Tinode
Tinode is a messaging server and set of apps for sending private messages and group chats between people. It is for people or organizations who want to run their own chat service or use an open alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram.
Description written from the project's own page; checked by AI.
Screenshots4
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Listed in1
The jobs it does, and the closed apps it replaces
Messaging
Replaces partlyInstead of WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, iMessage · Small user base; you host the server
What's missing
Things people miss in Tinode. Upvote what matters to you; it helps its team decide.
Facts
LicenseGPL-3.0
Runs onWindows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · your own server
KindRuns on your own server
Stars on GitHub14k
Hosted onGitHub
ActivityChanged within the last year
Something wrong?
Wrong devices, a wrong description, or it isn't really open source? A mod reviews every suggestion.
What we couldn't confirm3
- Whether the public Tinode service is run by the same project or a company (tinode.co) and its terms
- Whether the Android and iOS apps are under the same GPL-3.0 license as the server
- Whether the sandbox chatbot and demo accounts apply to the public service (the README says they do not)