Briar

Briar Project Communication

Secure messaging, anywhere.

Rating: 3.4; 4.6K ratings
Downloads: 4.3M+; on Google Play
Price: Free; No in-app purchases
Updated: Sep 17; 2026 · v1.5.20

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About Briar

Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn't rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices. If the internet's down, Briar can sync via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, keeping the information flowing in a crisis. If the internet's up, Briar can sync via the Tor network, protecting users and their relationships from surveillance.

What’s new

Version 1.5.20 · Updated September 17, 2026

* Upgrade Tor to 0.4.9.12

User reviews

hesab jareedat

Best offline instant messaging app in the play store, highly recommended

Elijah

I love this app so much it is the most secure messaging app I've seen so far. The only thing that in my opinion would make it better is being able to send pictures and voice messages.

roman empire

Life saver. Specially when government wants to shut u down with internet ban. But this doesn't require internet to work thank you

Rakesh Rinawa

Great initiative

bahram kamali

برنامه خوبه سوال اینکه این برنامه شبکه‌ای هست یا نه؟ مثلا مثل فایر چت می‌تونم از یک شهر به شهر دیگه بدون نت پیام بفرستم؟؟؟ مرسی از برنامه خوبتان

Chris Jones

I'm giving this 5 stars because I want this to do well, but it's been really buggy and I haven't been able to connect over internet connection

App details

Briar is a free Communication app for Android with 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play and a 3.4/5 average rating from 4,632 ratings. It was released on April 29, 2018 and last updated on September 17, 2026. It's developed by Briar Project. It requires Android 5.0 or later.

Category: Communication
Rating: 3.4 / 5 (4,632)
Installs: 4,380,109
In-app purchases: No
Ads: No ads
Version: 1.5.20
Requires Android: 5.0
Content rating: Everyone
Released: April 29, 2018
Last updated: September 17, 2026
Developer: Briar Project

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