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Zero metadata, group descriptions, native audio/video calls and much more!

https://delta.chat/en/2026-03-31-zero

Published: March 31, 2026 00:00

With the latest 2.48+ releases, a chat message reveals close to zero metadata to servers. For cryptographers and messenger enthusiasts, here are the key points on how we turned email very close to zero-metadata: No cleartext Auto-Submitted or threading…

Delta Chat V2: a major security upgrade, beautified contact profiles, new email action and direct app access in chats

https://delta.chat/en/2025-08-04-encryption-v2

Published: August 4, 2025 00:00

With Delta Chat Version 2, chats are end-to-end encrypted, always and by default. Previously it was possible that chats without green checkmarks could contain messages without end-to-end encryption. Not anymore. Consequently, Version 2 drops all lock…

A big user surge and funding for decentralized scale

https://delta.chat/en/2025-06-04-surge-donations

Published: June 4, 2025 00:00

Beginning June we witnessed a sudden surge of Delta Chat usage especially in the US and Cuba. We don’t know the social dynamics behind it but it probably helps that Delta Chat apps resiliently work on all platforms and offer a pleasing user interface …

Delta Chat Desktop, but running inside of Firefox 🦊

https://delta.chat/en/2025-05-22-browser-edition

Published: May 22, 2025 00:00

As part of the project to port Delta Chat Desktop from Electron to Tauri1, we’ll showcase a setup where our Desktop app runs in Firefox and does not depend on Electron or Chromium anymore. This video and post walks through what works already, and what…

DIFF Invitation June 7-17th

https://delta.chat/en/2025-05-12-diff-invitation

Published: May 12, 2025 00:00

During June 7-17th many of our contributors and from neighboring projects will gather in Freiburg in the Black Forest. We will use outsides and insides of the oldest “free and democratic school” in Germany, the “Kapriole”. DIFF currently stands for…

Messaging editing, deletion and saving now available!

https://delta.chat/en/2025-03-26-edit-and-delete-how

Published: March 26, 2025 00:00

No need to blush or melt in agony after sending a message anymore! Editing and deleting messages is now available in most app stores :) How is this possible you might wonder? There are three core pillars about how Delta Chat functions that maybe also…

From C- to JSON-based APIs of the Rust "core" library 📚

https://delta.chat/en/2025-02-11-why-jsonrpc-bindings-exist

Published: February 11, 2025 00:00

Foremost this is a quite technical post. Read our other blog posts if you want something more targeted at end users. If you have not yet looked at the Delta Chat source code, you might not know that we have a Rust core library that holds everything…

Replacing billionairish platforms with ZIP files

https://delta.chat/en/2025-01-23-webxdc-no-billionaires

Published: January 23, 2025 00:00

How can we evolve and deploy web apps without allowing developers or operators to become a “billionaire in the middle”? There are many ways to try to address this challenge and some involve the technical Internet protocol foundations. The “Web”, and the…

Delta Chat introduces realtime Peer-to-Peer networking

https://delta.chat/en/2024-11-20-webxdc-realtime

Published: November 20, 2024 00:00

Are you interested in enshittification-resistant application development? After almost two years of collaboration with the wonderful Iroh team, and years of discussions with numerous experts in the decentralization space, we are happy to announce that…

Instant Onboarding and Instant Message Delivery

https://delta.chat/en/2024-05-31-instant-onboarding

Published: May 31, 2024 00:00

A major milestone in our 6+ years long project history: With the rolling 1.46 app releases you can start chatting without a pre-existing e-mail address. Just provide a name and then tap “Agree and continue” to create a chat profile using the default…