# Wire • Secure Messenger (open-source messaging app)

> Wire • Secure Messenger is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Wire offers highly secure communication – anywhere and anytime. It has 253 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Wire is the most secure collaboration platform. We increase the productivity in your team while keeping your information private. Wire allows your team to communicate and share information easily and securely - messages, files, conference calls or private conversations - always in context. – Communicate with your teams through private or group conversations – Share and collaborate with files, documents, links with reactions – Press the one-click conference call button and your voice or video meetings starts on time – Invite partners, customers and suppliers to collaborate through the unique guest rooms – Increase privacy through ephemeral messages and device fingerprinting – Integrate Wire…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/wireapp/wire-android |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 253 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.wire/ (package com.wire) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Contains non-free assets |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://wire.com/en/download |
| Official | yes (published by the organization behind the product) |
| Category | Messaging & chat |
| Latest release | v4.35.0 (Sep 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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