berty: messaging without surveillance

berty is a messaging app that doesn’t spy on you. no servers storing your conversations. no metadata to sell. just peer-to-peer encrypted communication.

why it exists

most “secure” messengers still route through central servers. signal needs phone numbers. telegram stores messages in the cloud. whatsapp is owned by meta. berty routes around all of that.

the architecture:

• peer-to-peer: messages go directly between devices. no middleman.
• works offline: bluetooth low energy lets you chat without internet. useful when networks are compromised or nonexistent.
• censorship-resistant: no server to block, no domain to seize.
• open source: the code is public. verify it yourself.

who needs this

activists in hostile regimes. journalists protecting sources. anyone who doesn’t trust their government or ISP. or just people who think their conversations shouldn’t be a product.

your messages should be yours. berty makes that possible.