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SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC

Developed By: SimpleX Chat

License: Free

Rating: 4.4/5 - 162 reviews

Last Updated: 2025-04-25

Compatible: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Surface

App Information

Version 6.3.3
Size 236.9 MB
Release Date 2022-03-08
Category Social Networking

What's New:
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Description:
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Age Rating: 12+

Compatible with Android

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Compatible with iPhone, iPad and MAC

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SimpleX Chat: secure messenger is Free Social Networking app, developed by SimpleX Chat. Latest version of SimpleX Chat: secure messenger is 6.3.3, was released on 2022-03-08 (updated on 2025-04-25). Overall rating of SimpleX Chat: secure messenger is 4.4. This app had been rated by 162 users.

How to install SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on Windows and MAC?

You are using a Windows or MAC operating system computer. You want to use SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on your computer, but currently SimpleX Chat: secure messenger software is only written for Android or iOS operating systems. In this article we will help you make your wish come true.

Currently, the demand for using applications for Android and iOS on computers is great, so there have been many emulators born to help users run those applications on their computers, outstanding above all Bluestacks and NoxPlayer.

Here we will show you how to install and use the two emulators above to run Android and iOS applications on Windows and MAC computers.

Method 1: SimpleX Chat: secure messenger Download for PC Windows 11/10/8/7 using NoxPlayer

NoxPlayer is Android emulator which is gaining a lot of attention in recent times. It is super flexible, fast and exclusively designed for gaming purposes. Now we will see how to Download SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC Windows 11 or 10 or 8 or 7 laptop using NoxPlayer.

  • Step 1: Download and Install NoxPlayer on your PC. Here is the Download link for you – NoxPlayer Website. Open the official website and download the software.
  • Step 2: Once the emulator is installed, just open it and find Google Playstore icon on the home screen of NoxPlayer. Just double tap on that to open.
  • Step 3: Now search for SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on Google playstore. Find the official from developer and click on the Install button.
  • Step 4: Upon successful installation, you can find SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on the home screen of NoxPlayer.

NoxPlayer is simple and easy to use application. It is very lightweight compared to Bluestacks. As it is designed for Gaming purposes, you can play high-end games like PUBG, Mini Militia, Temple Run, etc.

Method 2: SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC Windows 11/10/8/7 or Mac using BlueStacks

Bluestacks is one of the coolest and widely used Emulator to run Android applications on your Windows PC. Bluestacks software is even available for Mac OS as well. We are going to use Bluestacks in this method to Download and Install SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC Windows 11/10/8/7 Laptop. Let’s start our step by step installation guide.

  • Step 1: Download the Bluestacks software from the below link, if you haven’t installed it earlier – Download Bluestacks for PC
  • Step 2: Installation procedure is quite simple and straight-forward. After successful installation, open Bluestacks emulator.
  • Step 3: It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  • Step 4: Google play store comes pre-installed in Bluestacks. On the home screen, find Playstore and double click on the icon to open it.
  • Step 5: Now search for the you want to install on your PC. In our case search for SimpleX Chat: secure messenger to install on PC.
  • Step 6: Once you click on the Install button, SimpleX Chat: secure messenger will be installed automatically on Bluestacks. You can find the under list of installed apps in Bluestacks.

Now you can just double click on the icon in bluestacks and start using SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on your laptop. You can use the the same way you use it on your Android or iOS smartphones.

For MacOS: The steps to use SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for Mac are exactly like the ones for Windows OS above. All you need to do is install the Bluestacks Application Emulator on your Macintosh. The links are provided in step one and choose Bluestacks 4 for MacOS.

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC – Conclusion:

SimpleX Chat: secure messenger has got enormous popularity with it’s simple yet effective interface. We have listed down two of the best methods to Install SimpleX Chat: secure messenger on PC Windows laptop. Both the mentioned emulators are popular to use Apps on PC. You can follow any of these methods to get SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for PC Windows 11 or Windows 10.

