Yes. No pricing tiers, no subscriptions, no paywalls. Every feature is available to every user.
All messages, voice calls, and files are encrypted on your device before they leave it. We use post-quantum cryptography, which means even future quantum computers won't be able to break it. The server only ever sees ciphertext it cannot decrypt.
The Signal Protocol is the gold standard for end-to-end encrypted messaging, used by Signal, WhatsApp, and now Confide. It combines the PQXDH key agreement and Double Ratchet algorithm to establish secure sessions between users. Every conversation gets its own encryption keys, and compromising one never compromises another.
Forward secrecy means every DM generates new encryption keys per message. If someone ever compromised a single key, they'd only get that one message, not the rest of the conversation. Past messages stay protected no matter what happens in the future.
No. Not "we choose not to", we literally can't. The server has no access to your encryption keys.
Your messages are gone. We cannot recover them. That's the trade-off of real end-to-end encryption. No one can access your data, including us.
The minimum needed to run the service: username, email, hashed password, and optional profile info you choose to add. No analytics, no tracking, no biometrics.
Yes. You can run your own Confide server on your own hardware. Self-hosted instances are fully independent.
Our infrastructure is hosted in Germany.
Yes. We grant full GDPR rights to every user regardless of location. You can request access, export, or deletion of your data at any time.
We don't. The project is open source and self-funded. If you want to help cover server and development costs, you can donate.
Yes. You can review the code, audit the encryption, and verify our claims yourself.