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Delta Chat
Logo of Delta Chat
Developer(s)Merlinux..[1]
Initial release2017(beta)[2], 2019[3]
Engine
    PlatformWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
    TypeEncrypted instant messaging
    LicenseGPLv3
    Websitedelta.chat

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    Delta Chat is a decentralized and encrypted messaging app, available for mobile and desktop platforms.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

    Delta Chat looks like WhatsApp,[10] Telegram and other messaging apps but internally it is an encrypted e-mail client.[4][5][6][10] Users can signup anonymously to a variety of interoperable chatmail servers[11] which are minimal e-mail servers optimized for fast and secure operations.[12] It is also possible to use classic e-mail servers and an existing e-mail account (such as Gmail) in which case Delta Chat acts as a normal e-mail app.[4][12][5][6][7]

    Delta Chat supports direct(one-on-one) chats as well as group chats.[6] End-to-end encryption[13] with contacts and group chats is automatically established via Autocrypt[14][9][5][6][15] which in turn uses a subset of the OpenPGP standard.

    Delta Chat also supports Webxdc[16] (in-chat mini-apps)[15][17][18] allowing users to play mini-games or use collaborative tools with their chat partners.[19][20] Webxdc was originally developed by Delta Chat[21] and is being adopted by other messengers, such as Cheogram[21][22] and Monocles[23]

    Android version of Delta Chat originated by Bjoern Petersen[4] in 2016[24][25] as a fork of Telegram[26][27][28] and in 2019 switched to being a fork of Signal[28][27].

    In 2021 Delta Chat reached over 100 000 downloads on Google Play.[29]

    Reception[edit]

    The popular German media conglomerate Heise published two articles about Delta Chat, the first in 2019[30] and the second in 2023[31]

    In 2019 the regional newspaper HNA published an article about Delta Chat.[32]

    As of 2024, the Delta Chat project underwent four independent security audits[19] and one independent security analysis[33].[34]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

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    2. "Delta Chat v0.9.0 introducing PGP". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    3. "Delta Chat 1.0 with new features". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ermoshina, Ksenia; Musiani, Francesca; DeNardis, Laura (2022). Concealing for freedom: the making of encryption, secure messaging and digital liberties (1st ed.). Manchester: Mattering Press (published 2022-04-19). pp. 171–173. doi:10.28938/9781912729227. ISBN 978-1-912729-22-7. Search this book on
    5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lein, Adam Z. (13 February 2021). "10 Ways Delta Chat is Better than WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram". Pocketnow. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Borisov, Bobby (28 August 2021). "Delta Chat is an Open Source Messenger App That Uses Email". Linuxiac. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    7. 7.0 7.1 Smithee, Alan. "Software Privacy Day: Use Delta Chat, an open source chat tool | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    8. Lekander, Alex (14 June 2024). "Delta Chat Rejects Russian Authorities' Request for User Data". RestorePrivacy. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
    9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Projects we support – Delta Chat". Open Technology Fund. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Pöting, Inga (2021-01-16). "Tschüss, WhatsApp!" [Bye, WhatsApp!]. Zeit Online (in Deutsch). ISSN 0044-2070. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    11. "Chatmail servers". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    12. 12.0 12.1 "Projects we support – Secure Chat-Mail with Delta Chat". Open Technology Fund. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    13. "Encryption and security". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    14. 14.0 14.1 "Autocrypt-capable MUAs level 1 implementation status". docs.autocrypt.org. Archived from the original on 2024-06-27. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    15. 15.0 15.1 "DeltaChat/WebXDC". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    16. "Webxdc". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    17. "webxdc PUSH". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    18. "Webxdc evolve". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    19. 19.0 19.1 "Pentest- & Review-Report Delta Chat Webxdc 02.-03.2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 23 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    20. B. Holguin, Mauricio (2023-08-14). "Delta Chat releases new update with xStore for platform-independent apps and serverless editor app". AlternativeTo. Archived from the original on 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-07-26. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    21. 21.0 21.1 "WebXDC XMPP". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    22. Weber, Stephen Paul (2024-06-05). "XEP-xxxx: WebXDC". xmpp.org. Archived from the original on 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    23. "Monocles v1.7 Release - Stickers, Threads, Reactions". Codeberg.org. 2023-05-31. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    24. "deltachat/deltachat-android-old - Initial commit". GitHub. 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
    25. "deltachat/deltachat-android: Android frontend for the project that aims to create an e-mail compatible messenger". GitHub. 2017-07-09. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2017-07-09. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    26. "Upgrade from Telegram 3.8.1 (787) to 3.10.1-(821). · deltachat/deltachat-android-old@ca827fa". GitHub. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
    27. 27.0 27.1 "Delta Chat: Big update on Delta.chat developments". Delta Chat Blog. 2018-09-28. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    28. 28.0 28.1 "DeltaChat multi-platform releases rolling ..." Delta Chat Blog. 2019-01-27. Archived from the original on 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    29. "Delta Chat - Apps". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    30. "Chat over IMAP: Den Mailserver um Chat-Fähigkeiten erweitern". Heise online (in Deutsch). July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    31. "Per E-Mail chatten: Delta Chat als Messenger und Mailsoftware nutzen". Heise online (in Deutsch). 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 Jan 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    32. "Der Messenger, der E-Mail nutzt". HNA (in Deutsch). 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
    33. Song, Yuanming; Mareková, Lenka; Paterson, Kenneth G. (2024). "Cryptographic Analysis of Delta Chat". Cryptology ePrint Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
    34. "Was Delta Chat independently audited for security vulnerabilities?". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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