Dependable daily chat
Polish web, desktop and mobile until Nox is ready to become your everyday community app.
In progressPrivate community chat
Chat that doesn't ask who you are.
Nox brings servers, channels, direct messages and voice rooms into one private community app—without requiring a phone number, email or advertising profile.
Free forever · Demo needs no signup · All downloads
- No phone number
- No required email
- No ads
01 · Communities
Servers, channels, and voice you can drop into.
Create a server, name your channels, and join a voice room whenever you want. It feels familiar, without the parts you never asked for.
02 · Privacy
Private by design. Honest about today.
Your connection is protected, and voice calls stay private between participants. Private direct messages are being prepared, but messages and files can still be accessed by the server operator today.
03 · Anonymity
One field to sign up. Nothing to hand over.
Pick a username, pick a password, save six words. No email, no SMS code, nothing tying the account to the rest of your life.
04 · Why Nox
Less identity. More community.
The familiar server-and-channel experience, without making a phone number or advertising profile the price of entry.
| Criterion | NOX | Discord | Signal | Slack | Telegram | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone number at signup | No | No | Required | Required | No | Required |
| Email at signup | Not required | Required | No | No | Required | No |
| Community servers | Yes | Yes | Groups | Groups | Workspaces | Groups |
| Drop-in voice rooms | Yes | Yes | No | No | Huddles | Voice chat |
| Message privacy | Protected in transit. Private DMs coming | Protected in transit | Private by default | Private by default | Protected in transit | Private mode available |
| Ads and tracking | No ads | Analytics | Metadata collection | No ads | Analytics | Some ads |
| Recovery | Six-word phrase | Phone | Phone | Phone | ||
| Self-hostable | Phase 2 | No | No | No | No | No |
High-level comparison based on public product documentation, last reviewed . Policies and availability can change; review the providers’ official documentation before relying on a specific feature.
05 · Roadmap
Built in public, one dependable step at a time.
The immediate focus is a reliable daily chat app. Self-hosting and community-run infrastructure follow only after the core experience is ready.
Self-hosted communities
Run a community server on your own PC, VPS or Raspberry Pi while keeping the same Nox identity.
PlannedCommunity-run hosting
Let willing hosts contribute optional relay, storage and bandwidth capacity to nearby communities.
ExploringGet Nox on your device.
Nox automatically shows the right option for your device. See every platform and release format on the downloads page.
Desktop release v0.2.5 · The web app uses its own build number