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Has anybody used Delta Chat? (alternativeto.net)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by simsala@feddit.org to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Usually when alternatives for messaging apps are recommended it's Signal, Threema or Element but all of them still seem to have small inconveniences (Signal is American, Threema isn't free and Element just seems too complicated).

Today I stumbled upon Delta Chat for the first time and it seems to be the ideal solution. It's european, free, open-source, decentralised, usable on almost any device and privacy focused. But the fact that I've never heard about it before makes me hesitant.

Has anyone of you used it and can share their experience?

Edit: Here's a link to their official website: https://delta.chat/en/

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[โ€“] CubitOom 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I have not. But I would suggest you also test out SimpleX Chat. It is open source, decentralized, and uses no identifier that can be traced back to you.

[โ€“] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I joined lemmy and SimpleX chat at the same time. Being especially motivated in the moment, I messaged the developer of SimpleX chat directly about creating a lemmy community. I expected no answer but received one almost immediately stating enthusiastically and politely that one already existed, then providing a link to it.

No one else I know uses the messenger or can be practically motivated to do so, so I haven't been using it myself, but I very much appreciated that level of engagement on the part of the devs.

[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Didn't simplex start with a nrf/crypto scam now?

Also the problematic right wing political affiliations of the founder.

[โ€“] CubitOom 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

SimpleX Chat and simplex.com are not the same thing.

[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://simplex.chat/vouchers/

I guess in this case it might be an OK block chain usecase, but still, NFTs and crypto is always to be looked at suspiciously at first, with its long long history of rampant scams

[โ€“] halfdane@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have nobody to test simplex on, but I'd like to verify its approachability before bringing it to my (nontechnical) loved ones.

So I now have created a temporary profile and an address, and if anyone's interested, I'll be happy to have a quick chat with them:

https://smp12.simplex.im/a#PM_v855bt6at-I8WYW_0zcG9GnSCHtnqJzaSlgUeuj0

[โ€“] halfdane@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

After clicking on that link, I created a new temporary profile and am now happily chatting with myself, switching to and fro between my profiles ๐Ÿ˜‚