A Messaging App
Prav supports messages, file sharing, voice messages, and audio/video calls.
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Private messaging, without lock-in
Prav is a messaging service built around privacy, freedom, and interoperability.
Prav users can message, call, share files, and talk with people on other compatible XMPP services. You get the convenience of phone-number onboarding without being trapped inside one company's app.
No Ads. No AI.
No surveillance business model, no ad targeting, and no AI training on your conversations.
Easy Onboarding
Sign up with your phone number and an SMS OTP, inspired by Quicksy's convenient onboarding.
No Vendor Lock-in
Prav uses XMPP, so you can talk to users on other compatible services and move providers without losing your network.
Software Freedom
Prav is Free Software. Users have the freedom to run, study, modify, share, and share modified versions of the software. We also follow a Code of Conduct for community spaces.
People behind Prav
Meet our team
Badri Sunderarajan
Initial server setup, hosting, and posters
Badri is a self-taught programmer interested in FOSS, independent publishing, and avoiding corporate platforms wherever possible.
George Jose
Full-stack web developer
George got interested in Prav after growing tired of the flaws in mainstream messengers and wants to contribute to the community.
Mujeebcpy
Outreach through Malayalam video
Mujeeb Rahman works with FOSS tools, runs IBcomputing, and promotes free software and privacy topics.
Nagarjuna
STEM educationist
Nagarjuna works around freedom, truth, and justice in decentralized and distributed structures.
Nikhil
Sysadmin and hardware/software tinkering
Nikhil is an economics student at IIFT Delhi who also enjoys sysadmin work and tweaking systems.
Pirate Praveen
First member, outreach, and server guidance
A Debian Developer, privacy advocate, and Free Software mentor who helped supervise early project work.
Pratik M.
Website maintenance
Pratik helps with documentation and website work as part of his Free Software enthusiasm.
Arya
Android app maintenance and iOS groundwork
Arya is a libre software enthusiast maintaining the Prav Android app and helping lay the basics for the upcoming iOS app.
Aditya
Website maintenance
Aditya is a student developer interested in a wide range of technologies and FOSS. He helps maintain and develop Prav's website.
Ravi Dwivedi
Website, social media, server setup, and outreach
Ravi is a Free Software activist, privacy advocate, and member of the Free Software Community of India and Indian Debian community.
Social Contract
What we promise users
Prav exists to put user rights, privacy, and software freedom ahead of profit.