messenger-cli

Install latest/edge of messenger-cli

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.


Install using the command line

sudo snap install messenger-cli --edge

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messenger-cli is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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Private and secure communication

The tool messenger-cli is an terminal interface for the GNUnet Messenger service. The goal is to provide private and secure communication between any group of devices.

Chats will generally created as opt-in. So you can decide who may contact you directly and who does not, accepting to a direct chat. Leaving a chat is also always possible.

The application is compatible with the Messenger-GTK graphical interface: https://snapcraft.io/messenger-gtk

Details for messenger-cli

License
  • AGPL-3.0-or-later

Last updated
  • 20 July 2025 - latest/edge

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