# Personal messaging

11 apps ranked by verified data.
Source: https://altcatalog.com/category/personal-messaging/

## Apps

- [Beeper](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/beeper.md) — Unified inbox for many chat networks on Matrix
- [Delta Chat](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/delta-chat.md) — Chat over email with Autocrypt encryption
- [Jami](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/jami.md) — Fully distributed P2P messenger from GNU
- [Session](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/session.md) — Onion-routed messenger with no phone number
- [Signal](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/signal.md) — The reference E2E encrypted messenger, nonprofit-run
- [SimpleX Chat](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/simplex-chat.md) — Messenger without any user identifiers at all
- [Telegram](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/telegram.md) — Cloud messenger with huge groups; E2EE optional
- [Threema](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/threema.md) — Paid Swiss messenger usable without a phone number
- [Viber](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/viber.md) — Consumer messenger popular in Eastern Europe
- [WhatsApp](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/whatsapp.md) — Meta's E2E encrypted messenger tied to phone numbers
- [Wire](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/wire.md) — E2E encrypted team messenger from Switzerland

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