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# SimpleX
> SimpleX is the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind – no phone numbers, usernames or random IDs – so nobody, including its servers, can see who talks to whom. SimpleX Chat is the free, open-source app for iOS, Android, Linux, macOS and Windows that uses this network, and the company that builds both.
Each conversation uses its own one-way message queues with random addresses, and contacts are stored only on users' devices. Messages are end-to-end encrypted with a double ratchet that adds a post-quantum key exchange on every step. Anyone can run servers; SimpleX Chat and Flux operate the servers preset in the app. Trail of Bits assessed the implementation in 2022 and reviewed the cryptographic design in 2024.
Every page of simplex.chat is also available as Markdown: replace `.html` with `.md` (simplex.chat/docs/simplex.md), or add `.md` to the path (simplex.chat/why.md).
## Start here
- [Key facts](https://simplex.chat/llms/facts.md): numbers with dates and sources; also as [JSON](https://simplex.chat/llms/facts.json)
- [Answers to common questions](https://simplex.chat/llms/answers.md): how SimpleX works, security, limitations, comparisons, governance, business model
- [Why we are building SimpleX Network](https://simplex.chat/why.md), and [the film on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-GhLNZm8G0)
- [SimpleX Chat home page](https://simplex.chat/index.md)
- [The world's most secure messaging](https://simplex.chat/messaging.md): features and comparisons with other messengers
- [Timeline](https://simplex.chat/llms/timeline.md): milestones from 2021 to the roadmap
## How SimpleX works
- [How SimpleX works](https://simplex.chat/docs/simplex.md): platform overview and comparison with peer-to-peer and federated networks
- [Glossary](https://simplex.chat/docs/glossary.md)
- [FAQ](https://simplex.chat/faq.md)
- [Public names whitepaper](https://simplex.chat/docs/protocol/names-overview.md): names for channels and businesses, without user identifiers
- [Channels whitepaper](https://simplex.chat/docs/protocol/channels-overview.md): scalable public channels
- [Chat protocol](https://simplex.chat/docs/protocol/simplex-chat.md)
- [All documentation](https://simplex.chat/docs.md)
## Protocol specifications
- [SimpleX network overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/overview-tjr.md)
- [SimpleX Messaging Protocol](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/simplex-messaging.md)
- [Agent protocol](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/agent-protocol.md)
- [Post-quantum double ratchet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/pqdr.md)
- [Security model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/security.md)
- [XFTP file transfer protocol](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/xftp.md)
- [XRCP remote control protocol](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/xrcp.md)
- [Push notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/stable/protocol/push-notifications.md)
## Security
- [Security policy and audits](https://simplex.chat/security.md)
- [Trail of Bits implementation assessment, 2022](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/SimpleX_Chat_Final_Report_11_03_2022.pdf)
- [Trail of Bits cryptographic design review, 2024](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/SimpleX_Design_Review_2024_Summary_Report_12_08_2024.pdf)
- [Transparency reports](https://simplex.chat/transparency.md)
- [Reproducible builds](https://simplex.chat/reproduce.md)
- [Privacy policy](https://simplex.chat/privacy.md)
## Use SimpleX
- [Download the apps](https://simplex.chat/downloads.md)
- [App guide](https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.md)
- [Directory of public groups and channels](https://simplex.chat/directory.md), with live data in [listing.json](https://directory.simplex.chat/data/listing.json)
- [SimpleX for business](https://simplex.chat/docs/business.md)
- [Host your own messaging server](https://simplex.chat/docs/server.md) and [file server](https://simplex.chat/docs/xftp-server.md)
## Communications
- [SimpleX Network News](https://smp18.simplex.im/c#grcfG3ulVI4Sh6ow33qBsmSk7uEy3gRSl2KkJ5ER6tA): SimpleX updates for people, weekly. Network technology, governance and development.
- [SimpleX Crowdfunding News](https://smp10.simplex.im/c#q09nMBmWFGz1m2TvgfZFaEOG5D2a7Ma9mSkl6pHXEsg): SimpleX updates for people, weekly. The equity crowdfunding on Wefunder.
