Standalone Signal Desktop
Signal Desktop is not really standalone, because you still need to pair it with your phone. And the phone should be turned on.<p>I am <i>very</i> privacy conscious, and I don't use a smartphone, at all, because it's basically a spying device in your pocket.<p>Why Signal is all about privacy and then it forces me to pair it with a telephone?<p>Telegram desktop is really standalone. They require a telephone number too (and that's <i>very</i> annoying), but they don't require having a smartphone or keeping your phone open. My phone number on telegram is not even my phone number anymore, and it doesn't make any difference... Privacy wise is far from being perfect, but it's already better. At least it's usable.