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Is Briar a good option for encrypted messaging and file transfer?

After the Matrix file upload limit thing, I'm looking to move away from the messages stored on a server paradigm both to avoid having to pay for file uploads and because it doesn't make sense to host files on a server indefinitely if they're only intended for one other person and don't need to be kept for very long.

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[-] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago

Second this.

message delivery can be iffy
VoIP works well
you connect with people like a normal app that isn't going to scare your family off, not trying to get them to put in GUIDS
it has all the creature comforts, attached/embedded photos, markup, attached files, attach pictures, share your location for 10 minutes (I'm on my way), history editing, deleting
it has concurrent multi device support, so you can get messages on your phone, tablet, and desktop at the same time
There's a full desktop client (Electron, i think 🤮 but it works)
the dev team is small and they seem to like to work more on features than user issues. development is slow
multi-person groups work fine

It's still the best E2E messaging system I've found; the only one my mom, wife, and sisters-in-law reliably use.

I just want them to focus on fixing the sketchy DHT that seems to cause every problem.

this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2025

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