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Keet vs qTox: catalog facts
Keet	qTox
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
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 encrypted messaging without a central server Voice, video and file transfer in one client
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	Contacts must also use Tox Smaller user base than mainstream messengers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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