Team Chat Platforms
If your project or organization currently uses a platform like Discord or Slack you should pick an alternative here.
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title="Matrix"
image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/matrix.svg"
image-dark="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/matrix-dark.svg"
description='Matrix is an open-source project that publishes the Matrix open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication.
Riot.im is the popular reference client produced by the Matrix.org team. It offers optional E2EE for 1:1 and group conversations that must be turned on by the user. (This can be done by clicking on the toggle switch which is accessed by clicking the room name or user name of the chat → Security & Privacy → Encrypted). In the future it will be on by default.'
website="https://about.riot.im/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-riot-im/665/"
github="https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/"
windows="https://riot.im/download/desktop/"
mac="https://riot.im/download/desktop/"
linux="https://riot.im/download/desktop/"
fdroid="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=im.vector.alpha"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app"
ios="https://itunes.apple.com/app/vector.im/id1083446067"
web="https://riot.im/app/"
%}
{%
include cardv2.html
title="Rocket.chat"
image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/rocketchat.svg"
description="Rocket.chat is an self-hostable open source platform for team communication. It has optional federation and experimental E2EE."
labels="warning:Experimental E2EE:Regarding E2EE their documentation states 'This feature is currently in alpha. It's also not yet supported on mobile'. There is no forward secrecy so compromised decryption password would leak all messages. Federation was also added afterwards, potentially causing room for mistakes."
website="https://rocket.chat/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-rocket-chat/1223"
github="https://github.com/rocketchat/"
windows="https://rocket.chat/install"
mac="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket-chat/id1086818840"
linux="https://rocket.chat/install"
fdroid="https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.rocket.android"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chat.rocket.android"
ios="https://itunes.apple.com/app/rocket-chat/id1148741252"
%}
{%
include cardv2.html
title="Keybase"
image="/assets/img/svg/3rd-party/keybase.svg"
description='Keybase provides a hosted team chat with E2EE. Its protocol has also been indepedently audited (PDF). Keybase can help you prove you own social media accounts through the use of cryptographic signing of "identity proofs".'
labels="warning:Warning:This software relies on a closed-source central server."
website="https://keybase.io/"
forum="https://forum.privacytools.io/t/discussion-keybase/1224"
tor="http://keybase5wmilwokqirssclfnsqrjdsi7jdir5wy7y7iu3tanwmtp6oid.onion/"
github="https://github.com/Keybase"
windows="https://keybase.io/docs/the_app/install_windows"
mac="https://keybase.io/docs/the_app/install_macos"
linux="https://keybase.io/docs/the_app/install_linux"
freebsd="https://www.freshports.org/security/keybase/"
googleplay="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.keybase.ossifrage"
ios="https://apps.apple.com/app/keybase-crypto-for-everyone/id1044461770"
firefox="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/keybase-for-firefox/"
chrome="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keybase-for-reddit/ognfafcpbkogffpmmdglhbjboeojlefj"
%}