bitmessage ☆

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Description:
P2P communications protocol

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.6.3.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: p2p encryption messaging decentralized privacy

Install: brew install --cask bitmessage

About:
Bitmessage is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging protocol that mimics the principles of Bitcoin to deliver secure, encrypted communications. It eliminates central servers by broadcasting messages to the entire network, ensuring that only the intended recipient can decrypt and read them. This approach provides strong resistance to surveillance and censorship.

Key Features:

End-to-end encryption using public key cryptography
Decentralized network architecture with no central authority
Proof-of-work system to prevent spam and network abuse
Pseudonymous identity management via cryptographic addresses

Use Cases:

Secure, private communication resistant to interception and censorship
Sending anonymous messages or notifications without revealing identity

Alternatives:

Session – Session is a decentralized messenger that uses onion routing, whereas Bitmessage uses a proof-of-work broadcast model.
Signal – Signal provides strong encryption but relies on centralized servers, unlike Bitmessage's fully decentralized approach.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	0.6.3.2	0	VERSION_BUMP	f096eddb