There have been three previous alpha releases to the mailing lists that have already helped smooth out some of the rougher edges. Today we are releasing a beta version with which we hope to gain both usability and security related feedback. The main feature it lacked was OTR support, which we have implemented and hope to upstream to the main Instantbird repository for the benefit of all Instantbird (and Thunderbird) users. It also has an active and vibrant software developer community that has been very responsive and understanding of our needs. Instantbird was the pragmatic choice - its transport protocols are written in a memory-safe language (JavaScript) it has a graphical user interface and already supports many natural languages and it's a XUL application, which means we can leverage both the code (Tor Launcher) and in-house expertise that the Tor Project has developed working on Tor Browser with Firefox. We considered a number of messaging clients: Pidgin, Adam Langley's xmpp-client, and Instantbird. We are also excited about systems like Pond and Ricochet, which try to solve this problem, and would encourage you to look at their designs and use them too. However, your route to the server will be hidden because you are communicating over Tor. This has traditionally been in a client-server model, meaning that your metadata (specifically the relationships between contacts) can be logged by the server. Tor Messenger builds on the networks you are familiar with, so that you can continue communicating in a way your contacts are willing and able to do. It supports a wide variety of transport networks, including Jabber (XMPP), IRC, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Twitter, Yahoo, and others enables Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging automatically and has an easy-to-use graphical user interface localized into multiple languages.
Tor Messenger is a cross-platform chat program that aims to be secure by default and sends all of its traffic over Tor. Today we are releasing a new, beta version of Tor Messenger, based on Instantbird, an instant messaging client developed in the Mozilla community. Please see the announcement for more information. As of March 2018, Tor Messenger is no longer maintained and you should NOT use it.
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