We are concluding this article on SimpleX Chat: secure messenger Download for PC with this. If you have any queries or facing any issues while installing Emulators or SimpleX Chat: secure messenger for Windows, do let us know through comments. We will be glad to help you out!

Top Reviews


Not compatible with Desktop app

By Patssssss

Simply can’t sync phone and desktop


Avoid this app if you’re visually impaired

By BlindSquatch

I’ve tried this app on multiple platforms & one thing is quite consistent… the poor user experience for those like me who are visually impaired. Messages won’t read via VoiceOver when swiping to them, unless screen recognition mode is enabled, but that’s not always reliable, not to mention the improper way to handle things. Lots of unlabeled buttons and odd names for the ones that are labeled. Don’t get me started on the accessibility fails of the desktop apps, as those are a far more frustrating experience. Really starting to wonder if this exclusionary design is intentional or just incompetence on the dev team’s part.


Quantum-resistant end-to-end encryption

By ThemePro

In terms of security, SimpleX is our top choice for sending data between our numerous devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and Wndows. In testing all the features such as audio, video, timed auto-delete of messages, and delete for everyone, it’s all good. In terms of maximum privacy and security, SimpleX is at the top of the list but one has to convince your contacts to use it. One minor disappointment is that the iPad version of the app is not optimized for the display.


Описание проблем

By Valerius-Maximus

Замечательная идея, лучшее приложение в теории. Но на практике очень много проблем с использованием. Да, я понимаю и читал что писал разработчик , как он пытается обойти ограничения производителей смартфонов и какую колоссальную работу он проделал. И всё же. Первое. С доставкой это главная проблема. Ждать от 20 минут до пол дня, причём как на айфон( читал предупреждение разработчика) так и на андроид, не всем это нужно и понравится, это рубит на корню всё общение и отталкивает пользователей. Второе. Серверы не работают как надо(настройки серверов вообще не работают). При переключении серверов в настройках они не меняются в чатах. При зависшем, отключённом сервере в чате я не могу отправить сообщение и ни как не могу это исправить, переназначить сервер что бы отправить сообщение. Даже если я отключу сервера и подключу другие, программа упорно продолжает отправлять через этот нерабочий сервер. И его никак не поменять. Настройки серверов, что бы в них не устанавливалось, не действуют на чаты. Да, есть поменять адрес получателя но это адрес получения а не отправки, и сто бы он изменился нужен рабочий сервер отправки который не работает пока он не подключится, и в итоге остаются те же нерабочие сервера. А сервер отправки- никак. Даже при смене оператора серверов на другого, всё равно отправляет упорно через нерабочий сервер отключенного провайдера и не помогает НИЧЕГО. Третье. Восстановление бэкапа. И опять чехарда с серверами. И далее. После восстановления нужно подтвердить ключи, всё логично и казалось бы просто. Но. Нужно чтобы в это же время собеседник был онлайн, иначе, если пройдёт время(час, день, неделя) пока собеседник появится в сети, подтверждение будет ошибочным даже если напишет успешно. И исправить это никак. Только удалять контакты и заново подключать их. Не всем, мягко говоря, это понравится, и не все это понимают как делать. Особенно когда это надо делать время от времени, а не просто установит, настроил и пользуешься. Люди в раздражении просто перестают общаться этим мессенджером. А жаль. Четвёртое. Обновления становятся поверх плохо, криво. Программа начинает вести себя не понятно как(долго описывать), а переустанавливать это переподключение контактов и… читай выше. Пятое. Десктоп версия для виндовс оооочень тяжёлая, пользоваться просто невозможно. Она висит. Жутко тормозит интерфейс. А многие пользуются или часто дублируют в основном на ПК. Использовать с ПК тоже не получилось подключится с 5 попыток, выбивало ошибку(возможно какие—то проблемы с брандмауэром или ОС) разбираться не стал. Есть ещё, но это основные проблемы рубящие на корню использование этого мессенджера. Хотелось бы исправления всего, особенно доставки сообщений в первую очередь. За идею 5+. А за реализацию, при всём уважении к вашему титаническому труду, 2+/3 с натяжкой. А так, это лучший мессенджер и теоретически идеален. Спасибо за Ваш титанический труд и идеи. Желаю новых, плодотворных идей в решении задач, проблем и успешной реализации задуманного.


