Tlon – Tlon Messenger 17+
The only app you own
Tlon Corporation
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Tlon Messenger is a new kind of app: the only tool that lets you own your communications and collaborate peer-to-peer with the people you care about most.
Take back control of your data with Tlon Messenger's simple set of channel types:
+ Send messages to your friends, family, and closest collaborators with chats.
+ Collect links and media with galleries to reference later.
+ Write a to-do list, publish a bulletin for your book club, write a blog to your fans, and keep a journal with notebooks.
Yours to own, completely
Unlike most software out there, Tlon Messenger is decentralized and open source. Connect to Tlon Messenger with a unique ID you own. Your ID is a key to a stand-alone node that connects to a peer-to-peer network. This means no middlemen mining your data and no concern about its durability. If we disappear, you can continue to use our messenger.
Simple to set up
Tlon Messenger is built on a new software stack carefully designed to enable true extendability and control. We take care of running your node for you, making sure it's always online and up-to-date.
Trust living online now
Owning your data liberates you from addictive algorithms and engagement anxiety. With TM, you're in control of your digital life, including who sees it and where you take it. If you want to run your node yourself, we'll even show you how.
Need help? Drop us a line: support@tlon.io
What’s New
Version 6.1.0
- Restores the "Invited" section in the Members list of groups
- Increases the maximum unread counter of groups, channels, and DMs to 256 from 99
- Auto-focuses the nickname / ship ID input field when creating a new group or DM
- Fixes an issue where scrolling inside of popover sheets would be impossible
- Fixes an issue with certain emoji appearing as a stop sign
- Fixes an issue in Notification settings where groups or channels listed as exceptions were impossible to remove
- Fixes an issue when sending a Chat message would block until the link preview was finished rendering
- Fixes an issue in the Gallery post detail view where pressing Send immediately after entering text would close the keyboard rather than sending immediately
- Fixes an issue with the appearance of system messages in Chat channels and DMs (e.g. when someone joins the chat)
- Fixes an issue with the title of the Home screen flipping 1-2 seconds behind the active filter tab selection
- Adds a prefix to edit and delete message actions if you are a group administrator and you are operating on someone else's post
- Renames "TM" to "Tlon" or "Tlon Messenger" for clarity
- Fixes an issue where the caption input in the Gallery image posting flow would appear black against a dark background in dark mode
- Fixes an issue where inviting someone on-network to a group would hang, fail to advance to the next screen, or otherwise provide no feedback that the invite was sending
- Fixes an issue where Gallery post timestamps would sometimes be incorrect
- Fixes an issue where long-pressing on an image posted to a Chat channel or a DM would fail to trigger the message action menu
- Fixes an issue in DMs where X posts, YouTube videos, and Spotify playlists would embed twice
- Fixes an issue in Notebooks where attaching a header image to a post would fail to attach correctly
- Fixes an issue where editing a link Gallery post would result in an inescapable editor
- Fixes an issue where muting replies to a post (of any kind) was impossible
- Fixes an issue where editing a Chat message with a link attachment would delete the link attachment
Ratings and Reviews
Basically decentralized whatsapp meets slack
The app seems to get better consistently. Your data resides on your own “server” so there are no middle men sitting in between your messages with friends / colleagues (a la whatsapp/slack etc…). Hugely supportive and enthusiastic about the future here - truly an n of 1 concept.
No ads, pure networking
Tlon gives you the keys to a peer-to-peer network with no ads or data-mining middlemen, a basic set of tools to communicate with others, and a space to call your own. It’s refreshingly calm and centering to live your life online and not be sold anything in the process.
A truly private messaging experience
This is the only app that lets me own my data and prevents someone from sitting in the middle
App Privacy
The developer, Tlon Corporation, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Tlon Corporation
- Size
- 72.1 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 17+ Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
- Copyright
- © 2025 Tlon Corporation
- Price
- Free