The 18 Best Free Apps for Video, Voice, and Messaging

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The further development of technology especially in the field of communications, fast internet, and the ever-evolving new technologies have created the appropriate background for the development of communication programs with many innovations and security in our communication. Today, we have selected 18 of the best available communication applications for windows and other platforms as well as mobile devices.

CONTENTS

• 1.Viber
• 2.Zoom
• 3.Facebook Messenger
• 4.Discord
• 5.Telegram
• 6.Signal Private Messenger
• 7.imo2
• 8.RetroShare
• 9.qtox
• 10.Camfrog
• 11.Jitsi meet
• 12.Google Meet
• 13.Workshopx
• 14.Whatsapp
• 15.p2p.chat
• 16.speak
• 17.whereby
• 18.Pidgin

Viber

1.

Viber is probably the best free Messenger app out there. Uses your mobile internet connection (either Wi-Fi or mobile data) to send text messages, share photos and videos, add stickers, or make calls and video calls - all for FREE! 

Send messages, photos, videos, contact information and audio recordings and make free calls and video calls with audio quality. Express yourself with fun stickers and bring your messages to life by sending colorful stickers, animations and emoticons. 

Have group chats with up to 200 participants and like messages. In principle, we must first download the application to our mobile phone and activate it by writing in the relevant field our phone number. We will receive an SMS with the code that we must enter in the corresponding field in order to activate it. For the computer we follow exactly the same.

Zoom

2.

Free software for cloud video conferencing or simple online video and audio contacts It offers perhaps the best video, audio and screen sharing experience on PC, Mac, iOS, Android. Also with the Chrome extension Zoom allows participants to schedule meetings directly from Google Calendar.

With the push of a button, you can start an instant meeting or schedule a future meeting. The meeting address and information is sent via a Google Calendar invite so the attendee can join with just one click. Easily connect participants across mobile devices, desktops and other rooms. 

It should be noted, however, that in the basic free version, your calls can last up to 40 minutes with the ability to chat with up to 100 people at a time. However, after the end of the call limit, you can simply reconnect.

Facebook Messenger

3.

Designed for the big screen, access high-quality texting and voice calling and video calling features tailored for PC. Type even faster, multitask while video chatting so you don't miss a moment, and stay connected with desktop notifications. Hold face-to-face meetings or group conversations of high-quality voice and video calls. 

Send a link to make a group video call even with people who don't have a Messenger account. Host up to 50 people without time restrictions. Reduce reflections from your screen in low-light conditions, so you can chat wherever and whenever you want.

Discord

4.

An all-in-one voice and text chat program for gamers that's free, secure, and works on both your PC and mobile. Simplify your life with the best online chat app for text, video and voice programs specially designed for gamers. Create secure chat channels to play games with friends, organize teams, find teammates, Whether you play Battle Royale or MOBA, FPS or RPG, or follow streamers or esports, you can easily start a group chat with text, voice and video . You can even upload your own images and even GIFs Discord is available for both mobile and desktop so you can chat with your team while playing your game.

Telegram

5.

Fast, simple, free and promising, Telegram is a new communication application for tablets and PCs. You can create chat groups with up to 200 people so you can stay connected with everyone at the same time. Now you can share videos, send lots of photos online. All your messages are in the "cloud", so you can easily access them from any of your devices. For those interested in maximizing their privacy, they can create secret conversations, encrypted to ensure that their messages will only be read by their recipient.

Signal Private Messenger

6.

Millions of people use Signal Private Messenger for free, instant communication anywhere in the world. Send and receive high-fidelity messages, participate in HD voice and video calls, and explore a growing range of new features to help you stay connected. With advanced protection technology and state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption keeps your conversations completely secure. Privacy is not an optional feature - it's exactly how Signal works. Messages are delivered quickly and reliably, even on slow networks. The signal is optimized to operate in even the most restricted environment. To install Signal Private Messenger on your computer you must first run it on your mobile phone. There are no ads.

imo2

7.

