Messaging
Session
Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation · AU · since 2020-01
Onion-routed messenger over the Session Network. No phone number, no email, no email recovery — just a generated 66-character account ID. Trades convenience for anonymity.
Open sourceAuditedE2EEGPL-3.0Free
Pros
- + Zero PII at signup
- + Onion routing built-in
- + Works without phone
Cons
- − Lost ID = lost account, no recovery
- − Slower message delivery (onion overhead)
- − Group chats limited
Highlights
- ▸Onion routing through Session Network nodes
- ▸No phone or email required
- ▸Decentralized message storage
Specs at a glance
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Yes
- E2EE
- Yes
- Audited
- Yes
- Self-host
- No
- HQ
- AU
- Pricing
- free
- Platforms
- 5 platforms