Molly - the fully free/libre Signal alternative

https://molly.im/index.html

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fl42v@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y

Not a signal alternative, but an alternative signal client, tho

bunkyprewster@startrek.website · 3 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Does this send and receive Signal messages, or is it another network?

Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y

It sends and receives Signal messages. They have an early prototype server project, but it hasn't had any commits in 3 years

Keeponstalin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

It's a more hardened version of the signal app from my understanding. The github goes into more detail about that. There is also a version where you can get push notifications without using google play services. If using signal, I don't see a reason not to use it through molly instead imo

SimpleX is I different one that's more privacy focused, it doesn't use phone numbers for signup. Not sure how the chat features compare

librebyte@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y

Yes, only remove propietaries dependencies.

jet@hackertalks.com · 0 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Not fully free. It still uses the centralized signal network

fl42v@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

You're confusing libreness with centralization, I suppose? AFAIK, signal's serverside is technically FOSS.

Flagstaff@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

... which is free for us to use...