SimpleX Chat

SimpleX Chat

Overview

• SimpleX Chat represents a revolution in digital sovereignty.

• It is the first messaging platform designed to eliminate user identifiers entirely, ensuring your communication remains truly private.

• By removing the need for phone numbers, emails, and even random IDs, SimpleX empowers you to reclaim your digital footprint and communicate with absolute freedom.

True Identity Protection

• Zero Identifiers: Communicate without ever providing a phone number, email, or username.

• Spam Immunity: You are invisible to the world until you choose to share a one-time invitation link.

• Metadata Defense: The platform hides who you are talking to from servers and outside observers.

• Incognito Mode: A unique feature that ensures your presence remains strictly on your terms.

Dynamic and Secure Communication

• Full Media Support: Send end-to-end encrypted images, files, and voice messages up to five minutes long.

• Real-Time Interaction: Use live messages that update as you type and express yourself with message reactions.

• Flexible Profiles: Manage multiple chat identities and use hidden profiles for sensitive interactions.

• Total Control: Set messages to disappear or use self-destruct passcodes for the app itself.

Advanced Security Standards

• Expertly Audited: Security architecture verified by Trail of Bits to ensure the highest level of protection.

• Data Ownership: Your chat history and contacts are stored exclusively on your device, never on a central server.

• Decentralized Network: Use the pre-configured relay servers or host your own to maintain total independence.

• Verified Connections: Protect against man-in-the-middle attacks with manual security code verification for all contacts.

Universal Access

• Seamless Migration: Move your encrypted database and history to new devices with ease.

• Instant Connection: Start a conversation immediately by scanning a QR code or clicking a link—no passwords or account setups required.

• Open Source Integrity: The entire platform is built on transparent, open-source protocols available for public review.

SimpleX Chat is more than a tool

• It is a commitment to a future where privacy is the default, not an option.

• Join the community on GitHub, Reddit, or Mastodon to help shape the next generation of secure communication.

FAQ

Q: How does the platform protect my identity if it doesn’t use any phone numbers or email addresses?

A: By operating on a zero-identifier model, SimpleX Chat ensures that you do not need to provide any personal credentials to start chatting. You remain completely invisible to the outside world until you decide to share a unique, one-time invitation link with someone you trust, keeping your personal identity fully shielded.

Q: Does droidVNC-NG support basic navigation like going home or back without using on-screen buttons?

A:The application supports a variety of custom keyboard shortcuts that make navigation incredibly fast and intuitive. You can use specific keys on your computer to trigger the Home button, go Back, access recent apps, or even adjust the device volume and power state, which ensures you have total control over the Android interface even if the navigation bar is hidden.

Q: What is metadata defense, and how does it protect my conversations?

A: Metadata defense is a powerful security layer that actively hides who you are communicating with from outside observers and even the servers routing your messages. This means that even if someone manages to monitor the network traffic, they cannot piece together your contact list or figure out your communication habits.

Version History

v7.0.0-beta.6——27 Jul 2026

Private & e2e encrypted messenger without user identifiers - private by design! Download the latest version of SimpleX Chat to enjoy new features and updates immediately!

*7.0.0-beta.6

• remove the "SimpleX Status" contact from new chat profiles.

• fixes:

+ improve message forwarding in groups

+ ios: fix app crash after finishing onboarding.

+ ios: fix delivery receipt toggles in privacy settings.

+ desktop: don't lose the app update download when switching chats.

+ linux: fix saving files with special characters

*7.0.0-beta.5

• enable/disable functions of self-hosted servers: message reception, private routing, and name resolution.

• show file routers used to deliver a file in message info.

• fixes:

+ desktop: preserve a draft when switching to a chat where you can't send messages.

+ android: video previews layout

*7.0.0-beta.4

• support for signing messages in channels (disabled until 7.1).

• verify a channel member's security code to confirm the connection isn't intercepted.

• add a longer description to your profile.

• search the subscribers list in a channel.

• fix: desktop no longer fails to launch on Windows when accessibility is enabled.