DeltaTouch

DeltaTouch

by Lothar Ketterer

App

Decentralized, secure messenger app for the Delta Chat network

About DeltaTouch

Community-created messenger compatible with the official Delta Chat clients.

* Native 1-on-1 video or audio calls
* True decentralization: Change your relay anytime or use multiple relays in parallel

For more infos about Delta Chat see https://delta.chat.

Push notifications via the UBports push server work if you are using a chatmail profile. For details, see https://codeberg.org/lk108/deltatouch/wiki/Notifications.

News will be published in the Fediverse. If you have an account (e.g., on mastodon), follow @deltatouch@social.tchncs.de. With a browser, visit https://social.tchncs.de/@deltatouch.
Or go for the rss feed: https://social.tchncs.de/@deltatouch.rss

If you like this app, please consider a donation to Delta Chat (https://delta.chat/en/donate) and the UBports foundation (https://ubports.com/en/donate).

UT 16.04 (xenial) users: Xenial is not supported anymore. A more recent (but *not* up to date) version can be found here: https://codeberg.org/lk108/deltatouch/releases/

Recent Changes

2.59.0 2026-09-07
Feature: Script to update core translations (#325)
Feature: Reactions in channels (#316)
Feature: Location streaming (experimental) (#303)
Feature: Disable screensaver while playing voice/audio message (#301)
Feature: Emoji suggestions while typing (#304)
Feature: Emoji search, update available emojis (#304)
Feature: Better scrolling velocity (#293)
Feature: Scroll bars for most scollable content (#293)
Bugfix: Correctly encode Webxdc href
Bugfix: Check URL type when clicking links in messages (#330)
Bugfix: Terminate correctly when Webxdc open (#321)
Bugfix: Correctly hide "toDownloadLabel" after successful message download (#318)
Bugfix: Type check of webxdc realtime data (#319)
Bugfix: Don't crash when downloading content via custom schemehandlers (#302)
Bugfix: Remove deprecated MainView property "automaticOrientation" (#313)
Bugfix: Incorrect visibility of "recently seen" green dot (#312)
Bugfix: Typos regarding chat types (#307)
Miscellaneous Task: Update core translations for 2.59.0 (#325)
Miscellaneous Task: Deprecate database encryption on remaining platforms (#317)
Miscellaneous Task: Refactor image display in message list (#315)
Miscellaneous Task: Improve nix developer shell (#314)
Miscellaneous Task: Use chatmail/core 2.59.0 (#311)
Miscellaneous Task: Replace call to soon-to-be-removed dc_chat_get_info_json() (#306)

Permissions

  • Audio
  • Camera
  • Keep Display On
  • Networking
  • Connectivity
  • Content Exchange Source
  • Content Exchange
  • Microphone
  • Push Notifications
  • Location
  • Webview

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license.It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Info

  • Published Date

    Jul 1, 2023

  • Updated Date

    Sep 7, 2026

  • Current Version

    2.59.0-noble1

  • Total Downloads

    12,619

  • Latest Version Downloads

    25

  • Supported Architectures

    arm64, armhf, amd64

  • Translation Languages

    ar, az, bg, bqi, ca, ckb, cs, da, de, el, eo, es, et, eu, fa, fi, fr, gl, hr, hu, id, it, ja_JP, kab, ko, la, lt, my, nah, nb, nl_NL, pl, pt, pt_BR, ro, ru, sc, sk, sl, sq, sr, sv, ta, te, tg, tr, uk, vi, zh_CN, zh_TW

Links

Reviews

Moem

Reviewed Sep 7, 2026 for version 2.59.0-noble1

Remarkably good. A gem that too few people know about.

ITwiki

Reviewed Jul 28, 2026 for version 2.57.0-noble1(older version)

Amazing!! Push notifications CAN work even if app is closed* *I had to do a workaroud: lomiri-push-service bug See codeberg issue #191 added script to restart push service after boot. (mkdir) nano ~/.config/systemd/user/lomiri-push-fix.service [Unit] Description=Restart push service After=graphical-session.target [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'sleep 60 && systemctl --user restart lomiri-push-service.service' [Install] WantedBy=graphical-session.target #then do a sysctl Reload+enable!

erizos

Reviewed Jul 19, 2026 for version 2.53.0-noble1(older version)

Great app.

Bernat

Reviewed Jun 11, 2026 for version 2.51.0-noble1(older version)

Funciona súper bé!!! Notificacions, interfície, aplicacions WebXDC... M'ha permès desempallegar-me del maleït WhatsApp. 10/10!

Linuxlite76

Reviewed Jun 8, 2026 for version 2.51.0-noble1(older version)

What a fantastic app. I use Delta on a regular basis. It just gets better with every update.

Richard

Reviewed Mar 2, 2026 for version 2.43.0(older version)

Awesome app 👍

pekelinux-x

Reviewed Feb 24, 2026 for version 2.35.0(older version)

Estupenda app para comunicarse de manera libre y privada. No habre las imagenes y chat de grupos como "pixel social" por ejemplo.💚👍

Samuel Luizari Wahbe

Reviewed Feb 24, 2026 for version 1.6.0(older version)

I love it, this so good bro

manisak

Reviewed Jan 28, 2026 for version 2.35.0(older version)

Has Potential!!

MetallicaMust

Reviewed Nov 26, 2025 for version 2.22.0(older version)

Pour moi, la meilleur application de communication !