Tox is a secure and distributed Skype replacement.
At its heart it's a client dealing with our core library communicating on our own protocol. All communications are encrypted using the peer audited NaCl crypto library and this encryption can not be turned off.
Tox is powered by a distributed network which uses P2P connections for chats between people, and unlike other Skype replacements, no federated servers, centralized servers, or supernodes are used.
Know how to code? Our client developers appreciate all the help they can get. Please scroll down to the section for developers.
The following are other ways non-developers can contribute to the project:
- Helping with translations
- Donating to help fund development
- Asking your friends and family to Tox you
Tox is currently in Alpha and we hope you report any bugs you may see.
You can download a Tox client here, or you can learn how to compile one below.
Find a bug? Report it here
Need help with Tox? Send an email to support@tox.im
Want to give us feedback? Send an email to comments@tox.im
Compiling Tox for the first time
Security considerations with committing (And more on PGP)
How Jenkins and our nightly builds work
Technical report (Unfinished)
This site is open source and open for contributions. The source is here.