Adium
A classic instant messaging client for macOS built on libpurple, with tabbed chats, themes and OTR encryption.GetGPL-2.0
SimpleX Chat
A messaging app that connects contacts without requiring a public user identifier.
AGPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- simplex-chat
- Verified
- 2026
About SimpleX Chat
SimpleX Chat provides private conversations using connection links instead of a global user directory. Its desktop application brings the interface to macOS.
The project distributes desktop disk images separately from its terminal application. Connection and account models differ from conventional phone-number-based messengers.
Information
- Source code
- simplex-chat/simplex-chat
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Website
- simplex.chat
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Internet
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat
- github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/LICENSE
- github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases
- icon.png: SimpleX Chat Ltd.. Trademark of SimpleX Chat Ltd., all rights reserved; not covered by the AGPL-3.0 code license (see docs/TRADEMARK.md and assets/ASSETS_LICENSE.md); official media logo, used unmodified (resized only) to identify the app in a non-commercial directory.
License and artwork notices
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