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Nick Peers would love to say he only uses open source, private messaging systems, but convincing others of the merits of Signal (never mind Jami) is a tough sell at times.
Looking for an alternative messaging and communications platform that isn’t leakier than a colander and doesn’t demand personally identifiable information when you sign up? You need Jami (https://jami.net). It may not attract the same levels of attention as the big boys, but reduced visibility usually means less unwelcome attention – helped by the fact that Jami runs on a distributed network, which means no central servers exist as tempting targets. Connections are peer-to-peer and protected by end-to-end encryption. You don’t even need to provide any personal info to set up an account.
Traditionally, Jami has suffered a little in terms of performance and stability, but those issues are being ironed out, and with each new major release, it’s becoming better and slicker. Back in November, Jami rolled out its latest major new release – Eleutheria – that resolves longstanding issues with connectivity and performance.
Since we last featured Jami (LXF271), it’s undergone radical changes – the most notable of which is swarms, a new technology that ensures fully synced history across all devices you’re logged into, plus guaranteed message delivery, even when there’s a connection dropout. Since its introduction in September 2021, when swarms were restricted to one-to-one chats, it’s expanded to be usable with groups of any size.
The new release unveils a new built-in extension store, too, along with numerous UI improvements, including the ability to edit messages after they’ve been sent. With all this added goodness, whatand see if it’s the perfect fit for all your chat needs?