- [SimpleX users group](https://smp4.simplex.im/g#hr4lvFeBmndWMKTwqiodPz3VBo_6UmdGWocXd1SupsM): SimpleX group for people. Users of SimpleX Chat.
- [Ask SimpleX Team](https://smp6.simplex.im/a#lrdvu2d8A1GumSmoKb2krQmtKhWXq-tyGpHuM7aMwsw): SimpleX business contact for people and agents. Questions to the SimpleX Chat team.
- [SimpleX Directory](https://smp4.simplex.im/a#lXUjJW5vHYQzoLYgmi8GbxkGP41_kjefFvBrdwg-0Ok): SimpleX contact for people and agents. Search for public groups and channels.
## For AI agents and developers
- [SimpleX for AI agents and developers](https://simplex.chat/llms/agents.md): a bot in five minutes, the API, building from source, OpenClaw, asking the team
- [Bot API guide](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/stable/bots/README.md)
- [Terminal client](https://simplex.chat/docs/cli.md)
- [Source code](https://github.com/simplex-chat)
## Company, crowdfunding and investment
- [Crowdfunding page](https://simplex.chat/crowdfunding.md)
- [Wefunder memo](https://simplex.chat/wefunder.md): the full memo from the Wefunder page
- [Wefunder page](https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat) and [Wefunder AI profile](https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat.ai.txt)
- [SimpleX Crowdfunding News](https://simplex.chat/crowdfunding-news.md): the crowdfunding news channel, with links to its recent posts in JSON
- [Livestream: Foundation for the Future](https://simplex.chat/livestream.md)
- [About SimpleX Chat](https://simplex.chat/about.md)
- [Donate](https://simplex.chat/donate.md)
## Blog
- [All posts](https://simplex.chat/blog.md)
- [SimpleX Network News](https://simplex.chat/news.md): the news channel, with links to its recent posts in JSON
- [SimpleX Supporter Badges — Send Larger Files That Stay Available Longer, Without Being Identified](https://simplex.chat/blog/20260919-simplex-supporter-badges.md) (2026-09-19)
- [Nick Rogers: Why I Backed SimpleX Chat in 2022, and Why I Doubled Down](https://simplex.chat/blog/20260908-nick-rogers-why-i-backed-simplex-chat.md) (2026-09-08)
- [Equity Crowdfunding Launched — You Can Get a Stake in SimpleX Chat](https://simplex.chat/blog/20260819-simplex-chat-crowdfunding.md) (2026-08-20)
- [SimpleX Public Names — a Name Nobody Can Take From You](https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.md) (2026-07-22)
- [SimpleX Channels, SimpleX Network Consortium and Community Crowdfunding — to Preserve Freedom of Speech](https://simplex.chat/blog/20260430-simplex-channels-v6-5-consortium-crowdfunding-freedom-of-speech.md) (2026-04-30)
- [SimpleX Chat v6.4.1: welcome your contacts, review members to protect groups, and more.](https://simplex.chat/blog/20250729-simplex-chat-v6-4-1-welcome-contacts-protect-groups-app-security.md) (2025-07-29)
- [SimpleX network: new experience of connecting with people — available in SimpleX Chat v6.4-beta.4](https://simplex.chat/blog/20250703-simplex-network-protocol-extension-for-securely-connecting-people.md) (2025-07-03)
- [SimpleX Chat v6.3: new user experience and safety in public groups](https://simplex.chat/blog/20250308-simplex-chat-v6-3-new-user-experience-safety-in-public-groups.md) (2025-03-08)
- [SimpleX network: large groups and privacy-preserving content moderation](https://simplex.chat/blog/20250114-simplex-network-large-groups-privacy-preserving-content-moderation.md) (2025-01-14)
- [Oppose digital IDs – they break the law and lead to mass scale surveillance](https://simplex.chat/blog/20241218-oppose-digital-ids-they-break-law-lead-to-mass-scale-surveillance.md) (2024-12-18)
## Optional
- [Full text of the core pages in one file](https://simplex.chat/llms-full.txt)
- [Publications about SimpleX](https://simplex.chat/links.md): reviews, articles, videos, podcasts and community projects
- [Translations](https://simplex.chat/docs/translations.md)