textsecure VS Signal-Desktop

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

textsecure

TextSecure(signal) client package for Go (by signal-golang)

Signal-Desktop

A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux. (by signalapp)
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textsecure Signal-Desktop
2 322
57 14,008
- 0.4%
0.0 9.9
about 1 year ago 5 days ago
Go TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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textsecure

Posts with mentions or reviews of textsecure. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-07.
  • Golang protocol implementation?
    2 projects | /r/signal | 7 May 2021
    I can't vouch for it, but this looks worth checking out: https://github.com/signal-golang/textsecure
  • starting a native adaptive Linux client for Signal
    21 projects | /r/linux | 11 Apr 2021
    So I think we need a native Linux client. I do not think Axolotl is a viable long term solution because it uses its own implementation of the Signal network protocol (written in Go). Reimplementing the cryptography and network protocol is a ton of work and will continue to be a ton of work as upstream adds more features. Axolotl has only just started reimplementing the new Signal groups protocol which was introduced 5 months ago. Also, the security of a reimplementation is dubious.

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.

What are some alternatives?

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

libsignal-protocol-go - A GoLang library for communicating using the Signal protocol

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

libsignal - Home to the Signal Protocol as well as other cryptographic primitives which make Signal possible.

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

whisperfish

session-desktop - Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger

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

libsignal-service-rs - A Rust version of the libsignal-service-java library for communicating with Signal servers.

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

anbox-playstore-installer - Install script that automates installation of googles playstore in anbox

telegram-bot-api - Telegram Bot API server