Signal Android
signalapp/Signal-Android
An open-source alternative to WhatsApp.
A private messenger for Android. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 29,494
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Last push
- 2026-10-16
- Written in
- Kotlin
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 11 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
v8.31.2, 14 days ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
96% closed
479 open · 11,338 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+52 in 9 days
29,494 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
Network copyleftAGPL-3.0
Like the GPL, and offering a modified version to users over a network counts: they are owed its source.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
Signal Android’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Signal Android against the other open-source options
Every project offered against WhatsApp, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Signal Android (this page) | 29,494 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | Kotlin |
 Berty | 9,329 | Active | Not identified | ○ | TypeScript |
 Lokinet | 2,105 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | C++ |
 Speek | 768 | Quiet | Not identified | ○ | C++ |
 Coyim | 617 | Slowing | Not identified | ○ | Go |
 Kontalk | 575 | Quiet | Copyleft | ○ | Java |
 Snikket | 467 | Active | Permissive | Compose | Lua |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with WhatsApp and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data