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title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Secure_instant_messaging" class="mw-redirect" title="Secure instant messaging">Secure instant messaging</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Dr. Robert Statica, Kara Coppa, Christopher Howell, Nico Sell, York Sell</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality">New York</div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Joel Wallenstrom (CEO)</li><li>Chris Lalonde (COO)</li><li>Chris Howell (CTO)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services" title="Amazon Web Services">Amazon Web Services</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wickr.com/">www<wbr />.wickr<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wickr</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a> company based in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ2014_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ2014-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is known for its instant messaging <a href="/wiki/Application_software" title="Application software">application</a> of the same name. The Wickr instant messaging apps allow users to exchange <a href="/wiki/End-to-end_encryption" title="End-to-end encryption">end-to-end encrypted</a> and content-expiring messages, and are designed for <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">Mac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a> operating systems. Wickr was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services" title="Amazon Web Services">Amazon Web Services</a> (AWS) in mid-2021. The free version of the app was discontinued in December 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wickr was founded in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT2012_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT2012-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nico Sell served as the company's CEO until May 2015, who then became the co-chairman of Wickr and CEO of <a href="/wiki/Wickr_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Wickr Foundation">Wickr Foundation</a>, a newly launched <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">nonprofit</a> whose <a href="/wiki/Seed_money" title="Seed money">seed funding</a> was provided by the company.<sup id="cite_ref-TechCrunch2015_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechCrunch2015-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Fields, who previously led <a href="/wiki/CME_Group" title="CME Group">CME</a>'s Strategic Investment Group, became the company's CEO.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT2015_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT2015-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He remained CEO until November 2016 when he was replaced by Joel Wallenstrom, co-founder of <a href="/w/index.php?title=ISec_Partners&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ISec Partners (page does not exist)">iSec Partners</a>, becoming the company's CEO and president.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>AWS acquired the company on June 25, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AWS stopped accepting new users to Wickr Me on December 31, 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and discontinued it on December 31, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branding">Branding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Branding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wickr name and original logo were created by the Spanish artist Joan Bofill in 2012. In 2016, Daylight Design created a new logo and visual identity for the company.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title summary">Wickr Me</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Wickr Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">June 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ubuntu" title="Ubuntu">Ubuntu</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant_Messaging" class="mw-redirect" title="Instant Messaging">Instant Messaging</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wickr.com/me/">wickr<wbr />.com<wbr />/me<wbr />/</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Wickr is known for producing secure messaging software, such as "Wickr Me". Their software received media coverage due to a security issue at a rival messaging company, <a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CNBC2014_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBC2014-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a> gave Wickr a score of 5 out of 7 points on their "Secure Messaging Scorecard".<sup id="cite_ref-EFFSMS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFFSMS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It received points for: </p> <ul><li>Having communications encrypted in transit,</li> <li>Having communications encrypted with keys the provider didn't have access to (end-to-end encryption),</li> <li>Making it possible for users to independently verify their correspondent's identities,</li> <li>Having past communications secure if the keys were stolen (<a href="/wiki/Forward_secrecy" title="Forward secrecy">forward secrecy</a>), and having completed a recent independent <a href="/wiki/Security_audit" class="mw-redirect" title="Security audit">security audit</a>.</li></ul> <p>The missing 2 points were due to: </p> <ul><li>Its <a href="/wiki/Source_code" title="Source code">source code</a> not being open to independent review (<a href="/wiki/Open_source" title="Open source">open source</a>)</li> <li>Its security design not being well-documented.<sup id="cite_ref-EFFSMS_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EFFSMS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In 2015, Wickr published a <a href="/wiki/White_paper" title="White paper">white paper</a> outlining the <a href="/wiki/Encryption_protocol" class="mw-redirect" title="Encryption protocol">encryption protocol</a> that they use for end-to-end encryption.<sup id="cite_ref-wickr-whitepaper_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wickr-whitepaper-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the Electronic Frontier Foundation announced that Wickr earned four out of five stars in every applicable category for its effort to protect user privacy.