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Session vs qTox: catalog facts
Session	qTox
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, run by the Session Technology Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
No phone number or email needed; the account is a random ID Onion routing hides your address from recipients and from the network	Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging without a central server Voice, video and file transfer in one client
Losing your recovery phrase means losing the account with no reset Delivery can be slower than a centralised messenger	Contacts must also use Tox Smaller user base than mainstream messengers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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