{"repo":"vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui","clone":"git clone https://github.com/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui.git","description":"🔒 Secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (P2P) Bluetooth chat in your terminal. An off-grid, encrypted TUI messenger built with Rust.","language":"Rust","stars":368,"topics":["anonymous","bluetooth","bluetooth-low-energy","command-line","cross-platform","decentralized","encrypted","local-first","messenger","off-grid"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"bitchat-tui - Terminal UI Client for BitChat A modern Terminal User Interface (TUI) client for BitChat, a secure, anonymous, and peer-to-peer chat protocol that runs over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Communicate completely off-grid with end-to-end encryption, public channels, and direct messaging, all from your terminal. 🎨 Showcase Watch bitchat-tui in action! See how easy it is to use secure, anonymous Bluetooth messaging with our intuitive terminal interface. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9b5ad6f4-2d90-41d4-8344-ba7c8108b2a2 Universal Install Script The easiest way to install bitchat-tui on Linux, macOS, or Windows: This script will automatically detect your system and install the appropriate binary for your platform. [!NOTE] Remember to add /.local/bin to your $PATH if prompted by the install script, by adding export PATH=\"$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH\" at the end of your shell config file ( /.bashrc, /.zshrc, etc). From Cargo [!NOTE] If you are on Windows and get linker link.exe not found or the msvc targets depend on the msvc linker but link.exe was not found then you need to download Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools. Go to https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/ download the installer for your version, during installation check the box \"Desktop development with C++\" and reboot after the install completes. From Homebrew (macOS & Linux) From AUR (Arch Linux) Using yay or paru : From Source [!NOTE] Building from source requires Rust to be installed","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/vaibhav-mattoo","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/vaibhav-mattoo/bitchat-tui/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}