Everything You Need.
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Four transport layers. Military-grade encryption. No account required. Built for activists, journalists, and anyone who values privacy.

Four Layers of Connectivity

Bluetooth Network

Zemzeme's Bluetooth layer creates a decentralized, self-healing mesh network using Bluetooth Low Energy. Every device acts as both sender and relay, extending the network range with each new peer. Works completely offline - no cell towers, no Wi-Fi, no internet connection required.

Up to 30 meters range per hop - multi-hop extends coverage
Self-healing: routes automatically re-form if a node drops
Low power consumption - designed for field use
Works during internet blackouts, disasters, or protests
All Bluetooth traffic is encrypted with the same Noise Protocol
Compatible with any Android device with Bluetooth support (API 26+)
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Works Offline

No internet. No cell signal. Just Bluetooth between devices.

Bluetooth 5.0 Multi-hop Mesh No internet

WiFi Direct

WiFi Direct extends Zemzeme's offline reach beyond Bluetooth. By creating a direct device-to-device WiFi connection without any router or internet, WiFi Direct delivers higher bandwidth and significantly longer range - up to 200 meters. Perfect for larger gatherings, building coverage, or situations where Bluetooth range falls short.

Up to 200 meters range - far beyond Bluetooth
Higher bandwidth for faster message delivery
No router, no hotspot, no internet required
Multi-peer simultaneous connections
Works completely offline - ideal for events, protests, disasters
All traffic encrypted with the same Noise Protocol
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Offline, High-Speed

Direct WiFi between devices. No router. No internet. Up to 200m range.

WiFi Direct 200m No router High bandwidth

Direct Connection

When internet is available, Zemzeme uses libp2p - the same networking stack powering IPFS and Ethereum - to establish direct, encrypted connections between peers. NAT traversal means you can reach anyone behind a home router or corporate firewall without any relay server ever seeing your traffic.

Direct peer-to-peer connections, no relay middleman
IPFS DHT for peer discovery - fully decentralized
Built-in NAT traversal (hole-punching)
Multiplexed streams over a single connection
End-to-end encrypted: relay nodes see nothing
Battle-tested peer-to-peer technology
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No Relay Servers

Direct device-to-device connections through NATs. Powered by peer-to-peer technology.

libp2p IPFS DHT NAT traversal P2P

Online Relay Network

The relay protocol provides global reach through a decentralized network of open relays. Unlike traditional messaging servers, online relays are interchangeable - if one goes down or censors content, you simply switch to another. Your identity is a Curve25519 keypair, not a username on a platform.

Open relay protocol - hundreds of public relays
Curve25519 keypair identity - no platform lock-in
Censor-resistant: change relays in seconds
Global reach when Bluetooth and direct connection are unavailable
Messages encrypted before they touch any relay
Compatible with compatible relay tools and clients

Global, Censor-Resistant

Decentralized online relay network. No central authority. No shutdown switch.

Nostr Curve25519 Open Protocol Global

Zero-Knowledge Architecture

Zemzeme cannot read your messages because Zemzeme has no server. Every cryptographic operation happens on your device.

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Noise Protocol Framework

The same cryptographic handshake that protects WhatsApp messages - independently audited and battle-tested. Uses the XX pattern for mutual authentication with Curve25519 ephemeral keys and ChaCha20-Poly1305 for symmetric encryption.

Curve25519 ChaCha20-Poly1305 Perfect Forward Secrecy
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No Identity Required

First launch generates a Curve25519 keypair locally. This is your permanent identity - never registered with any server, never transmitted unencrypted. No phone number, email, username, or any personal identifier is ever required.

Local keygen No signup No PII
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Emergency Panic Wipe

Triple-tap the emergency button to instantly and permanently delete all local data. Messages, contacts, cryptographic keys, and all application state are securely overwritten. Designed for use in high-risk situations.

Triple-tap trigger Secure overwrite No recovery
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Tor Network Integration

Enable Tor to route all internet traffic (internet connections) through the Tor onion network. Your IP address is never visible to relay operators, DHT peers, or network observers. Provides an additional layer of anonymity beyond end-to-end encryption.

IP hidden Optional setting Onion routing
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QR Identity Verification

Verify a contact's public key in person by scanning their QR code. This eliminates any theoretical man-in-the-middle attack, even under hostile network conditions. The gold standard for key verification in adversarial environments.

Fingerprint verify MITM prevention In-person scan
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Encrypted Local Storage

All data at rest - messages, contacts, cryptographic material - is encrypted using Android's EncryptedSharedPreferences backed by the Android Keystore system with AES-256-GCM. Nothing is stored in plaintext anywhere on the device.

AES-256-GCM Android Keystore Zero plaintext

35+ Languages Supported

Privacy is a universal right. Zemzeme speaks your language.

English Arabic - العربية Chinese - 中文 Spanish - Español French - Français German - Deutsch Portuguese - Português Russian - Русский Hindi - हिन्दी Japanese - 日本語 Korean - 한국어 Italian - Italiano Dutch - Nederlands Turkish - Türkçe Polish - Polski Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt Indonesian - Bahasa Thai - ภาษาไทย Persian - فارسی Ukrainian - Українська + More

Start Messaging Privately

Download Zemzeme for Android. Free, open source.