RetroShare Alternatives

Discord

All-in-one voice and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Stop paying for TeamSpeak servers and hassling with Skype. Simplify your life. You'll never go back.

Features:

• Voice Call
• Ad-free
• Chat Bot
• Group chat
• Share your screen
• Text chat
• Video calling
• Voice chat
• Push to talk
• Video chat
• Multi Channel
• Public groups chat
• Bots
• Custom roles
• Direct Messaging
• Encrypted chat
• Group Voice Chat
• Low Latency
• Multiple Servers
• Reactions
• Share content
• Social & Communications
• Text to Speech
• Voice channels
• Camera capturing
• Channel manager
• Community based
• Custom Smileys
• Dedicated Server Hosting
• Development API
• Electron based
• Gaming-focused
• Gui
• Group Messaging
• In-app server browser
• In-Game Overlay
• Integrated Chat
• Integrated File Sharing
• Interface Overlay
• Lightweight
• Low bandwidth usage
• Low memory usage
• Multi-platform support
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Noise Reduction
• Permission system
• Persistent Chat
• Photo Sharing
• Positional audio
• Responsive design
• Role-based security access
• Share your screen
• Single Sign-On
• Team Collaboration
• Voice chat
• Webcam overlays
• Youtube Gaming Integration

Deluge

Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server facility. Deluge features a rich plugin collection; in fact, most of Deluge's functionality is available in the form of plugins. Deluge was created with the intention of being lightweight and unobtrusive.

Features:

• Ad-free
• Built-in Torrent client
• Configurable
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• IP Address Blacklist
• Ad-free
• Portable
• Windows Compatible

Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in real time with all your friends at once, and share media or attachments all with complete privacy. The server never has access to any of your communication and never stores any of your data. * Say Anything - Send high-quality group, text, picture, and video messages, all without SMS and MMS fees.

Features:

• End-to-End Encryption
• Encrypted chat
• Security focused
• Privacy-friendly
• Encrypted Connection
• Security & Privacy
• Self destructing messages
• Video calling
• Ad-free
• Client side encryption
• Electron based
• Encrypted calls
• Encrypted VoIP calls
• Forward Secrecy
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Privacy focused
• SMS Messaging
• Video calling
• Voice Call
• Chat
• Color coding
• Group chat
• Group Messaging
• Integrated File Sharing
• Mobile friendly
• Works Offline
• Protected by Password
• Based on phone number
• Private messaging
• File Sending
• Voice chat
• Voice messages

Tox

With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in. Tox is built with the idea that you can keep up with friends and family without having your privacy violated. While other big-name services require you to pay to unlock features, Tox is free in both price, and in liberty. That is, you’re free to do whatever you wish with Tox.

Features:

• Decentralized
• Encrypted chat
• Peer-To-Peer
• Privacy focused
• End-to-End Encryption
• Built-in player
• Share your screen
• Security focused
• Video calling
• Ad-free
• Anonymity
• Anonymous Secure Filesharing
• Client side encryption
• Decentralisation
• GPLv3
• Group chat
• P2P Network
• Peer-To-Peer
• Point-to-point encryption
• Secure Chat
• Video calling
• Video chat
• Video Conferencing
• Voice Call
• White-labeled

Riot.im

Riot is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging, filesharing, voice and video conferencing (beta on Android and web), integrations to tools like GitHub, Jira, Jenkins and much more soon. Riot is built on the Matrix.org open standard which provides bridges to other systems such as Slack, IRC and a lot more soon. One can use the hosted service or run their own.

Features:

• End-to-End Encryption
• Decentralized
• Group chat
• Security & Privacy
• Team Collaboration
• Federated
• Privacy-friendly
• Video chat
• Video calling
• Voice Call
• Add-ons
• Clean design
• Custom widgets
• Direct Messaging
• Encrypted chat
• Group collaboration
• Matrix.org protocol
• Message redaction
• Mobile friendly
• Moderation tools
• Per-room avatars
• Privacy focused
• Read receipts
• Text chat
• Typing notifications
• User Management
• User mentions
• Video/Audio Calling
• Voice chat
• Web Integaration
• Chat Bot
• Community based
• DRM Free
• GitHub integration
• Integrated File Sharing
• Live Chat
• MarkDown support
• Real time collaboration
• File Sending
• Server Moderation
• Server side history
• Slack integration
• Social network
• Video calling
• Voice chat
• Web-Based

Jami

Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement, Open Source and cross-platform. Jami gives you a full control over your communications and an unmatched level of privacy. SIP-compatible softphone and SIP-based instant messenger for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Android. Communicate in multiple ways: • A telephone: a simple tool to connect, communicate and share.

Features:

• File sharing
• Decentralized
• File transfer
• SIP client
• Team messaging
• Distributed
• End-to-End Encryption
• Intercom Support
• Messaging
• Multiple languages
• Peer-To-Peer
• Privacy focused
• Privacy-friendly
• Share your screen
• SIP
• Video calling
• Video chat
• Video Conferencing
• Voice chat

Soulseek

Soulseek® is a unique ad-free, spyware free, and just plain free file sharing application. One of the things that makes Soulseek® unique is our community and community-related features. Based on peer-to-peer technology, virtual rooms allow you to meet people with the same interests, share information, and chat freely using real-time messages in public or private. Soulseek®, with its built-in people matching system, is a great way to make new friends and expand your mind!

Features:

• Longevity
• Android Sync
• File sharing
• Peer-To-Peer

rTorrent

rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.

BiglyBT

BiglyBT is a feature filled, open source, bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project, now Vuze . Features: Swarm merging across torrents that share the common files. BiglyBT detects similar files in multiple torrents automatically, and merges swarms to download files faster and, if possible, fix incomplete torrents. Rate limiting to limit rates globally, by download, by tag, peer-set (e.g.

Features:

• i2P integration
• Swarm Merging
• Download torrents
• Torrenting
• Ad-free
• Built-in Media converter
• Built-in player
• Support for DLNA
• Integrated Chat
• Meta-Search
• Media Streaming
• Support for TOR
• Support for WebTorrent