Mobile app · Internet & communication

ArcaneChat Private Messenger

Keeping your chats secret • Anonymous, encrypted, decentralized messenger.

Completely free
Android
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by F-Droid
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid
Publisher: Asiel Díaz Benítez
Latest version: 2.63.0 (25 October 2026)
Latest activity: 25 October 2026
Source code: github.com/ArcaneChat/android

Overview

ArcaneChat Private Messenger is a messaging mobile app, available on Android.

Features described in its F-Droid listing: end-to-end encryption.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“ArcaneChat is a private messenger and secure chat app for people who want digital privacy and independence.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
“Anonymous sign-up, end-to-end encrypted messaging, zero ads, and no phone number required.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
“Resilient: Offline-first and designed to work reliably on slow or poor connectivity (2G/3G/weak Wi-Fi) when other messaging apps fail to connect.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of ArcaneChat Private Messenger is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

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