====== Simplex ======
Project Website: [[https://simplex.chat/]]

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SimpleX Chat is unique for a number of reasons, most of which require a technical background to understand and are rather complicated. As written on the project's website, "Other apps have user IDs: Signal, Matrix, Session, Briar, Jami, Cwtch, etc. SimpleX does not, not even random numbers. This radically improves your privacy." It is available for Android and IOS, and text-based clients are available for Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Due to the lack of user ID's, automatic discovery is not possible. Contacts must be added by scanning a QR code or sharing a string of characters. This can be done over less secure channels if need be, according to the project's website. This has not been researched by the author of this page.
===== Setup =====

See the mobile version's README file on Github: [[https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/guide/README.md|README]]

OR, for the desktop version: [[https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/CLI.md|here]]

===== Server Configuration =====

SimpleX uses the project's server by default. However, one can host an instance of the program for even greater privacy and reliability. See the instructions [[https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq|here]].