > > Share your desktop with your friends with Tox's screen sharing. > > File sharing > > Trade files, with no artificial limits or caps. > > Groups > > Chat, call, and share video and files with the whole gang in Tox's group > chats. > > What makes Tox different? > > Tox is made by the people who use it — people fed up with the existing > options that spy on us, track us, censor us, and keep us from > innovating. > There are no corporate interests, and no hidden agendas. Just the > simplicity and functionality that are set free when people truly want > to connect. > > Encrypted > > Everything you do with Tox is encrypted using open-source libraries. > The only people who can see your conversations are the people you're > talking with. > > Distributed > > Tox has no central servers that can be raided, shut down, or forced to > turn over data — the network is made up of its users. Say goodbye to > server outages! > > Free > > Tox is free software. That's free as in freedom, as well as in price. > This means Tox is yours — to use, modify, and share — because Tox is > developed by and for the users. >