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security_programs">Security programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Security programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its launch, Wickr has undergone regular security audits by information security organizations, which have verified Wickr's code, security, and policies.<sup id="cite_ref-Mashable2014_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mashable2014-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wickr has also launched a <a href="/wiki/Bug_bounty_program" title="Bug bounty program">bug bounty program</a> that offers a reward to <a href="/wiki/Security_hacker" title="Security hacker">hackers</a> who can find a vulnerability in the app.<sup id="cite_ref-PCW2014_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCW2014-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2016, Wickr announced 'Wickr Professional', a new business collaboration and communication product designed to couple the functionality of tools like <a href="/wiki/Slack_(software)" title="Slack (software)">Slack</a> with end-to-end encryption and ephemerality.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017, Wickr opened one of its <a href="/wiki/Cryptographic_protocol" title="Cryptographic protocol">cryptographic protocols</a> for public review on <a href="/wiki/GitHub" title="GitHub">GitHub</a> and published a paper, “The Wickr Messaging Protocol”, as an aid to those who wish to review the source code.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-2017-02-15_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-2017-02-15-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of its publication, the crypto protocol was only used in the company's enterprise product, Wickr Professional.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-2017-02-15_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-2017-02-15-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company said that its consumer product, Wickr Messenger, still uses another protocol and that they intend to replace this protocol with the one that they published.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-2017-02-15_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-2017-02-15-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Expiring_messages">Expiring messages</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Expiring messages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially unveiled on iOS and later on Android, the Wickr Me app allows users to set an expiration time for encrypted communications.<sup id="cite_ref-AFR2015_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFR2015-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2014, Wickr released a desktop version of its secure communications platform. The release of the desktop Wickr app coincided with introducing the ability to sync messages across multiple devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and computers.<sup id="cite_ref-TomsGuide2014_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TomsGuide2014-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Use_by_elected_officials_related_to_public_disclosure_requirements">Use by elected officials related to public disclosure requirements</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Use by elected officials related to public disclosure requirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After <a href="/wiki/McKinsey_%26_Company" title="McKinsey & Company">McKinsey & Company</a> was contracted by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Corrections" class="mw-redirect" title="New York State Department of Corrections">New York State Department of Corrections</a> in 2014, top consultants and prison officers allegedly exchanged project documents over Wickr, keeping the procedure off public oversight and record requests.<sup id="cite_ref-MacDougall_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacDougall-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Government transparency advocates note that Maryland Governor <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a>'s use of Wickr destroys government records before any determination of whether they should be public can be made, under the <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)" title="Freedom of Information Act (United States)">Freedom of Information Act</a> and state law.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funding">Funding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2014, Wickr announced its <a href="/wiki/Series_A_funding" class="mw-redirect" title="Series A funding">Series A funding</a> round of $9 million led by <a href="/wiki/Gilman_Louie" title="Gilman Louie">Gilman Louie</a> of Alsop Louie Partners. The series also included investments from <a href="/wiki/Juniper_Networks" title="Juniper Networks">Juniper Networks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Knight_Foundation" title="Knight Foundation">Knight Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RC2014_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RC2014-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2014, Wickr announced its <a href="/wiki/Series_B_funding" class="mw-redirect" title="Series B funding">Series B funding</a> round of $30 million led by <a href="/wiki/Breyer_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="Breyer Capital">Breyer Capital</a>, including <a href="/wiki/CME_Group" title="CME Group">CME Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wargaming_(company)" title="Wargaming (company)">Wargaming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters2014_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters2014-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 October 2021, a <a href="/wiki/Vice_Motherboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Motherboard">Vice Motherboard</a> article revealed that the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> (CIA) had invested $1.6 million into Wickr via the CIA's venture capital company <a href="/wiki/In-Q-Tel" title="In-Q-Tel">In-Q-Tel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gilman Louie is the former CEO of In-Q-Tel, and other investors, including Richard Clarke and Michael Wertheimer, also have close ties to the U.S. intelligence and national security communities. It is also known that <a href="/wiki/Erik_Prince" title="Erik Prince">Erik Prince</a>, the founder of the controversial private security firm <a href="/wiki/Blackwater_(company)" title="Blackwater (company)">Blackwater</a>, is one of the principal investors.