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Keet vs Cabal: catalog facts
Keet	Cabal
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, made by volunteers.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows
No phone number or email needed to sign up Messages, calls and files go directly between peers with end-to-end encryption	Peer-to-peer with no central server or owner Works offline
Losing the 24-word seed phrase can mean losing access to your identity Peer-to-peer design depends on participants' devices rather than a server	Small project with a limited user base Both people need the app to talk; no bridge to mainstream chat services is mentioned
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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