App for messaging without using phone number?

Question

Apps like "WhatsApp" and "Viber" need a phone number to work. What similar apps are there that can be used from an Android phone/tablet and PC without requiring a phone number? Instead, they could be using your email or an ID etc for making the connection.

Jeff Waters · Accepted Answer

VIPole works with an email address and they're currently working on making an annonymous entry. It's a cool app that protects your identity and all the information you share within is encrypted e2e. Plus they have useful features like wiping up history, editing, message auto-burn. Althought you dont need a phone number to register, you can still make calls with audio or video and make calls to other people who are not using the app. These communications are also fully encrypted even on server, which means no one can really track you.

Chevy · Answer

Great design, cross-platform, secure AND you don't have to share your phone number.

John Ababseh · Answer

Messenger is chatting based on your FB, also Instagram you can DM people, and google you can chat via google chat through email :)

Vinit Agrawal · Answer

A great and highly underrated messaging platform

Anthony Maudry · Answer

Just an email to create an account and awesome features :) Still in beta.

Florian GAGNARD · Answer

EnjoyUp is still in beta but there no need of a phone number, only an e-mail

Joshua Byrd · Answer

Encrypted messages. Only username required.

Ben Li · Answer

You can try this one, users can use emails to register accounts and they do messaging easily in the app.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff · Answer

Hangouts is now more targeted to business users, but it still does the job if you want something that's platform-agnostic, and using your Gmail address to log in.

David Michael · Answer

You can use your mail id itself.