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wickr_Foundation">Wickr Foundation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wickr&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Wickr Foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Wickr Foundation</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Non-profit" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit">nonprofit</a> founded by Wickr founder Nico Sell.<sup id="cite_ref-recode_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recode-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The foundation operates a social-impact venture fund with a global mission to advance the Private Web and transform how society uses the Internet.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to educating the public on privacy and information security, Wickr Foundation is focused on incubating and investing in ideas that revolutionize user control and empower data ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The foundation is dedicated to providing information security and privacy training to <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> activists, policy-makers, children and journalists, and leads several initiatives to raise global awareness of privacy 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title="Tox (protocol)">Tox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">XMPP</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jingle_(protocol)" title="Jingle (protocol)">Jingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Google_Wave_Federation_Protocol" title="Google Wave Federation Protocol">WFP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zephyr_(protocol)" title="Zephyr (protocol)">Zephyr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Closed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Notification_Protocol" title="Microsoft Notification Protocol">MSNP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OSCAR_protocol" title="OSCAR protocol">OSCAR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TOC_protocol" title="TOC protocol">TOC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skype_protocol" title="Skype protocol">Skype</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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href="/wiki/Guilded" title="Guilded">Guilded</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IGap" title="IGap">iGap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IMessage" title="IMessage">iMessage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imo.im" title="Imo.im">Imo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instagram#Instagram_Direct" title="Instagram">Instagram Direct Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jio#Jio_apps" title="Jio">JioChat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jongla" title="Jongla">Jongla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KakaoTalk" title="KakaoTalk">KakaoTalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kik_Messenger" title="Kik Messenger">Kik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lark_(software)" title="Lark (software)">Lark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libon_(service)" title="Libon (service)">Libon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_(software)" title="Line (software)">Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marco_Polo_(app)" title="Marco Polo (app)">Marco Polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattermost" title="Mattermost">Mattermost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messenger_(software)" title="Messenger (software)">Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messenger_Kids" title="Messenger Kids">Messenger Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_(computer_program)" title="The Palace (computer program)">The Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tencent_QQ" title="Tencent QQ">QQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandes_(software)" title="Sandes (software)">Sandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Session_(software)" title="Session (software)">Session</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ShareChat" title="ShareChat">ShareChat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_(software)" title="Signal (software)">Signal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slack_(software)" title="Slack (software)">Slack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_(app)" title="Snow (app)">Snow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tango_Live" title="Tango Live">Tango Live</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textfree" title="Textfree">Textfree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Threema" title="Threema">Threema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trillian_(software)" title="Trillian (software)">Trillian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viber" title="Viber">Viber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VK_(service)" title="VK (service)">VK Messenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wickr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World%27s_Online_Festival" title="The World's Online Festival">WOLF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoom Video Communications">Zoom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulip" title="Zulip">Zulip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Clients<br />(<a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_cross-platform_instant_messaging_clients" title="Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients">comparison</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Single protocol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baidu" title="Baidu">Baidu Hi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBM_Enterprise" title="BBM Enterprise">BBM Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briar_(software)" title="Briar (software)">Briar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Element_(software)" title="Element (software)">Element</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FaceTime" title="FaceTime">FaceTime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadu-Gadu" title="Gadu-Gadu">Gadu-Gadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GroupMe" title="GroupMe">GroupMe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HCL_Sametime" title="HCL Sametime">HCL Sametime</a></li> 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