https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/tags/briar/ Recent content in Briar on Nico Alt Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2026/sharing-is-caring/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2026/sharing-is-caring/ Sharing links to Briar's implementations of Tor, Bluetooth, memory-card support, and more. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2022/briar-ptf-interview/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2022/briar-ptf-interview/ In our interview with Nico Alt and Sebastian Kürten from Briar Desktop, we talk about what makes the messenger so secure and how it works as a community project. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2022/adios-briar-gtk/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2022/adios-briar-gtk/ As of Jan 21, 2022, Briar GTK got officially replaced by Briar Desktop. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/diving-at-xmpp/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/diving-at-xmpp/ At the XMPP Meetup Berlin I presented my talk 'Diving deep into Briar - a closer look at its internals'. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-disaster/ Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-disaster/ While Briar was designed for people affected by surveillance, another potential use case scenario are natural disasters. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-third/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-third/ Besides allowing multi-line input and re-adding contacts, this 3rd beta release also features new translations and more. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-remote/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2021/briar-remote/ Until a proper Briar mailbox is available, you can hack your own always-on Briar node with devices like the Raspberry Pi. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-international/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-international/ With this second beta release, Briar GTK goes all international. Thanks to the amazing Localization Lab Translation Teams, Briar GTK is now translated into more than 20 languages. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-beta/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-beta/ Today marks the day of Briar GTK's first beta release. Much has happened in the last months and many people, including me, were able to test Briar GTK and use it in regular occasions. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-alpha/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2020/briar-alpha/ Briar GTK is a prototype to bring Briar to desktop devices. It's not affiliated with the official Briar team. However, it strives to bring all the great features and mindsets from Android to the wider world. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2019/briar-second-demo/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2019/briar-second-demo/ Briar GTK is a prototype to bring Briar to desktop devices. It's not affiliated with the official Briar team. However, it strives to bring all the great features and mindsets from Android to the wider world. https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2019/briar-first-demo/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://nico.dorfbrunnen.eu/posts/2019/briar-first-demo/ Briar GTK is a prototype to bring Briar to desktop devices. It's not affiliated with the official Briar team. However, it strives to bring all the great features and mindsets from Android to the wider world.