What is Signal?
Signal lets you speak freely with a different messaging experience focused unexpectedly on privacy while delivering all the features you expect. Share text, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free using your phone's data connection. Make crystal-clear voice and video calls across town or across the ocean with no charges. Add expression with encrypted stickers – create and share your own packs. Group chats keep you connected to family, friends, and coworkers. No ads. No trackers. No kidding. Signal is free for everyone, funded by donations to the Signal Foundation non-profit. The gold standard in private messaging.
Key Features
- ✓E2E encrypted messaging
- ✓Voice and video calls
- ✓Group chats
- ✓Photo and video sharing
- ✓Voice messages
- ✓Encrypted stickers
- ✓Disappearing messages
- ✓No ads or trackers
- ✓Free for everyone
- ✓Cross-platform (iOS, Android, Desktop)
- ✓Non-profit organization
- ✓Open-source protocol
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Signal is the gold standard in private messaging. End-to-end encryption means only you and your recipient can read messages – not even Signal. No ads, no trackers, no data mining. The Signal Foundation is a non-profit funded by donations, with no investors or shareholders demanding monetization of your data. Open-source protocol allows independent security audits. For users wanting WhatsApp/Telegram alternatives that truly protect privacy, Signal delivers uncompromising encryption.
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💰 Pricing
Signal is completely free. Donations to the Signal Foundation support ongoing development but are entirely optional.
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