← Package directory
Available on winget

Install I2PChat

Experimental peer-to-peer chat client for the I2P anonymity network

Install with winget
winget install --id MetanoicArmor.I2PChat
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id MetanoicArmor.I2PChat
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id MetanoicArmor.I2PChat

About I2PChat

I2PChat is a cross-platform GUI (PyQt6) chat client for the I2P network, with optional console TUI. Binaries are portable (zip); GUI is I2PChat.exe; TUI is I2PChat-tui.exe in the I2PChat folder. This winget package uses the *-winget-* release zip, which omits the embedded i2pd router binary so Microsoft’s installer validation can succeed; use a system i2pd (SAM) or install the full Windows zip from GitHub Releases if you want the bundled router. The full zip includes i2pd (PurpleI2P/i2pd), which some AV vendors lab...

What's new in 1.3.2

v1.3.2: Router dialog action rows aligned; emoji panel hover open/close; Group map visual restyle. Winget ships the *-winget-* zip without embedded i2pd. Full Windows zip with bundled router: I2PChat-windows-x64-v*.zip on GitHub Releases. i2pd: https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd

Read release notes

Version history

Version Updated Notes
1.3.2 Unknown v1.3.2: Router dialog action rows aligned; emoji panel hover open/close; Group map visual restyle. Winget ships the *-winget-* zip without embedded i2pd. Full Windows zip with bundled router: I2PChat-windows-x64-v*.zip o...
1.3.1 Unknown v1.3.1: Intel macOS bundled i2pd path (darwin-x64), BlindBox runtime hardening, Nix/Qt polish, refreshed icons, GUI fixes. Winget ships the *-winget-* zip without embedded i2pd. Full Windows zip with bundled router: I2PC...
1.3.0 Unknown v1.3.0: Text groups (live + BlindBox fan-out), Saved-peers inbound model, parallel live sessions, router/UI polish. Winget ships the *-winget-* zip without embedded i2pd. For the bundled router, use I2PChat-windows-x64-v...
1.2.6 Unknown v1.2.6: SessionManager per-peer transport lifecycle; Send control updates after secure handshake; BlindBox/offline and packaging fixes. Winget ships the *-winget-* zip without embedded i2pd. For the bundled router, use I...