ChatSecure/ChatSecure-iOS

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ChatSecure is a free and open source encrypted chat client for iOS that supports OTR and OMEMO end-to-end encryption over XMPP, with optional Tor connectivity. It interoperates with other XMPP clients like Conversations and Dino and encrypts local conversation logs with SQLCipher.

Use cases

• encrypted chat on iphone
• private messaging app for ios
• xmpp client with omemo encryption
• chat over tor to bypass firewalls
• interoperable encrypted messaging with android users
• self-hosted secure chat client
• off-the-record messaging on ios

When to choose

• you need an open source, auditable encrypted messenger on iOS
• you want XMPP federation and interoperability with Conversations or Dino
• you need OMEMO or OTR end-to-end encryption with forward secrecy
• you want to route chat traffic through Tor for censorship circumvention

When to avoid

• you need a polished consumer messenger with modern features like video calls
• you want an Android client - ChatSecure Android is discontinued
• you need a license permitting closed-source App Store redistribution without an exception
• you prefer a simpler non-federated encrypted chat like Signal

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

chatbot security cryptography networking privacy messaging-platforms security mobile-development xmpp omemo otr end-to-end-encryption tor encrypted-messaging sqlcipher decentralized chat-client ios mobile

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