Whats the best private alternative for Skype and Facebook Messenger. (It needs to be easy to use, because this is for my mom)

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  • wire-webapp

    👽 Wire for web

    The Client is GPL-3.0 Licensed. (WebApp,Desktop,iOS,Android) The Server is AGPL-3.0 Licensed. Both Client and Server are Open-Source.

  • wire-desktop

    :computer: Wire for desktop

    The Client is GPL-3.0 Licensed. (WebApp,Desktop,iOS,Android) The Server is AGPL-3.0 Licensed. Both Client and Server are Open-Source.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • wire-ios

    📱 Wire for iOS (iPhone and iPad)

    The Client is GPL-3.0 Licensed. (WebApp,Desktop,iOS,Android) The Server is AGPL-3.0 Licensed. Both Client and Server are Open-Source.

  • wire-android

    🤖 The new Wire client for Android

    The Client is GPL-3.0 Licensed. (WebApp,Desktop,iOS,Android) The Server is AGPL-3.0 Licensed. Both Client and Server are Open-Source.

  • wire-server

    🇪🇺 Wire back-end services

    The Client is GPL-3.0 Licensed. (WebApp,Desktop,iOS,Android) The Server is AGPL-3.0 Licensed. Both Client and Server are Open-Source.

  • proteus

    Axolotl Protocol Implementation (by wireapp)

    TLS is used in Client-Server Encryption. The E2EE protocol is called Proteus It's based of Signal's protocol. Voice calls are encrypted with DTLS and SRTP, for further information on their encryption go on to their Security encryption whitepapers.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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