Alternative to Signal and TG ?

[turmpy]

I urgent need a good and userfriendly alternative to Skype, so I found this thread in mentor group, which is insane good for an anonymous temporary soultion for TG

https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/th...mulator-or-phone-number-fast-expensive.44779/

however, it does not work long term, so I looked into Signal which also is suggested in this thread, STOP requires smartphone.

Isn't there anything good there except Teams that work like skype but does not require smartphone?

 

[sebastian]

thread bookmarked, looking for the same

 

[Sols]

Skype is a living fossil. Get a burner phone number if you don't want to expose your phone number.

There are alternatives but you'll probably find yourself quite lonely. The most popular messaging apps these days are smartphone based. You can use Session, Briar, Matrix.org (Element), SimpleX, XMPP Jabber, and so on... But what's the point unless most of your contacts are also there?

Maybe Discord? It's a very different app than Skype since it's mainly focused on larger channels/groups. Lots families, friend groups, and communities use Discord as a messaging app. But you could use it just for direct messages and group chats.

Slack and Guilded are similar to Discord but less popular for this use case.

 

[daniels27]

We recently had a good discussion here:

Thread 'Skype closing, what to use now?'

Mar 4, 2025

I've been stuck with Skype for the past 12 years, using it daily for my many contacts that I've gathered over the years.

But what now? What’s trending in chat systems? Telegram requires a phone number, which can reveal your identity. What do you use that is as easy and secure as Skype?

• redeye
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• Forum: Let's talk body

I think Session and SimpleX are quite good for privacy.