Chats for trusted people
Keep everyday conversations in a private space built around explicit contacts and simple controls.
Private messenger for people you trust
Hestia
Your personal space for communication with family, close friends, and small teams: messages, files, and calls with local history and a server you can choose.
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Made for your circle
A calm place to talk, share, and stay in control.
Hestia keeps the focus on the people you choose: family, close friends, and small teams that want privacy without complexity.
Files for your group
Share photos, documents, and notes without turning your server into a place for readable content.
Calls when text is not enough
Voice and video calls live next to your chats, so family, friends, or teammates can switch context naturally.
A server you can choose
Use the provided server or connect your own when your family, team, or community wants more ownership.
History stays close
Conversation history is kept on your device, helping reduce what needs to live on the server.
Clear contact trust
Verification is available for important contacts, but the app keeps the everyday experience simple.
How it works
Four steps from install to conversation.
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Download the client
Install Hestia on Android, open the beta web client, or try the experimental Linux x64 archive.
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Connect to a server
Use an existing Hestia server or prepare your own self-hosted backend.
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Add contacts by request
Start conversations through explicit contact requests instead of public discovery.
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Talk in your own space
Message, share files, and call with controls that stay understandable.
Choose your client
Downloads
Hestia recommends the right client for your device, but download starts only after you choose it.
Android arm64-v8a
Android — Stable. Recommended for almost all modern Android phones.
macOS
Coming later.
Linux x64 experimental
Linux — Experimental. Supported primarily on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Debian, and Zorin OS. May require system libraries.
Hestia Web
Web — Beta. Browser limitations may apply.
Self-host your server
Coming later.
Privacy model
Privacy you can understand.
Hestia is designed so the server does not keep readable messages or files. Your conversation history stays on your device.
Privacy is still honest: the server may handle accounts, delivery state, connection timing, IP addresses, and other metadata needed to run the service.
For families, friends, and small teams, self-hosting is an option when you want more control over where that server lives and who operates it.