Knit
Knit is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Encrypted mesh chat over Wi-Fi Aware & Bluetooth — no internet, no servers. It has 131 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
- Android
- Jetpack Compose
- Messaging & chat
- Actively maintained
About Knit
Knit is a messenger that works with no internet, no cell service, and no accounts. It connects directly to the phones around you over Wi-Fi Aware and Bluetooth, passing messages device to device. When you send a message, nearby phones receive it and pass it onward to the phones around them — so your words hop across a crowd, a building, or a campsite, far past your own range. The more people using Knit nearby, the further it travels.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Knit from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Knit?
Knit is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Encrypted mesh chat over Wi-Fi Aware & Bluetooth — no internet, no servers. It has 131 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Knit free and open source?
Yes. Knit's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Knit?
You can install Knit from F-Droid (package app.getknit.knit) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.8.0).
Is Knit still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 4, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 4, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.