Important
The Kursal app is not currently released. It is estimated to release during Summer 2026.
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This repository is a public prototype! You can try it out in the releases tab or by compiling it yourself.
Kursal is a peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted messaging platform. No servers, no tracking. Just your private communications.
If you want to read a more technical description of Kursal, check out our Whitepaper!
Unlike traditional messaging apps, Kursal is fully decentralized and does not rely on central servers or on trust. This means:
- No Central Server: No single point of failure, censorship, or control.
- End-to-End Encrypted: Messages are encrypted on your device and only decrypted by the recipient.
- Resilient Network: To take the Kursal network down, you'd have to take each relay down instead of one central server.
Warning
This software has not been independently audited. Security vulnerabilities may exist.
We have a lot of exciting features in mind. Some of which are very hard for a small team like us to implement. We'll still do our best!
Here's a list of features we'd like to implement, which you can also find on our Progress page:
- Offline messaging: Due to it's decentralization, offline messaging can be achieved by adding public "mailbox" nodes that would store encrypted messages while the receiver is offline.
- Groups: A way to chat with multiple people at a time. Can always be useful ;)
- Broadcast channels: Subscribe to community run broadcasting channels (like news).
We know AI usage is a topic of debate. To be fully transparent, we used AI to assist with building the front-end. We are committed to reviewing all AI-generated code. None of the backend code (the most critical part) was generated by AI.
© KursalChat - 2026
Code distributed under the AGPL-3.0 License. See LICENSE for more information.
Visual assets (app icon, images, etc.) are all rights reserved.