Bitmessage
Also known as BitMail
Bitmessage is a decentralized, encrypted, peer-to-peer, trustless communications protocol that can be used by one person to send encrypted messages to another person, or to multiple subscribers.
Key facts
- Software.name
- PyBitmessage
- Software.screenshot
- 300px
- Software.caption
- PyBitmessage version 0.3.5
- Software.author
- Jonathan Warren
- Software.developer
- Bitmessage Community
- Software.latest release version
- 0.6.3.2
- Software.programming language
- Python, C++ (POW function)
- Software.operating system
- Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
- Software.language
- English, Esperanto, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Norwegian, Arabic, Chinese
- Software.genre
- Instant messaging client
- Software.license
- MIT
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Bitmessage is a decentralized, encrypted, peer-to-peer, trustless communications protocol that can be used by one person to send encrypted messages to another person, or to multiple subscribers.
Bitmessage was conceived by software developer Jonathan Warren, who based its design on the decentralized digital currency, Bitcoin. The software was released in November 2012 under the MIT license.