Quiet is a peer-to-peer messaging app that lets teams, organizations, or groups of friends create private communities without relying on central servers. Messages are synced directly between devices over the Tor network and encrypted end-to-end, protecting both message content and metadata like IP address and contact lists. It offers a Slack/Discord-style experience with channels, direct messages, file sharing, and invite links, but without requiring an email address or phone number to join.
What it's for
team chat for organizationscommunity messaginggroup chat with friends
Features 22
- @ mentions with notifications
- Account recovery via backup phrase
- Android app support (F-Droid coming soon)
- Desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Desktop notifications with optional sounds
- Direct messages encrypted to recipient
- Emojis and reactions
- End-to-end encryption over Tor
- File sharing of unlimited size
- Image sending with copy/paste, drag & drop, previews
- Invite links for joining communities
- iPhone app via TestFlight
- Keyboard navigation controls
- Message deletion and disappearing messages
- Multiple community membership
- No email or phone number required to join
- Online/connection status indicators
- Peer-to-peer messaging with no server required
- Private channels visible only to members
- Team/community creation with channels
- User profiles with avatar and bio
- User removal from community
At a glance
open source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Fororganizations, communities, groups of friends
No company, integrations, or compliance data published yet.
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