If you’re worried about what Facebook is doing with your WhatsApp chats, then it might be time to consider moving to a more secure system and Signal fills that void.
Essentially Signal Desktop is the PC version of the currently growing Signal for Android and iPhone apps. They act as an alternative to WhatsApp and Viber, yet put an extra effort into security and encryption.
Though the Windows version isn’t as handy as the one that’s on a smartphone, it synchronizes all of your chats so that you may access them from your PC instead of typing from your phone.
Signal Desktop supports a few different features, namely the standard text and picture chat along with audio and video calls. Sharing media and having it automatically delete after a set period is also a cool feature.
Encrypted communication
End-to-end encryption is the main feature that sets Signal Desktop apart from a few other ways of communication and it thankfully doesn’t have any of the price tags that SMS or MMS messages have. Furthermore, it’s far away from the snooping eyes of governments and corporations like Facebook.
Setting up the program on a Windows PC is simple: Scan the QR code from your registered mobile device and you’re set to go. Everything including contacts is added to Signal Desktop.
All in all, Signal is an excellent messaging application that works as a great alternative to WhatsApp. It provides pure security to its users and the fact that you can run it on your PC as a desktop application is definitely a plus.
Features and highlights
- Advanced end-to-end encryption protocol that provides privacy for every message every time
- Uses your existing phone number and address book
- No separate logins, usernames, passwords, or PINs to manage or lose
- Create encrypted groups chats
- Messages are delivered quickly
- Crystal-clear voice and video calls
Signal Desktop 5.24.0 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from instant messaging software without restrictions. Signal Desktop 5.24.0 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. As an open source project, you are free to view the source code and distribute this software application freely.
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