Why Choose Beam Chat?
Every message is encrypted before it leaves your device. Only you and your recipient can read your conversations.
Start a conversation on your phone and continue on your desktop. Beam keeps your messages synced across all devices.
Messages deliver in milliseconds. Beam's optimized protocol ensures your conversations flow without delay.
Create groups for your team, family, or friends. Share files, images, and links with everyone at once.
Send photos, videos, documents, and voice messages. Beam handles every file type with fast, reliable delivery.
Beam's code is open for inspection. Verify our security claims yourself or contribute to the project.
How Do You Get Beam Chat?
Beam Chat is available as a free download on every major platform. Choose your device below to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
Beam Chat is completely free for personal use. Download it on iOS, Android, or Desktop at no cost. A web version is also available for browser-based access.
Beam uses end-to-end encryption for all messages. Your conversations are encrypted on your device before transmission, and only the intended recipient can decrypt them. We cannot read your messages.
Beam Chat runs on iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. A web client at trybeamchat.com provides browser-based access from any device.
Yes. Beam syncs your conversations across all your devices in real time. Sign in on your phone, tablet, and computer to access your full message history everywhere.
Tap the new message button, select 'New Group', and add participants. Groups support up to 500 members with shared media, files, and threaded replies.
Beam Chat's client applications are open source. You can review the code, report issues, and contribute on our public repository. Server components follow a source-available model.