As of March 2018, Tor Messenger is '''NO LONGER MAINTAINED''' and you '''should NOT use it'''. Please see the [https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-tor-messenger announcement] on the blog for more information.
This page is not being deleted but please do not ignore the warning above.
== WARNING ==
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== Overview ==
Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default and sends all of its traffic over Tor. It supports a wide variety of transport networks, including XMPP, IRC, Twitter, and others; enables [https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/ Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging] automatically; has an easy-to-use graphical user interface; and a secure automatic updater.
See the introductory [https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-messenger-beta-chat-over-tor-easily blog post] for more information.
== Downloads ==
There are no Tor Messenger downloads available. See the warning above.
=== Instructions ===
On Linux, extract the bundle(s) and then run: `./start-tor-messenger.desktop`
On OS X, copy the Tor Messenger application from the disk image to your local disk before running it.
See [https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorMessenger/FAQ#Profilelocations this matrix] to determine where the profile folder is stored on your platform.
Note that as a policy, unencrypted one-to-one conversations are not allowed and your messages will not be transmitted if the person you are talking with does not have an OTR-enabled client. You can disable this option in the preferences to allow unencrypted communication but doing so is not recommended.
== Documentation ==
* macOS
* [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-install-tor-messenger-beta-macos How to Install]
* [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-tor-messenger-beta-macos How to Use]
== Source Code ==
We are doing [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-messenger-build.git automated builds] of Tor Messenger for all platforms.
The Linux builds are reproducible: anyone who builds Tor Messenger for Linux should have byte-for-byte identical binaries compared with other builds from a given source. You can build it [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-messenger-build.git/tree/README yourself] and let us know if you encounter any problems or cannot match our build. The Windows and OS X builds are not completely reproducible yet but we are [https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/10942 working] on it.
