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Arnon – browser-only ephemeral E2EE chat (no app, no account, no history) #679

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Name: Arnon

Website: https://arnon.app
Source code: https://github.com/atas2390/arnon

Category suggestion: Secure & Encrypted Messaging / Real-time communication

Description:
Arnon is a tiny open-source messenger for one-off end-to-end encrypted conversations. It runs entirely in the browser (PWA), with no app install, no account, and no phone number or email. Each room is just a random URL token.

How it works:

  • ECDH (P-256) key exchange in the browser via Web Crypto API
  • AES-256-GCM with a fresh IV per message
  • Relay is a simple WebSocket server that only stores encrypted blobs in memory; nothing is written to disk
  • Optional self-destruct timer that destroys the room on both sides when it expires

What it intentionally doesn’t do:

  • No images, videos, or file sharing – just text and short voice notes (up to 30s), by design
  • No contacts, groups, search, push notifications, analytics, or ads

Funding / governance:

  • Free side project, no company, no investors, no monetization
  • Single relay server at the moment; relay code is open-source and can be self-hosted

Happy to answer any questions or adjust the description to better fit the list. 🙂

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