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| Briar | SecureDrop | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | tools | tools |
| Subcategory | Messaging | Whistleblowing |
| Grade | A | A |
| Editor's Pick | — | — |
| Tagline | Peer-to-peer messenger over Tor, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi. No servers, no metadata. | Newsroom-grade anonymous-source submission system. Run by ~70 outlets (NYT, WaPo, ProPublica, Guardian). |
| Fees | Free · F-Droid + Play Store · Android primary | Free · audited · run by ~70 newsrooms |
| KYC posture | anonymous_signup | anonymous_signup |
| Highlight tags | P2PTOROFFLINE | TORAUDITEDWHISTLEBLOWER |
| Feature tags | open_sourcetor_supportedself_hosted | open_sourceself_hostedtor_supportedaudited |
| Web | https://briarproject.org | https://securedrop.org |
| Tor | — | http://sdolvtfhatvsysc6l34d65ymdwxcujausv7k5jk4cy5ttzhjoi6fzvyd.onion |
| Last verified | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-13 |