Avoid SMS charges and phone calls. With voice and video calls at imo, you can donate landline calls to your friends and family, text and communicate with your friends and family for free, regardless of their device. Video and voice calls are high quality and are completely encrypted end-to-end. You can also send free, unlimited messages and make video and voice calls via 2G, 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi as well as group video calls. Plus, it lets you share photos and videos with hundreds of free stickers! Finally, in addition to the above, sending other types of files is easy and fast to imo. You can send music, videos, pdf etc. without restriction.

RetroShare

8.

RetroShare is a very powerful application that allows you to chat and share files with a group of trusted friends. It doesn't differ in terms of features from other similar programs, but it has something very important that sets it apart, and that is none other than the absolute security it provides you. RetroShare connections are encrypted with GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) so you can be sure that no one else can intercept you to listen to what you say or intercept your files. It is not difficult to use, but since it contains several functions, it may take some time to learn it well. Its toolbar is simple and includes all the basic features of RetroShare, enabling you to for example group chat rooms, showing shared files, forums, channels and more.

utox

9.

Started a few years ago, the idea was to create an instant messaging application that would work without requiring the use of centralized servers. The system will be distributed, peer-to-peer and end-to-end encrypted, with no way to disable any of the encryption features. 

At the same time, the application would be easily usable by ordinary people without practical knowledge of cryptography or distributed systems. Whether it's companies or governments, digital surveillance today is widespread. 

utox is easy-to-use software that connects you to your friends and family without anyone else listening. While other branded services require you to pay for features, it's completely free and ad-free forever. 

Thanks to its portability and simple menu, it is a program that does not sacrifice security and speed with unnecessary decorations. Users can choose to create a chat group for text or voice. The purpose of qtox is to provide users with a messaging application that does not rely on centralized servers for messaging service. Additionally, the app is equipped with end-to-end encryption.

Camfrog

10.

Free Video Channels and Live Webcams! Join and create your own free webcam chat room. Call and talk privately with your friends. No camera required if you just want to watch some chat rooms. It is a video conferencing software that works behind most firewalls and routers and allows multi-user video conferencing, where you can participate in a room with up to 1000 users.

Jitsi meet

11.

Absolutely free video conferencing application that allows you to get in touch with all your groups, which can be your family, your friends, or your colleagues. There are no artificial limitations on the number of users or conference participants. Server power and bandwidth are the only limiting factors. 

No account is required, and rooms are password protected with default encryption. With high quality audio and video and without the need to download any application to your computer to join the conversation. It works directly through browsers, as you simply share your conference URL with others to get started. 

From the computer to start a video conference, press the button Start A Call, and in the next tab enter the name of your room and in the next screen press the button go, press join the meeting and give the url to the others you want to join together you in the conference call, alternatively one can type in the name of the conference room to join.

For even greater security, be sure to enter a code to protect your room from intruders.

Google Meet

12.

Connect securely, and collaborate from anywhere. With Google Meet, anyone can securely create and join high-quality video meetings for groups of up to 250 people. 

Video meetings are encrypted in transit and our suite of security measures is constantly updated for added protection. Host large meetings and invite up to 250 participants to a meeting, whether they're on the same team or outside your organization, share a link and invite team members to join your conversations with one click from a web browser or the Google Meet app for cell phones. Share your screen, present documents, slides and more during the conference call.

workshopx

13.

It is a great free online communication app with absolute end-to-end encryption. Reliable and fast connection. It does not require you to create an account, nor does it require you to download any additional software. All you need is to click the Go button, and in the next tab copy the URL you will see and send it in any way you wish to the person you want to chat with. It simply cannot be done.

Whatsapp

14.

Send messages to friends and family, chat via voice and video, and exchange files. WhatsApp uses your phone's internet connection to send messages, so you can avoid SMS charges. Keep in touch with the groups of people you care about most, like your family or friends. With group chats, you can share messages, photos and videos with up to 256 people at once. 

You can also give your group a name, mute or customize notifications, and more. With WhatsApp Web and Desktop versions, you can seamlessly sync all conversations on your computer, so you can chat on whichever device works best for you. 

Download the desktop app or visit web.whatsapp.com to get started. With voice calls, you can talk to your friends and family for free, even if they are in another country. 

