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Description:
Private, p2p alternative to Slack and Discord built on Tor & IPFS
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 8.0.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: p2p chat privacy tor ipfs decentralized
Install: brew install --cask quiet
About:
Quiet is a decentralized, peer-to-peer team chat application that operates without central servers. It leverages Tor for anonymous networking and IPFS for distributed data storage, ensuring that messages are end-to-end encrypted and only accessible to intended participants. This architecture provides censorship resistance and enhanced privacy compared to traditional messaging platforms.
Key Features:
  • Serverless P2P architecture using IPFS
  • Anonymous networking via Tor integration
  • End-to-end encryption by default
  • Open source and community governed
Use Cases:
  • Secure team communication for remote or distributed teams
  • Censorship-resistant chat for activists and journalists
  • Private messaging without reliance on centralized infrastructure
Alternatives:
  • Slack – Centralized, requires trust in a service provider
  • Discord – Centralized, collects user data and metadata
  • Matrix – Federated rather than fully P2P, requires homeservers
Version History
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Jul 8, 2026 10:41pm 8.0.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 63059457
Jun 23, 2026 5:48pm 7.3.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 4306b905
Apr 10, 2026 4:38pm 7.0.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 8c4d7e3a
Mar 4, 2026 7:29pm 7.0.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 9af2c552
Feb 23, 2026 7:42pm 6.6.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 06959467
Sep 15, 2025 12:51pm 6.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP cfc3caf2
Sep 9, 2025 11:07pm 6.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP ed5bf016
Aug 20, 2025 4:41pm 6.1.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 7afd8e7a
Jul 28, 2024 6:30pm 2.2.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 46a75113
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