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New in v6.3.1-3 + - improved chat navigation. + - support short connection links (BETA). + + New in v6.3 + + Better groups + - Mention members and get notified when mentioned. + - Send private reports to moderators. + - Faster sending messages and faster deletion. + + Better chat navigation + - Organize chats into lists to keep track of whats important. + - Jump to found and forwarded messages. + + Better privacy and security + - Private media file names. + - Message expiration in chats. + + Read more: https://simplex.chat/blog/20250308-simplex-chat-v6-3-new-user-experience-safety-in-public-groups.html
SimpleX - the first messaging network without user identifiers of any kind (not even random numbers) - 100% private by design! + + Security assessments by Trail of Bits: + 2022: https://simplex.chat/blog/20221108-simplex-chat-v4.2-security-audit-new-website.html + 2024: https://simplex.chat/blog/20241014-simplex-network-v6-1-security-review-better-calls-user-experience.html + + SimpleX Chat features: + - quantum resistant end-to-end encrypted messages, with editing, replies and deletion. + - disappearing messages with opt-out per contact/group. + - message reactions. + - delivery receipts, with opt-out per contact or group. + - multiple chat profiles, with hidden profiles. + - app access and self-destruct passcodes. + - incognito mode - unique to SimpleX Chat. + - end-to-end encrypted images and files. + - voice messages up to 5 minutes – also end-to-end encrypted. + - live messages – they update for all recipients as you type them, every few seconds - unique to SimpleX Chat. + - connect via one-time invitation links or via long-term public addresses. + - secret chat groups - only group members know the group exists and who is the member. + - end-to-end encrypted audio and video calls. + - connection security code verification, for contacts and group members – to protect from man-in-the-middle attacks (e.g. invitation link substitution). + - end-to-end encrypted push notifications (they contain only encrypted meta-data, not the actual content). + - encrypted portable chat database - you can transfer your chat contacts and history to another device. + - all local files and media are encrypted by default. + - animated images and stickers (e.g., from GIF and PNG files and from 3rd party keyboards). + + SimpleX Chat advantages: + - privacy of your identity, profile, contacts and metadata: unlike any other existing messaging platform, SimpleX uses no phone numbers or any other identifiers assigned to the users - not even random numbers. This protects the privacy of who you are communicating with, hiding it from SimpleX platform servers and from any observers. + - complete protection against spam and abuse: as you have no identifier on SimpleX platform, you cannot be contacted unless you share a one-time invitation link or an optional temporary user address. + - full ownership, control and security of your data: SimpleX stores all user data on client devices, the messages are only held temporarily on SimpleX relay servers until they are received. + - decentralized proxied peer-to-peer network: you can use SimpleX Chat via your own relay servers and still communicate with people using pre-configured or any other SimpleX relay servers. + - fully open-source code. + + You can connect to anybody you know via link or scan QR code (in the video call or in person) and start sending messages instantly - no emails, phone numbers or passwords needed. + + Your profile and contacts are only stored in the app on your device - relay servers do not have access to this information. + + All messages are end-to-end encrypted using open-source quantum resistant double-ratchet protocol; the messages are delivered via relay servers using open-source SimpleX Messaging Protocol. + + Please send us any questions via the app (connect to the team via the app settings!), email [email protected] or submit issues on GitHub (https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/issues) + + Ream more about SimpleX Chat at https://simplex.chat + + Get source code in our GitHub repo: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat + + Follow us on X/Twitter (@SimpleXChat), Reddit (r/SimpleXChat/) and Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@simplex) for the latest updates.