The messenger
that can't be blocked
Reckue runs with no central servers — messages and calls go straight between devices. One route gets cut off? The connection instantly recovers over another.
- End-to-end encrypted
- No phone number
- Serverless P2P
Free, no ads, no tracking · open source
Keys live only on your devices.
What is Reckue
Reckue is a free, open-source, end-to-end encrypted messenger. It is peer-to-peer: messages and calls go directly between devices, with no central server storing your conversations or able to be blocked. Signing up needs no phone number and no email — your identity is a cryptographic key on your device. Available for Windows; the Android build is ready to ship.
Why it's hard to block
There's no single point to shut down. Reckue builds a connection from several routes and switches between them automatically.
No central server
Your identity is a key on your device, not an account on someone else's server. There's nothing to block: no single address that, switched off, stops the messenger.
Direct device-to-device
Reckue connects peers directly over QUIC (the Iroh networking stack) with NAT traversal. Messages and calls travel from you to the recipient, bypassing intermediate storage.
Automatic failover
If the direct path is unavailable, traffic flows through an encrypted relay that forwards bytes but can't read their contents. The route is chosen for you — the connection recovers on its own.
Private by default
Everything you need to talk — and nothing that collects data about you.
End-to-end encryption
Messages and calls are encrypted end-to-end. The local database on your device is encrypted too (Argon2 + XChaCha20-Poly1305).
No phone number
No sign-up, no email. Your identity is a cryptographic key; claim a short @username if you like.
Voice calls
Clean P2P calls on the Opus codec — directly between devices, with no middleman.
Files & photos
Share images and files over the same encrypted channel as your chat.
Invite links
Add contacts by @username or a link — no swapping long keys by hand.
Open source
The source is open and auditable. No ads, no analytics, no third-party trackers.
Download Reckue
Free. No account. Install and start talking.
Windows
Windows 10 / 11 · .exe
DownloadAndroid
Android 9+ · APK
DownloadmacOS
11+
PlannedLinux
AppImage
PlannediOS
App Store
PlannedWe don't collect your data
Reckue has no server storing your messages, contacts or call audio. No analytics, no ads, no trackers. Whatever has to go over the network to deliver a message is described plainly, with no fluff.
Read the privacy policyFrequently asked questions
Short and to the point.
Yes, completely free. No ads, no subscriptions, no paid features.
No. There's no sign-up. Your identity is a cryptographic key created right on your device; you can optionally claim a @username.
Yes. Messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted, and the local database on your device is additionally encrypted with a key derived from your passphrase.
Messages go directly between devices (peer-to-peer). When a direct connection isn't possible, an encrypted relay is used — it only forwards bytes and can't see the contents. There's no central server storing your conversations.
Windows is available now. The Android build is finished and ready to ship on Google Play. macOS, Linux and iOS support is planned.
There's no single point to block: there's no central server, and if one network route is cut off, the connection automatically recovers over another.
Yes. The source code is open and available for review.