Status Desktop is a privacy-first, decentralised messenger built with Nim and Qt/QML. It offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, community chats, and Ethereum wallet integration — all without requiring a phone number or email.
Get the latest release for your platform:
- Windows: Download EXE
- Linux: Download Tarball
- macOS: Download DMG
| Windows | Linux | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Intel chip (no native Windows ARM build yet) | Continuous effort to support the lowest Ubuntu LTS version. | Intel chip |
| Windows 11 is used for testing | Actively tested on Ubuntu 22.04 | ARM chip |
| Should run on most of Linux flavours using glibc 2.31 or newer | MacOS latest version |
- Download the
.exefile. - Run the
.exeinstaller. - Launch the installed app 🎉
- Download the
.tar.gzfile. - Extract the tarball file (replace
*with the version)cd ~/Downloads tar xvf StatusIm-Desktop-*.tar.gz
- Optionally, verify the Status app GPG signature.
- Go to the directory where it extracted and double-click the AppImage file 🎉
- Download the
.dmgfile. - Open it and drag
Status.appto the Applications folder. - Open the Applications folder and double-click the Status icon 🎉
To build Status Desktop from source, follow the instructions specific to your operating system. Detailed build instructions are available in the official documentation.
We welcome contributions from the community! To get started:
- Read our Contributing Guidelines.
- Check out good first issues to get involved.
- Join the #feedback-desktop channel on Status.
- User Help documentation
- Installation Guide
- Building from Source
- Contributing Guide
- You have an idea for a cool feature or improvement?
For more information, visit our official website or explore our GitHub organization.
