SimpleX Chat: secure messenger
SimpleX Chat: secure messenger
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SimpleX Chat: secure messenger

It grants users unprecedented control over their digital footprint, vanishing identifiers for true anonymity. No phone numbers. No random IDs. Just private messaging.

Key Figures

Downloads

500k+

User Rating

4.5/5

Total Ratings

1.1K

Publisher

SimpleX Chat Ltd

Category

Social Networking

Locales

17

Latest Version

6.4.11

Size

206.7 MB

First Released

Mar 8, 2022
Features

An analytical overview of the key functionalities distinguishing SimpleX Chat as a secure and anonymous messaging platform.

SimpleX Chat: Core Privacy & Security Features

No User Identifiers

The app provides a messaging network that operates without any user identifiers, including phone numbers or random IDs, ensuring unparalleled anonymity and privacy for its users and their communications.

Quantum-Resistant End-to-End Encryption

It implements quantum-resistant end-to-end encryption for all messages, including edits, replies, and deletions, offering advanced protection against sophisticated eavesdropping and future cryptographic threats.

Client-Side Data Storage & Ownership

This tool ensures full ownership and control of user data by storing all information exclusively on client devices, with relay servers only holding messages temporarily until delivery, enhancing data security and user privacy.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about SimpleX Chat: secure messenger

Does SimpleX Chat use user identifiers?

No, SimpleX Chat is the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind, not even random numbers. This design ensures 100% privacy for its users.

How do users connect with each other on SimpleX Chat?

SimpleX Chat users connect by sharing one-time invitation links or long-term public addresses. This method eliminates the need for phone numbers, emails, or passwords.

Has SimpleX Chat undergone security assessments?

Yes, SimpleX Chat has undergone security assessments by Trail of Bits. Reports from these audits are available from 2022 and 2024.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Discover how the app enables private connections through its unique QR code invitation system and convenient 'Share invitation link' option.

Discover how the app enables private connections through its unique QR code invitation system and convenient 'Share invitation link' option.

Effortless Private Connect

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Explore the secure onboarding process, showcasing the dedicated 'Scan QR code' function and the visual demonstration of in-person QR code scanning.

Explore the secure onboarding process, showcasing the dedicated 'Scan QR code' function and the visual demonstration of in-person QR code scanning.

Spam-Proof Onboarding

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Observe the chat list displaying diverse contact profiles and the intuitive 'Reject' and 'Accept' options for managing new chat requests.

Observe the chat list displaying diverse contact profiles and the intuitive 'Reject' and 'Accept' options for managing new chat requests.

Anonymous Chat Identity

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Witness the secure group chat environment, featuring multiple participants' dialogue and the seamless integration of an embedded image message.

Witness the secure group chat environment, featuring multiple participants' dialogue and the seamless integration of an embedded image message.

Discreet Group Collaboration

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Examine the secure messaging capabilities, highlighted by the explicit 'end-to-end encrypted' message indicator and the secure sharing of both images and PDF files.

Examine the secure messaging capabilities, highlighted by the explicit 'end-to-end encrypted' message indicator and the secure sharing of both images and PDF files.

Encrypted Data Exchange

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - View the app's secure audio/video call interface, featuring the full-screen video display of one participant and the essential call control buttons.

View the app's secure audio/video call interface, featuring the full-screen video display of one participant and the essential call control buttons.

Secure Voice & Video

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Explore the data management options, including the ability to 'Export database' or 'Import database' and configurable settings like 'Delete messages after' a specific period.

Explore the data management options, including the ability to 'Export database' or 'Import database' and configurable settings like 'Delete messages after' a specific period.

Data Sovereignty Tools

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger - Understand the app's decentralization features, exemplified by the configurable SMP server addresses and the clear 'Configure SMP servers' toggle for advanced users.

Understand the app's decentralization features, exemplified by the configurable SMP server addresses and the clear 'Configure SMP servers' toggle for advanced users.

Decentralized Network Control

Description

SimpleX - the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind (not even random numbers) - 100% private by design! Security assessments by Trail of Bits: 2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html 2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html SimpleX Chat features: - quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion. - disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group. - message reactions. - delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group. - multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles. - app access and self-destruct passcodes. - incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat. - end-to-end encrypted images and files. - voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted. - "live" messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat. - connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses. - secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member. - end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls. - connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution). - end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content). - encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device. - all local files and media are encrypted by default. - animated images and "stickers" (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards). SimpleX Chat advantages: - privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers. - complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address. - full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received. - decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers. - fully open-source code. You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed. Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information. All messages are end-to-end encrypted using open-source quantum resistant double-ratchet protocol; the messages are delivered via relay servers using open-source SimpleX Messaging Protocol. Please send us any questions via the app (connect to the team via the app settings!), email chat@simplex.chat or submit issues on GitHub (https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/issues) Ream more about SimpleX Chat at https://simplex.chat Get source code in our GitHub repo: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat Follow us on X/Twitter (@SimpleXChat), Reddit (r/SimpleXChat/) and Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@simplex) for the latest updates.

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