TorChat is a peer to peer instant messenger with a completely decentralized design, built on top of Tor's location hidden services, giving you extremely strong anonymity while being very easy to use without the need to install or configure anything.
Because the original TorChat is very basic and is lacking usability, I decided to peek into the code and see if I could make some enhancements. The code is based on version 0.9.9.550 and has since seen several revisions.
It is 100% compatible with the official version of TorChat, as it only enhances the user experience and brings some non-intrusive additional features. No changes were made to the underlying protocols.
The current stable release is 0.9.9.550.rev17 (released 2013-05-12). For the list of changes, see the change log.
For the official TorChat version, go here: https://github.com/prof7bit/TorChat/
You can download the latest version and the source code here:
- Source code: torchat-rev-source-0.9.9.550.rev17.zip
- Windows binaries: torchat-rev-windows-0.9.9.550.rev17.zip
Github has deprecated the downloads section. For now, the releases can be found in the "downloads" folder in the source.
Windows users: Download the Windows Binaries zip-archive. Extract it. Then run /Torchat/bin/torchat.exe to fire up TorChat.
Windows users: To update your own existing Torchat Revised installation without loosing your ID, buddylist or settings; simply copy "bin/torchat.exe", "bin/icons/" and "bin/Tor/tor.exe" over to your existing folder and overwrite the files.