# Keet

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Keet and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Peer-to-peer messaging app with no servers or signups, working on mobile and desktop, though critics note it is not open source so encryption cannot be verified.

## Why people recommend it

- Peer-to-peer messaging with no servers (3 comments): "Have a look at Keet, it's a p2p IM app, works on mobile and desktop, behind NAT and all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48072427)) "new projects like Keet.io keep the p2p dream alive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50003189)) "true p2p & secure chat. No servers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46376771))
- No signups and reliable connections (2 comments): "try keet messenger or holesail.io app to experience the reliability" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50013394)) "no signups, it just works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46952719))
- Structured courses for self-learners (2 comments): "I think there are plenty of people who teach themselves things for fun and and want to have structured courses to learn from." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49263259)) "some users have enjoyed and gotten value out of the videos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49300573))

## What people warn about

- Not open source, encryption unverifiable (3 comments): "no source availability is a red flag for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46953001)) "Not open source, you can't verify the end-to-end encryption or any other measures the client uses actually happen." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46376862)) "It doesn't appear to be open source, so users have no control or lasting guarantees of privacy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46376836))
- Asks for phone number or contacts (3 comments): "Your app asks people if they would like to upload their contacts? That’s a massive dark pattern." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49264111)) "I get blocked on the phone number screen on sign up." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49260492)) "Phone number sign-up means instant delete." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49260685))
- Doubtful business or shallow moat (2 comments): "First, the moat looks shallow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282717)) "I don't think there's a business here, sorry." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49263061))
- Course content quality concerns (2 comments): "That logo for „introduction to topology“ feels incredibly off." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49261714)) "It just creates educational slop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49297885))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Signal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/signal.md): 486 recommend
- [Bitchat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitchat.md): 56 recommend
- [Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/element.md): 50 recommend
- [Briar](https://hackerapproved.com/p/briar.md): 50 recommend
- [Delta Chat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/delta-chat.md): 48 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://keet.io/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Keet", https://hackerapproved.com/p/keet/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).