Signal - Private Messenger for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Signal Overview

What is Signal? Signal is a free messaging app that allows users to communicate with their friends and family securely and privately. It is a nonprofit organization that is supported by its users and does not have any advertisements or trackers. Signal uses end-to-end encryption to keep conversations secure and offers high-quality audio and video calls.

Software Features and Description

1. Send and receive high-fidelity messages, participate in HD voice/video calls, and explore a growing set of new features that help you stay connected.

2. • Say anything – State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol™) keeps your conversations secure.

3. • Speak up – Whether they live across town or across the ocean, Signal’s enhanced audio and video quality will make your friends and family feel closer.

4. Simon & Garfunkel wrote a hit song about it in 1964, and you can experience the sound of silence whenever you want by choosing “None” as your notification ringtone.

5. Millions of people use Signal every day for free and instantaneous communication anywhere in the world.

6. Signal’s advanced privacy-preserving technology is always enabled, so you can focus on sharing the moments that matter with the people who matter to you.

7. • Picture this – Use the built-in image editing features to sketch, crop, and flip your outgoing photos.

8. • Feel free – Signal is a completely independent 501c3 nonprofit.

9. Privacy isn’t an optional mode — it’s just the way that Signal works.

10. Signal is optimized to operate in the most constrained environment possible.

11. • Be yourself – You can use your existing phone number and address book to securely communicate with your friends.

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Download and install Signal - Private Messenger on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Signal	Get App ↲	781,986 4.75	Signal Messenger, LLC

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Signal - Private Messenger app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Signal on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Signal"
The search will reveal the Signal - Private Messenger app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Signal is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Signal.
Now enjoy Signal on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Signal Messenger, LLC	4.75	7.30

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Signal Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Signal,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Signal" » then Click "Install".
- Signal - Private Messenger will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Signal on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Signal Messenger, LLC	781986	4.75

Download on Android: Download Android

Signal - Private Messenger functions

- End-to-end encryption powered by the open source Signal Protocol™

- Fast and reliable message delivery, even on slow networks

- Completely independent 501c3 nonprofit organization

- Use your existing phone number and address book to communicate securely

- Enhanced audio and video quality for calls

- Dark theme option

- Custom alerts for each contact or the option to disable noises completely

- Built-in image editing features for outgoing photos

- Support available at https://support.signal.org

- Source code available at https://github.com/signalapp

- Updates and announcements on Twitter (@signalapp) and Instagram (@signal_app)

✔ Pros:

- Excellent privacy features, including authentication, private messaging, and app switch privacy

- Easy-to-use settings and customization options

- Does not use a messaging service, making it a good alternative to traditional text messaging

- Provides options for calls to show up with or without a name

- Offers a way to re-register for push notifications if needed

☹ Cons:

- Occasionally requires re-registration for push notifications

- Cannot be used by people without a phone number

- Latest version has broken attachments and sometimes puts messages in the wrong order

- No way to export messages or backup and restore on iOS, which can result in the loss of important conversations.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Best Privacy App Yet

By Snap_Chats989 (Pcmac user)

This is simply the best privacy app with everything neatly bundled into it. It has a nice authentication feature, sms & mms messaging & disappearing messages with people [to keep them clean if you’d like], calls, and keeps it all private, app switch privacy [keeping the screen blank for privacy while switching apps so wandering eyes cannot see the screen], and many more features packed into this powerhouse. To anyone experiencing any issues with calls, make sure your notifications are on and properly set with the app, and look into the settings in the app itself and it easily shows how to have your calls show up with the name [if you would like to] or just a call without a name. The settings are a breeze and make it very easy to understand. Very rarely you’ll have to re-register for push notifications, but that’s also very easily accomplished. If I could rate higher than 5 stars I would. 10 stars out of 5 stars is more like it...
Learn it, Love it, Use it. Always.

By Karther (Pcmac user)

Love this app. Hope it is hear forever. And yes the hardest part is getting people to understand that they should use this over normal ios messaging. Not to mention when they start taxes us like they want for text messaging messages through this app wont count due to it does not use a messaging service. I really wish however that they would upgrade this app to be used by even people that do not have a phone number. I have children and I am not like every other silly parent out their they gives there kid a fricken phone because they think its the newest thing to do. My kids do not take any devices to school. However if they did I would only want them to be able to use email messaging. Other apps use email messaging to send text to a simple email address. I would love to have my kids use this app but they cannot due to they don't have phones. Anyway great app keep it going.
Latest update of app doesn’t show attachments

By dasprague (Pcmac user)

Love the app, and until this last version I would say that all it really needed was a way to assign any custom iPhone alert to an incoming message. The current version gives options, but doesn’t allow you to use any alerts on the phone. That, however, is a customization, so no big deal, but this last version broke the attachments. Now when I attach anything from the this app side or to this app through the phone side, it doesn’t immediately show up. Sometimes you can exit the chat itself and go back in, and sometimes if you shut down the app and reopen they will show, but most of the time I have to wait for a reply for it to show, so I never know if it was sent. I’ve also noticed that it sometimes puts my messages in the wrong order. For instance, I will see the reply above the original message. That, too, eventually fixes itself but it’s very annoying and has only started happening since the newest version was installed.
Lose all history every time you change phone

By Nickfrikinname (Pcmac user)

There is no way to export messages from this app. No history, no media, nothing. There is absolutely no way. There is no backup and restore on iOS. As a result, I and my family members are about to lose years of messages that contain conversations about our young children. This terrible problem has not been fixed despite years of begging by several users on various forums. What's worse, they don't disclose it in the app description, no warnings at the time of install, nothing. This app is an unmitigated disaster for any normal person. I truly regret having migrated my family and my business associates onto this. I mean, I would've happily paid for an app like this to support development. If they made just this feature a paid feature I would have again paid. But instead the developers are adding frivolous features but not this critical usability. If you are a spy, a journalist working in a sensitive situation, an anti government activist or a paranoid conspiracy guy, then this might be acceptable to you. For the rest of us, just stay the heck away and save yourself a lot of grief and loss later.