Signal-Desktop VS Signal-Server

Compare Signal-Desktop vs Signal-Server and see what are their differences.

Signal-Desktop

A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux. (by signalapp)

Signal-Server

Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS (by signalapp)
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Signal-Desktop Signal-Server
322 200
13,999 8,817
0.7% 0.7%
9.9 9.8
7 days ago 8 days ago
TypeScript Java
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Signal-Desktop

Posts with mentions or reviews of Signal-Desktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-16.

Signal-Server

Posts with mentions or reviews of Signal-Server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-20.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Signal-Desktop and Signal-Server you can also consider the following projects:

signal-cli - signal-cli provides an unofficial commandline, JSON-RPC and dbus interface for the Signal messenger.

matrix-docker-ansible-deploy - 🐳 Matrix (An open network for secure, decentralized communication) server setup using Ansible and Docker

axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs

mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.

session-desktop - Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger

libsignal-protocol-javascript - This library is no longer maintained. libsignal-protocol-javascript was an implementation of the Signal Protocol, written in JavaScript. It has been replaced by libsignal-client’s typesafe TypeScript API.

AppImageLauncher - Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages

Signal-TLS-Proxy

webclient - Angular webclient (with Linux, macOS and Windows desktop clients) for CTemplar's encrypted email service.

simplex-chat - SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!

telegram-bot-api - Telegram Bot API server

TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.