DeltaChat (deltachat-desktop)
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Ubuntu 16.04 or later?
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Install using the command line
sudo snap install deltachat-desktop
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Details for DeltaChat
Package name
- deltachat-desktop
License
- GPL-2.0+
Last updated
- 8 September 2026 - latest/stable
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Delta Chat is a messaging app that works over e-mail
Delta Chat is a new chat app that sends messages via e-mails, encrypted if possible, with Autocrypt. You do not have to sign up anywhere, just use your existing e-mail account with Delta Chat.
To be able to scan QR codes and record voice messages this application needs some permissions. To grant these permissions run:
sudo snap connect deltachat-desktop:camera
sudo snap connect deltachat-desktop:audio-record
in a terminal.
All your configs are located at ~/snap/deltachat-desktop/current/.config/DeltaChat
Source: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop
Snap-Source: https://github.com/nbuechner/deltachat-snap
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