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Has anybody used Delta Chat? (alternativeto.net)
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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€“] solomonschuler@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes and I fucking love it.

In general I trust decrentalized services much more than centralized because there really is no feasable way of changing it to a centralized service (and making money off it) besides restructuring the entire platform. With signal they have that option to immediately make money by selling data to data brokers. Its the deciding factor why I choose a specific service because when a service is decentralized it implies it must be private as well, otherwise (if it isn't) you can just move to another platform who does respect your privacy -- or, better yet, make your own.

That's what makes delta chat better compared to signal. So long as I have the ability to open port forwarding. I can setup a DNS service as the domain for my delta chat instance. I don't need to trust anyone's service, it is completely independent and private from other users joining, and the app (as in the delta chat or arcane chat applications) are opensource. I have no reason to avoid this service as it is completely private and it will be quite obvious their motivation when they do try to close source the app and start making it centralized.

I'm currently on the nine.testrun instance (run by delta chat). I will sooner or later use my own private instance. The main issue with delta chat is getting people to join it, it is far more challenging to get people to use it when all my family members are on WhatsApp.