Status App
June 16, 2026 Β· View on GitHub
Status App
The Status App is a privacy-first, decentralised messenger built with Nim and Qt/QML. It offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, community chats, and Ethereum wallet integration β all without requiring a phone number or email.

π Table of Contents
π Download & Install
Get the latest release for your platform:
- Android: Play Store
- Apple: App Store
- Windows: Download EXE
- Linux: Download Tarball
- macOS: Download DMG
Supported Versions
| Platform | Supported versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Intel chip (no native Windows ARM build yet) | Windows 11 is used for testing |
| Linux | Continuous effort to support the lowest Ubuntu LTS version. | Actively tested on Ubuntu 22.04; should run on most Linux flavours using glibc 2.31 or newer |
| macOS | ARM chip | MacOS latest version |
| Android | 9 to 16 | |
| iOS | 17 and higher |
Windows
- Download the
.exefile. - Run the
.exeinstaller. - Launch the installed app π
Linux
- Download the
.tar.gzfile. - Extract the tarball file (replace
*with the version)cd ~/Downloads tar xvf StatusIm-Desktop-*.tar.gz - Optionally, verify the Status app GPG signature.
- Go to the directory where it extracted and double-click the AppImage file π
macOS
- Download the
.dmgfile. - Open it and drag
Status.appto the Applications folder. - Open the Applications folder and double-click the Status icon π
π οΈ Build from Source
To build Status from source, follow the instructions specific to your operating system. Detailed build instructions are available in the official documentation:
π€ Contributing
We welcome contributions from the community! To get started:
- Read our Contributing Guidelines.
- Check out good first issues to get involved.
- Join the #feedback-desktop and #feedback-mobile channels on Status.
π Documentation
- π User Help documentation
- π οΈ Installation Guide
- ποΈ Building Desktop from Source
- π± Building Mobile from Source
- ποΈ Architecture Docs
- π€ Contributing Guide
- π‘ You have an idea for a cool feature or improvement?
- πΊοΈ Status Roadmap
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For more information, visit our official website or explore our GitHub organization.
This project is tested with BrowserStack.