Delta Chat
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Developer(s) | Merlinux..[1] |
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Initial release | 2017(beta)[2], 2019[3] |
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Platform | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS |
Type | Encrypted instant messaging |
License | GPLv3 |
Website | delta |
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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]
- ↑ "Merlinux". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Delta Chat v0.9.0 introducing PGP". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Delta Chat 1.0 with new features". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ Lekander, Alex (14 June 2024). "Delta Chat Rejects Russian Authorities' Request for User Data". RestorePrivacy. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Chatmail servers". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Encryption and security". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "DeltaChat/WebXDC". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Webxdc". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "webxdc PUSH". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Webxdc evolve". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "WebXDC XMPP". nlnet.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-07-25. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "deltachat/deltachat-android-old - Initial commit". GitHub. 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ 27.0 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ 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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Delta Chat - Apps". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ "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
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ignored (help) - ↑ Song, Yuanming; Mareková, Lenka; Paterson, Kenneth G. (2024). "Cryptographic Analysis of Delta Chat". Cryptology ePrint Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "Was Delta Chat independently audited for security vulnerabilities?". delta.chat. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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