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Briar Logo
Briar 		Facebook Messenger Logo
FB Messenger 		iMessage Logo
iMessage 		Session Logo
Session 		Signal Logo
Signal 		SimpleX Logo
SimpleX 		Threema Logo
Threema 		WhatsApp Logo
WhatsApp
Platform Android Mac,
Windows &
Mobile 		Apple
Devices 		Desktop &
Mobile 		Desktop &
Mobile 		Desktop &
Mobile 		Desktop,
Mobile &
Web 		MacOS,
Windows,
Mobile & Web
Privacy
Open Source check cross cross check check check check cross
Default End-to-End Encryption check cross check check check check check check
Encryption cannot be disabled check cross check check check check check check
Perfect Forward Secrecy check check check cross check check check check
Metadata Protection check cross cross check check check check cross
No Email Required check
dash Requires an email or phone number
cross check check check check
dash Requires an email or phone number
No Phone Number Required check
dash Requires an email or phone number
cross check cross check check
dash Requires an email or phone number
Trust
Independent Security Audit check cross cross check check check check cross
Transparency Report cross check check check check check check check
Independence
Decentralized Infrastructure check cross cross check cross check cross cross
Freedom
Send Over Bluetooth check cross cross cross cross cross cross cross
Convenience
Voice Calls cross check check check check check check check
Video Calls cross check check check check check check check
Send while recipient is offline
dash App can run in the background, but if your contact imessages send offline receiving is available with Briar Mailbox
check check check check check check check
Message Reactions cross check check check check check check check
Message Reply cross check check check check check check check
Voice Messages cross check check check check check check check
Typing Indicators cross check check check check cross check check
Read Receipts cross check check check check cross check check
Unsend Messages cross check check check check check check check
Edit Messages cross check check cross check check check check
Send polls cross cross cross cross cross cross check check
Disappearing Messages check cross check check check cross check
Schedule Send cross cross check cross cross cross cross
Gif Support cross check check check check cross cross check
Ethics
Donates to Charity cross check cross
Carbon Neutral
cross No central servers so energy all goes through user's devices
cross cross cross cross
Carbon Negative cross cross cross cross cross cross cross cross