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Session vs Quiet: catalog facts
Session	Quiet
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, run by the Session Technology Foundation.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
No phone number or email needed; the account is a random ID Onion routing hides your address from recipients and from the network	No server to trust or run Tor hides IP addresses and metadata
Losing your recovery phrase means losing the account with no reset Delivery can be slower than a centralised messenger	Beta software that has not been audited Missing basic features such as avatars and DMs
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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