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Signal Desktop

Signal Foundation

Desktop client for the Signal messenger, whose end-to-end encryption protocol became the gold standard adopted even by proprietary competitors. Developed by the non-profit Signal Foundation with fully published source code.

StatusActive
Categorycommunication
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only
Websitehttps://signal.org/

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Documentation3 out of 5 (3/5)
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License5 out of 5 (5/5)
Metadata5 out of 5 (5/5)

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Reproducible buildNo
HistoryDescends from TextSecure (2010); the Signal Protocol now encrypts billions of messages daily.
Versions7.x
MaintainersSignal Foundation
Last verified2026-07-02

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SHA-256signal-desktop-8.18.0.tar.gz

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