I have an anonymous online friend. How can we ensure that even if we lose access to our current chat platform we will be able to find each other, while still maintaining our anonymity?

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  • Appwrite - The Open Source Firebase alternative introduces iOS support
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  • Conversations

    Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for Android [Moved to: https://github.com/iNPUTmice/Conversations] (by siacs)

    Android: Conversations [it can be routed through Tor]

  • RetroShare

    RetroShare is a Free and Open Source cross-platform, Friend-2-Friend and secure decentralised communication platform.

    RetroShare, for desktop (though only add people you trust)

  • Appwrite

    Appwrite - The Open Source Firebase alternative introduces iOS support. Appwrite is an open source backend server that helps you build native iOS applications much faster with realtime APIs for authentication, databases, files storage, cloud functions and much more!

  • OnionShare

    Securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network

    For file sharing: OnionShare

  • Monal

    Monal for XMPP (iOS and macOS)

    Mac: Psi, Adium, Monal (though it's in beta phase at the time of writing and unfortunately and they have odd stances on GDPR (source))

  • ChatSecure-iOS

    ChatSecure is a free and open source encrypted chat client for iOS that supports OTR and OMEMO encryption over XMPP.

    iOS: ChatSecure [No Tor connection? That I don't know.]

  • SonarQube

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