Type: Decentralised encrypted messaging — no phone number
Access: Tor Browser or app
Account required: No — Session ID only
Clearnet: getsession.org
Last verified: March 2026
Address / Download
https://getsession.org (clearnet download)
Session’s key differentiator from Signal: no phone number requirement. Phone numbers are persistent identifiers linked to real identities — requiring them undermines anonymity at the account creation step. Session IDs are randomly generated and have no inherent link to any identity. The decentralised node network means no central server to subpoena for metadata.