Signal Protocol E2EE
Industry-standard double-ratchet encryption. Only you and your contacts hold the keys.
End-to-end encrypted by default
Encrypted chat that actually disappears
AWChat is a mobile-first messenger with X-Lite simplicity and messages that purge one day after everyone has seen them. The server relays ciphertext — it never reads your conversations.
Android is the official v1 target. Linux desktop and TUI clients are experimental.
- Signal Protocol
- Zero server decryption
- 24h post-seen purge
AWChat · Direct message
A
Alex
Seen by all · purges in 24h
Meet tomorrow at the usual spot?
Sounds good. This thread deletes after we both read it.
End-to-end encrypted
Features
Privacy by design, not by promise
AWChat combines proven cryptography with a retention model you can reason about — no vague “disappearing” toggles, no server-side snooping.
Post-seen-all deletion
Once every participant has read a message, a 24-hour countdown begins — then it's gone everywhere.
X-Lite UX
No clutter, no feeds, no algorithm. Just conversations with the people you choose.
Dumb relay server
The relay stores and forwards encrypted envelopes. Message bodies are never decrypted server-side.
Android-native
Built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive — fast, fluid, and designed for phones first.
Moving fast
Open development on GitHub with a 24-PR roadmap. We ship in public and welcome contributors.
How it works
How retention works
Ephemeral doesn't mean instant. AWChat uses a clear, client-computed seen-by-all model so everyone knows exactly when data goes away.
- 01
Encrypt on device
Messages are sealed with libsignal before they leave your phone. Keys stay in SQLCipher-backed local storage.
- 02
Relay ciphertext only
The Elixir relay forwards encrypted envelopes to recipients. It verifies signatures — never plaintext.
- 03
Read receipts trigger purge
When all participants have seen a message, clients coordinate a signed purge. One day later, it's deleted for good.
Get involved
Help us ship it
AWChat is under active development — we're on PR 12 of 24 and moving quickly. Whether you write Kotlin, Elixir, Rust, or docs, there's room to contribute. Or back the project on Patreon and follow the build.
Open source
24-PR roadmap
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