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Jami

Fully distributed, peer-to-peer encrypted communication

Chat & Communication ★ 44 stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Jami is a free and universal communication platform that preserves privacy through a fully distributed, peer-to-peer architecture with no central servers. It supports messaging, voice, and video calls.

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Key features

  • No central server, fully P2P
  • End-to-end encrypted calls and chat
  • Cross-platform clients
  • Can run a private rendezvous server

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • No infrastructure required
  • Strong privacy model

Trade-offs

  • P2P can be unreliable behind NAT
  • No always-online message storage

Is Jami secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Jami's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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