Tor Messenger for Mac
Secure, cross-platform chat over Tor (beta).
Free
In English
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Tor Messenger overview
As of March 2018, Tor Messenger is no longer maintained. Please see the announcement on the blog for more information
Tor Messenger--based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community--is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default and sends all of its traffic over Tor. It supports a wide variety of transport networks, including Jabber (XMPP), IRC, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Twitter, Yahoo, and others; enables Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging automatically; and has an easy-to-use graphical user interface localized into multiple languages.
Tor Messenger builds on the networks you are familiar with, so that you can continue communicating in a way your contacts are willing and able to do. This has traditionally been in a client-server model, meaning that your metadata (specifically the relationships between contacts) can be logged by the server. However, your route to the server will be hidden because you are communicating over Tor. We are also excited about systems like Ricochet, which try to solve this problem, and would encourage you to look at their designs and use them too.
p>What’s new in version 0.5.0b1
Version 0.5.0b1:
Note: Now requires OS X 10.9 or later.
All Platforms:
- Use the tor-browser-52.3.0esr-7.0-1-build1 tag on tor-browser
- Use the THUNDERBIRD_52_3_0_RELEASE tag on comm-esr52
- Update tor-browser to 7.0.5
- Update tor-launcher to 0.2.12.3
- Trac 22005: Move to ESR 52
- Trac 16606: Temporary XMPP accounts
- Trac 13855: Use known onions for XMPP servers
Mac:
- Trac 20316: Update OS X toolchain
- Trac 10942: Deterministic builds for Instantbird
Tor Messenger for Mac
Free
In English
Version 0.5.0b1
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Dec 14 2020
Version: 0.5.0b1
Today the 'smart… ACE' 'Alex from MU' sent me a mail suggesting me this app… and Adium! Oh, MU, you're so clever: EVER UP TO DATE and giving smart/useful tips about the 'state of art' programs! :-D
May 18 2020
Version: 0.5.0b1
ABANDONWARE. Do NOT use: "As of March 2018, Tor Messenger is no longer maintained and you should NOT use it. Please see the announcement for more information." - - https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-messenger
May 27 2018
Version: 0.5.0b1
For a really secure communications (hell, even with secure file storage and git repositories!) give Keybase.io a try ;)
Apr 17 2018
Version: 0.5.0b1
Tor Messenger is being sunset, i.e., the Tor Project has discontinued development and support. See https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-messenger