Notes 
Based on Ricochet but improved security and compatibility with Tor Onion Services v3 instead of older v2.
Reviewed by Marco Wollank
Ricochet Refresh
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Threat level
Targeted
A targeted-tier tool. Built for a real, capable adversary. Overkill for everyone below. Threat levels
Our take
A focused, metadata-resistant messenger that talks over Tor onion services and updates the original Ricochet to v3, which keeps it relevant. The narrowness cuts both ways: there is no mobile app and no group features to speak of, so it is desktop-only and minimal by design. Choose it when concealing that a conversation happened is the priority; pass if you need phones, groups, or convenience.
GitHub at a glance
blueprint-freespeech/ricochet-refresh anonymous-chatchat-applicationcppcross-platformonion-servicepeer-to-peerprivacy-toolstor
Stars
412
+3 this week
Forks
46
14 watching
Last commit
20d ago
healthy
Latest release
v3.0.47-release
13d ago, 43 total
Star history
Issues
63% closed
69
open
118
closed
+1 / -0
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
9 commits, active 4 of 26 weeks
41 contributors since Jun 2019
Languages
- Rust 57.7%
- C++ 27.7%
- QML 8.9%
- Other 5.7%
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Website at a glance
ricochetrefresh.net
D- score 25
Weak website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 2d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
Ricochet Refresh alternatives
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Jitsi Meet Desktop version downloads can be found here .
Stoat Open source, self-hostable Discord alternative, formerly Revolt. Built for communities that want off Discord, but it is not end-to-end encrypted.
iMessage Apple's built-in messenger. End-to-end encrypted between Apple devices.
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