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2 more ways to get Keybase
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install keybase - Homebrew
brew install --cask keybase
About Keybase
Keybase uses public key cryptography so chats stay private, and the service states that even Keybase cannot read them. You can message individuals, create teams with anyone, and connect with people through their public identities on sites such as Twitter and Reddit.
It also stores a group's photos, videos and documents with end-to-end encryption, and supports exploding messages that disappear after a timer. The website is also reachable as a Tor onion service. It suits friends, families, clubs and small work groups who want encrypted chat and shared files in one app.
Strengths
- End-to-end encrypted chat and file storage in one app
- Teams can be created with anyone, including families and clubs
- Exploding messages with a timer for sensitive content
- Website also available as a Tor onion service
Limitations
- Linking public identities from other sites may not suit people who want anonymity
- Little recent public detail about new features or development pace
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to install and use.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Keybase
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Small groups that want encrypted chat and shared files in one place
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Keybase
Compare allSoftware that can replace Keybase for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Signal
An end-to-end encrypted messenger for calls and chats on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux, run by a nonprofit.
Signal is an open-source encrypted messenger run by a nonprofit with calls and file sharing, but it requires a phone number and lacks Keybase's shared file storage.
Wire
End-to-end encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing for organisations.
Wire offers encrypted messaging, calls and file sharing with open-source clients and a self-hostable server, focused on paid business plans for organisations.
Element
The reference Matrix client: end-to-end encrypted chat on a network you can host yourself.
Element provides open-source encrypted group chat on the federated Matrix network, letting you run your own server, though key management can confuse new users.
Threema
Swiss encrypted messenger that works without a phone number or email.
Threema is a Swiss encrypted messenger with open-source apps and random IDs instead of phone numbers, but requires a one-time purchase per platform.
Session
An encrypted messenger with no phone number and no account, routed through an onion network.
Session is an open-source messenger with random IDs and onion routing, avoiding linked public identities, but losing your recovery phrase means losing the account.
Olvid
An end-to-end encrypted messenger that works without a phone number, email address or other personal data.
Olvid is an encrypted messenger needing no phone number or email, with file sharing without size limits, and contacts must also install Olvid.
SimpleX Chat
A messenger with no user identifiers at all, not even a random one, so there is no account to correlate.
SimpleX Chat is open source with no user identifier of any kind and self-hostable relay servers, but you connect by exchanging links or QR codes.
Keet
A peer-to-peer chat app for encrypted messages, audio and video calls, and file transfers.
Keet sends encrypted messages, calls and files directly between peers without a phone number or email, but depends on keeping a 24-word seed phrase.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
RetroShare
A decentralized, encrypted friend-to-friend network for chat, mail, forums, channels and file sharing.
Proton Mail
Official Proton Mail apps for reading and sending end-to-end encrypted email on phones, desktops and the web.
Delta Chat
A messenger that sends over email, so anyone with an address can be reached without installing it.
Telegram Desktop
The official Telegram client for the desktop, with open source code and chats that are not end-to-end encrypted.
