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Latest revision as of 06:13, 6 November 2020

Introduction

This page describe the different ways to do instant messaging and/or online chat with I2P: exchanging real-time text over I2P, in private or in public.

Table

Latest release year Software name or service name Decentralized ?[1] Feature chatrooms ?[2] Messages encrypted during transfers ?[3] Messages encrypted on client ? Messages encrypted on host/peers ?[4] Possible gateway to the clearnet ?
2017 Aktie Yes 'Yes'[5] Yes No ? Yes No
2015 I2P-Messenger Yes No ? No ? No ? No ? No
2013 I2PTalk[6] Yes No ? No ? No ? No ? No
2016 iMule[7] Yes No No No No No
2016 IRC2P network[8] 'Yes'[9] Yes No ? No ? No ? No
2018 RetroShare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
2011 SIC[10] Yes ? No ? No ? No ? No ? No ?
2019 qTox Yes Yes Yes No ? No ? Yes

Note:

  • BiglyBT can run a chatroom (named 'Anonymous') relying on I2P (if the I2P plugin is enabled)

See also

References

  1. If Decentralized = yes, then the software or service does not rely on a main unique server.
  2. Chatrooms allows more than 2 people to 'talk' (by reading what others users are writing).
  3. If no, then the software or service rely totally on I2P.
  4. Are the messages stored encrypted on host/peers ?.
  5. It is possible to create so-called private communities where only invited members can post. This feature could be used as a chatroom.
  6. For Microsoft Windows .NET, URL: http://echelon.i2p/i2ptalk/
  7. The software IMule has a 'Messages' feature. You must know the I2P B32 destination of your friend running iMule in order to add him as a friend in iMUle (or he must be downloading a file from you, then you can add it with a right click).
  8. The service IRC2P is a IRC network running inside I2P. The software jIRCii is compatible with IRC2P.
  9. IRC2P relies on several IRC servers inter-connected.
  10. Multi OS, programmed in Java, URL: http://echelon.i2p/sic/