SimpleX Chat
SimpleX Chat is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Team Chat category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in Haskell. It has 19,596 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 19,596
- Forks
- 1,316
- Open issues
- 1,020
- Commits, last 12 months
- 753
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v7.0.3Sep 26, 2026
- Created
- Dec 21, 2019
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 753 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 753 |
| Latest release | v7.0.3 (Sep 26, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 2 |
| Releases, all time | 276 |
| Open issues | 1,020 |
| Open pull requests | 226 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Dec 21, 2019 |
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About SimpleX Chat
The most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat.
Topics
- chat
- protocol
- e2ee
- privacy
- haskell
- security
- messaging
- encryption
- double-ratchet
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Is SimpleX Chat free and open source?
Yes. SimpleX Chat is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run SimpleX Chat with Docker?
SimpleX Chat does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Haskell), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to SimpleX Chat?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to SimpleX Chat include Rocket.Chat, Novu and Mattermost.
Is SimpleX Chat actively maintained?
The most recent commit to SimpleX Chat was on Oct 25, 2026 with 753 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v7.0.3, published Sep 26, 2026. It had 1,020 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.