GNUnet Messenger (messenger-gtk)
Install latest/edge of GNUnet Messenger
Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.
Install using the command line
sudo snap install messenger-gtk --edgeDon't have snapd? Get set up for snaps.
Details for GNUnet Messenger
Package name
- messenger-gtk
License
- AGPL-3.0-or-later
Last updated
- 17 July 2026 - latest/edge
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Private and secure communication
Messenger-GTK is a convergent graphical messaging application using the GNUnet Messenger service. The goal is to provide private and secure communication between any group of devices.
The application provides the following features:
- Creating direct chats and group chats
- Managing your contacts and groups
- Invite contacts to a group
- Sending text messages
- Sending voice recordings
- Sharing files privately
- Deleting messages with any custom delay
- Renaming contacts
- Exchanging contact details physically
- Verifying contact identities
- Switching between different accounts
- Chatting live via video or voice streaming
- Sharing your screen with a selected group
- Writing notes to yourself
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-cli terminal interface: https://snapcraft.io/messenger-cli
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