Messanger / Signal / Whatsup Alternative (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by Bondar@lemmy.world to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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Is anyone here aware of some alternatives to mentioned instant messaging applications ? Alot of people keep mentioning Signal , however since it is US based I am not going to entertain it as a possibility.

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[-] fieryhamster@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Try out the either Element or Fluffychat. Both based on decentralized, privacy, and security. Both based on Matrix. I like Fluffychat for ease of use and it’s on all devices. Plus you have to verify every device that signs in or that new device can not see previous chats as they stay encrypted.

[-] troed@fedia.io 15 points 5 months ago

It's not just "based on". Element and Fluffychat are two clients that use Matrix and are fully interoperable.

(I'm sure you know, but I'm not sure it's obvious for potential newcomers)

[-] fieryhamster@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Tue. Sorry, bit sleepy while responding doesn’t help.

[-] Vlado@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago

I also use Fluffychat and I’m pretty satisfied. But it has its own “quirks”. I would say it’s slightly more buggy than I would expect. And I’m mostly missing the function for pasting of images from mobile device’s clipboard. It’s still doable, but in a somehow convoluted way. But once I got familiar with it, I’m liking it.

[-] fieryhamster@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

One of the latest updates allow you to use the Share button to directly post to Fluffychat. But I do agree with quirks.

[-] Vlado@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yep, that’s what I meant by convoluted. It’s: Share -> Fluffychat -> Click on Post

Then Fluffychat opens with a popup where you select the respective chat and click on Forward. And then click on Send in new popup. It’s not a catastrophe, but I can definitely imagine less steps for that :)

[-] Bondar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Sounds great, thanks for the tip

[-] fieryhamster@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

You are most welcome. I tried a lot of various messengers and these were the only ones that seemed to fit the extreme security we need in age of fascism.

[-] Bondar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Exactly .. Element looks really good ... Now is the time to bully everyone around me to ditch the US shite and join me over there haha

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