While with free video calling, you can have face-to-face conversations when voice and text just aren't enough. WhatsApp voice and video calls use your phone's internet connection, not your voice plan, so you don't have to worry about expensive call charges.

WhatsApp full encryption is used when you message another person using WhatsApp Messenger and ensures that only you and the person you are communicating with can read or listen to what you are discussing. 

No one else, not even WhatsApp itself. This is because with full encryption your messages are protected with an electronic locking system, and only the recipient and you have the necessary special key to unlock and read them. 

This is all done automatically, so you don't need to activate any settings to protect your messages. You can even send photos and videos instantly. With WhatsApp, sending photos and videos is fast even if your connection is slow. Finally, you can send PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more up to 100MB.

p2p.chat

15.

p2p.chat is probably the simplest communication application that can be found on the internet. All you have to do is create a room, choose a room name and share the link. send the link to your guests via email, or any other means, and chat with them over a secure, encrypted, peer-to-peer connection.

Rooms are created with a unique encrypted hash. There is no limit to the size of the room, so you can invite as many people as you like. The only limits are screen size and connection quality. All video, audio and data are sent over an end-to-end encrypted connection using the WebRTC standard.

speak

16.

It is the first anonymous crypto messenger that is decentralized and metadata-free by design. It doesn't compromise on ease of use and is as easy to use as popular communication programs. Compared to popular similar apps like Telegram, Threema, and Signal, Speek is by far the most secure and anonymous way to chat since it uses no server, stores no data, and users are identified only by public keys without requiring any other identifier item or phone number, while all messages are encrypted on your device and routed through the Tor* network.

*Free, open source software to enable anonymous communication that routes internet traffic through a free, global, voluntary network to hide a user's location and usage from any network surveillance or traffic analysis. 

The use of Tor makes it more difficult to track a user's Internet activity, and Tor's intended use is to protect its users' personal privacy and their freedom and ability to communicate confidentially through anonymous IP addresses.

Unlike other applications such as Telegram which is not completely open source and is not anonymous and decentralized, although the application is open source, however, the server code is not. and can not be controlled. In addition, you can not be anonymous, because you need a phone number to use it.

In Signal, you also need a phone number to use it, which means that it is also not anonymous and all communication is done through the Signal server and you can never know what software is running on their servers.

The same goes for the other popular communication applications. So with the use of speek, each user can share his public key with others and add them to the contact list.

Nothing is stored and there is no metadata. Once you close Speek messenger all your messages are deleted. Encrypted file sharing is supported and the files are also p2p shared and all traffic is encrypted.

To work with the application, once you have installed it, you must select > view speak id, copy the code you will see and give it to those you wish to communicate with, of course it is understood that they will also have to install the application on the computer or their cell phone.

- From there they should select > Add Contact and paste the key you shared with them.

Finally, in order to complete the two-way communication, you will have to do the same with each one separately.

whereby

17.

The ability to chat on the internet via a web camera is a function that requires the use of specific programs that we must install on our computer and also to register in the service that supports it. 

By using the appear.in online service, the data changes since we no longer need to have any program installed on our computer and no registration is required except to receive the activation code. Just create your own channel by giving it a name and then pressing the button Create. 

In the next stage we determine the technical details, i.e. the camera we want to use if we have more than one and the source of our sound. We are now ready to give our channel address to our friends so they can connect with us and talk with them. 

Whereby uses peer-to-peer technology, meaning that video streams are sent directly between you and the person who is talking to you. Nothing is stored on the server and all communication is encrypted for communication security through the SSL technique.

In the free version of the app you can have a room URL, host up to 100 participants, unlimited one-on-one meetings and group meetings of up to 45 minutes.

Pidgin

18.

Pidgin is a chat program that allows you to connect to multiple chat networks at the same time. This means that you can chat with your XMPP friends on an IRC channel at the same time. Pidgin runs on Windows, Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks: Jabber, XMPP, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell Groupwise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, Silc, Simple, Zephyr. It can also support many more by adding plugins. It even supports many other features such as file transfers, messages, friend icons, custom smiles and alerts. Finally, numerous plugins extend its functionality, above and beyond its standard features.

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