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Launch Chat

Launch Chat is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Start a WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram chat without saving a number as a contact. It has 251 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Launch Chat

Features * Avoid granting WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram access to your contacts * Start a one-off conversation with a phone number without cluttering up your contacts * Click on a phone number in any app or website and share it with "Launch Chat" to start a WhatsApp/Signal/Telegram conversation.

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Launch Chat from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

  • Depends on non-free software
  • Relies on a non-free network service

Screenshots

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Launch Chat free and open source?

Yes. Launch Chat's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: depends on non-free software; relies on a non-free network service.

How do I install Launch Chat?

You can install Launch Chat from F-Droid (package org.vinaygopinath.launchchat); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.6.0).

Is Launch Chat still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 11, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Feb 10, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.