Linux

Enc Chat for Linux

For 64 bit Intel and AMD computers

Pick the package for your system. The package installs everything Enc Chat needs and adds it to your applications menu.

Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint

.deb package, also for Pop!_OS, elementary OS and Zorin OS

Download .deb

Version 1.6.3 · 30.8 MB · Published 21 October 2026

How to install it

Open the downloaded file.It opens in your software installer, such as App Center, Software Manager or GNOME Software.
Click Install.Enter your password when asked. Enc Chat then appears in your applications menu.

Or do both in a terminal:

Terminal

curl -fL --create-dirs -o ~/Downloads/enc-chat.deb https://encchat.xyz/api/public/desktop/linux-deb/download && sudo apt install -y ~/Downloads/enc-chat.deb

Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL

.rpm package, also for Nobara, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux

Download .rpm

Version 1.6.3 · 41.2 MB · Published 21 October 2026

How to install it

Open the downloaded file.It opens in GNOME Software or Discover.
Click Install.Enter your password when asked.

Or in a terminal:

Fedora, RHEL

curl -fL --create-dirs -o ~/Downloads/enc-chat.rpm https://encchat.xyz/api/public/desktop/linux-rpm/download && sudo dnf install -y ~/Downloads/enc-chat.rpm

openSUSE

curl -fL --create-dirs -o ~/Downloads/enc-chat.rpm https://encchat.xyz/api/public/desktop/linux-rpm/download && sudo zypper install -y --allow-unsigned-rpm ~/Downloads/enc-chat.rpm

Any other distribution

.tar.gz archive, for Arch, Manjaro and anything else

Download .tar.gz

Version 1.6.3 · 41.3 MB · Published 21 October 2026

How to install it

Open a terminal and run these commands in order; each one has a Copy button.

Install the libraries it needs.Run the one for your distribution.

Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint

sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-0 libsecret-1-0 gnome-keyring libgbm1 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good pulseaudio-utils ffmpeg

Fedora

sudo dnf install -y gtk3 libsecret gnome-keyring mesa-libgbm gstreamer1-plugins-base gstreamer1-plugins-good pulseaudio-utils ffmpeg-free

Arch, Manjaro

sudo pacman -S --needed gtk3 libsecret gnome-keyring mesa gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good libpulse ffmpeg

Download it.

Terminal

curl -fL --create-dirs -o ~/Downloads/enc-chat-linux.tar.gz https://encchat.xyz/api/public/desktop/linux/download

Unpack it into a folder of its own.

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/EncChat && tar -xzf ~/Downloads/enc-chat-linux.tar.gz -C ~/EncChat

Add it to your applications menu.Optional, but it lets you open it like any other app.

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications && cat > ~/.local/share/applications/enc-chat.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Enc Chat
Comment=Private messaging and calls
Exec=$HOME/EncChat/enc_chat
Icon=$HOME/EncChat/data/flutter_assets/assets/logo.png
Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;
Terminal=false
EOF

Start it.
Terminal
```
~/EncChat/enc_chat
```
Then choose Link with your phone and follow the linking steps below.

Updating

The computer version does not update itself yet. To update, download and install the new package the same way; it replaces the old version and your chats are kept. For the .tar.gz, run the download and unpack commands again.

Uninstalling

Unlink the computer from your phone first if it is still linked. Then run the line for how you installed it.

.deb package

sudo apt remove enc-chat

.rpm package

sudo dnf remove enc-chat

.tar.gz archive

rm -rf ~/EncChat ~/.local/share/applications/enc-chat.desktop

Windows and Linux

Link a computer to your phone

A computer does not have an account of its own. It links to the Enc Chat account on your Android phone: the phone sends it your chats and keys, encrypted so that only that computer can open them, and from then on the computer keeps sending and receiving even while the phone is switched off.

Set up the phone first. Install Enc Chat on your Android phone and create your account or sign in, as described on the Android page.
Show the code on the computer. Open Enc Chat on the computer and choose Link with your phone. A code appears, and it stays valid for ten minutes; Get a new code makes another.
Scan it with the phone. On the phone, open Enc Chat, go to Settings, then Linked devices, and tap Link a device. Point the camera at the code, and when the phone shows the computer's name, tap Link.
Wait for your chats. Keep Enc Chat open on the phone until it says the computer is linked. The computer then opens with your chats.

Good to know

You can link up to four computers to one phone.
Only link computers you own. A linked computer can read and send messages as you.
To unlink a computer, open Settings, then Linked devices on the phone and tap the unlink button next to it, or choose Sign out of this device on the computer itself. Either way the computer erases its copy of your chats.
Signing out on the phone unlinks and erases every computer linked to it.
The computer shows new messages while it is open; it cannot notify you while it is closed.

Checking you got the real file

You do not have to do any of this to use the app. It is here so that a careful person can prove the file arrived intact.

SHA-256 of each file offered on this page

EncChat-1.6.3-amd64.deb5d4f66bf85306c923a90ded27baf237eb07fa26bec734bcbf76e9283f7ca5c35

EncChat-1.6.3-x86_64.rpmf0c5777a364a855ecddf3b82b3ab7753c1c5fa1f033c1b01082d12881129c7ba

EncChat-1.6.3-linux-x64.tar.gza5eb7655c2ccd2b983edca4f772acbae142ad77669c69160e4527115db9932e9

On a computer, sha256sum on Linux or shasum -a 256 on a Mac, or Get-FileHash in Windows PowerShell, prints the same value for a file that was not tampered with.

Enc Chat for Linux

Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint

Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL

Any other distribution

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