Snikket
Snikket is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Personal messaging app for groups, with a self-hostable open-source server. It has 154 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
About Snikket
Snikket is a personal messaging app designed for groups such as family, friends, clubs or small organizations. It can be used to text and call with contacts without handing over your data to large corporations. This works because, instead of a centralized server, each group has their own private Snikket server under their control. To get started you can choose: - Self-host your own Snikket instance using the open-source Snikket server software on any Linux server, - Use the simple hosting service provided by the Snikket not-for-profit organization, - Or join an existing instance of someone you know (they can send you an invitation). Guides are available at the snikket.org website.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Snikket 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 Snikket?
Snikket is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Personal messaging app for groups, with a self-hostable open-source server. It has 154 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Snikket free and open source?
Yes. Snikket's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 Snikket?
You can install Snikket from F-Droid (package org.snikket.android); the links are on this page.
Is Snikket still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on May 28, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jan 25, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.