We built Phaze because we wanted Skype back.
Skype shut down and Microsoft pointed everyone at Teams, which is a conference call app. We wanted DMs, voice calls, a contact list — the stuff Skype actually had. So we built it.
Messages are encrypted on your device before they're sent. The server stores ciphertext and cannot read them. Calls are WebRTC peer-to-peer, with TURN fallback for networks that block direct connections.
No tracking, no ads, nothing sold. The code is open source. If you don't want to use our server, run your own with one Docker command.
The repo is at github.com/jakes1345/phaze. Bug reports are the most useful thing right now.