Chat.onion - Anonymous P2P IM
Many instant messengers already use encryption to secure message contents, but they can't hide important metadata such as your IP address and who you are communicating with!
To hide all your information, including your metadata, identity, and IP address, Chat.onion uses onion routing (Tor) to send each message over several randomly selected proxy servers. Multiple layers of encryption are used to ensure that each proxy only knows it's immediate successor and predecessor, but not the entire message route.
Chat.onion is completele free: There are no ads, you don't have to pay anything, and we can't sell your data. Chat.onion uses peer-to-peer technology and the existing Tor network, so we don't need to cover any server costs.
Chat.onion users are identified via 16 character checksums of their public keys. To connect with other users, send them your ID, show them your QR code, or use your camera to scan theirs.
The proxy servers are operated by thousands of volunteers worldwide. Chat.onion does not run a proxy or bridge node on your device, so you don't have to worry about anyone else wasting your bandwidth.
http://onionapps.github.io/Chat.onion/
https://github.com/onionApps/Chat.onion
Category : Communication
Reviews (30)
ok I just got my first message. its really slow.
the worst i ever seen in my life
TOR project is bae ❤
Where da how's at?
Everyone saying this app is bad doesn't have encryption doesn't know how TOR works. TOR is a locally hosted proxy (made with the Orbot app on Android) that encrypts everything going through it BEFORE hitting the internet. This app doesn't need encryption because it interfaces with Orbot which performs the encryption, handshakes, and multiple hops. However, this app hasn't been updated in over two years so I wouldn't hold your breath for compatibility or bug fixes.
Very good, however it lacks feature to transfer my profile to another device. I'm using multiple devices and I'm constantly getting new, so I'm getting rid of those I don't need anymore. Losing all my contacts because I changed my device is quite silly.
If you added live video feed and file exchangeing I would give you 5 stars and promote it obviously I can't say who I'm an as I'm john doe but I insure you this would be the most used app in less than 2 months after you add these features
Sadly the app is good but base64 is not encryption it's encoding and there is no way around that this app dose not encrypte anything at all no hand shake methods or anything, sorry but the dev has also been contacted on many different platforms and they don't reply about it, so a app to mess with but never use it for anything real.
Really like the app's simplicity and anonymity but unusable as battery drain is excessive. 3 phones used: opo, zte and Alcatel on 3 versions of Android. Fix it and I'll reinstall.
I will give you 5 stars if you make it exchange files as well.
Let me know once I ll install it then ll it show me who installed this app or using this app or not.
My chat won't connect. It'll get to 95% and then go away, making me think it's connected, and then all my messages will stay at "Pending" for 5+ minutes. Am I doing something wrong?
Does what it promises. It is a shame it won't work for email also.
Abandoned project. Doesn't get developed further and it has NO encryption. It's useless as an "anonymous" messenger app. It's broken and doesn't serve its purpose.
Great app quick support!! Asked for a feature and it was implemented a week later! Awsome developer.
Needs groupt chat and the option to password protect login...
It's a great instant messaging app and amazing if it's encrypted like it says
This is a great app for just private chats! Hope the add a feature soon to send pictures!
P2P plus encryption plus onion routing = 🐨
Lots to like here, it just works!
It a tor chat app and it seems to work
Would be great if group chats were possible
I was the 32d person to rate 3 stars
Stuck at 10 percent.
Please add chat backup feature as its mandatory feature in every chat app
Cool! Why not to put it in F-Droid repo as well?
Power to the people!
Drains my battery while trying to send my messages
No integration with other apps making this a basic and secure messaging. It may have no integration because doing so makes it less secure. It would be nice to have the option though. To load/push copy cloud storage links instead of creating public share and then pasting in message. A way to make secured shared inside of this app
it doesn't work on my workplace wifi for an unknown reasons, otherwise the app is good