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Secure messaging without phone-number signup.

SHARD is a messaging app with encrypted chat, group chats, and broadcast channels. It uses Firebase for routing and AES-256 for local payload protection.

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Signal core
Architecture
AES-256
Local payloads
0% Logs
Server state
SHARD NET
Messages are delivered safely
Handshake verified.

Trailer

Watch the SHARD trailer.

Features

What Shard includes.

Encrypted chat

Uses Signal cryptographic primitives and local AES-256 protection.

No phone-number signup

Create an account with a username instead of a phone number.

Ephemeral delivery

Messages are removed from routing after delivery.

Screenshots

App screens.

Core Chat Screen UI
01 // CHAT SCREEN
01 // Chat Screen
Main conversation view
Chat Vault Screen UI
02 // CHAT VAULT
02 // Chat Vault
Manage saved chats
Group Chats Screen UI
03 // GROUP CHATS
03 // Group Chats
Group messaging
Channels Screen UI
04 // BROADCASTS
04 // Broadcast Nodes
One-to-many channels

Specifications

Technical details.

Parameter
Value
Encryption
Signal primitives with local AES-256 storage protection.
Registration
Username-based signup.
Routing
Firebase-based delivery and cleanup after delivery.
Media
Chat, group chats, and broadcast channels.

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Get the Alpha release from GitHub.

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