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Any good Telegram alternative? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I tried SimpleX but the VPN kill switch on my phone prevents syncing with my computer.

I use telegram primarily as a note taking app with sync features.

Occasionally I send files to friends, so having easy set up for tech illiterate would be great.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

@TheDorkfromYork

YMMV, but my minimum requirements were:

  1. Federated just like lemmy or mastodon or email, so I can choose a server or even selfhost.

  2. First class clients for Linux available, not only Android/iOS, no Electron bloatware.

  3. No phone number involved.

That rules out Signal, Whatsapp and some more. Matrix fits. However I prefer #Jabber a.k.a. #XMPP. Matter of taste, I guess 🤷

PS: "Note to yourself", incl. file upload, is supported by all servers and most clients, AFAIK.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Jabber and XMPP aren't really alternatives as they are just protocols. They don't have a stable feature set and aren't necessarily encrypted by default.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @possiblylinux127

    The #Jabber feature sets are defined in the compliance suite, e.g. here:

    "XEP-0479: #XMPP Compliance Suites 2023"

    https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0479.html#im

    Many Jabber clients do end-to-end encryption by default. I would not care too much in the age of #surveillance directly at the source, i.e. on the device 🤷

    If you want an even more coherent feature set and also be sure, all your clients encrypt by default, your best bet is #Snikket by @snikket_im. Highly recommended!

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