Flare focuses on enabling desktop chat access to Signal for users who want an unofficial client. It is catalogued under Communication & Collaboration on PulseGate.

Who should use Flare?

Flare is a consumer product built for signal users on desktop.

Is Flare still active?

Unverified. Flare has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Flare?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include 한결음악학원, Swedish Morning & Night Greets, and JOY Messenger Floating Button.

Flare is developed by Julian Schmidhuber.

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Flare

Name: Flare
Author: Julian Schmidhuber

FlathubCommunication & Collaboration

Flare is an unofficial desktop application for chatting on Signal, providing basic messaging features for users who prefer a desktop client. It is still in development and may lack some features of the official Signal apps. Intended for Signal users seeking alternative desktop access.

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Overview

5 features

In the Communication & Collaboration space, Flare takes a focused approach. It focuses on enabling desktop chat access to Signal for users who want an unofficial client. It is built as a consumer product for signal users on desktop. Flare costs nothing to use. It ships for Linux.

It is developed by Julian Schmidhuber. Key capabilities include signal chat, messaging, and unofficial client. Flare is currently in beta.

Signal chat
Messaging
Unofficial client
Basic security
Feature roadmap

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed28 Jun · 06:16 UTC
Flare verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Flare

What is Flare?: Flare focuses on enabling desktop chat access to Signal for users who want an unofficial client. It is catalogued under Communication & Collaboration on PulseGate.
Who should use Flare?: Flare is a consumer product built for signal users on desktop.
Is Flare free?: Yes — Flare is free to use.
What platforms does Flare run on?: Flare runs on Linux.
Is Flare still active?: Unverified. Flare has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Flare?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include 한결음악학원, Swedish Morning & Night Greets, and JOY Messenger Floating Button.한결음악학원 Swedish Morning & Night Greets JOY Messenger Floating Button
Who develops Flare?: Flare is developed by Julian Schmidhuber.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Status: 🟡 Beta
Built for: Signal users on desktop
Model: B2C
Solves: Enabling desktop chat access to Signal for users who want an unofficial client.

Registered as

Flathub: de.schmidhuberj.Flare

Developer

Julian Schmidhuber

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 28 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 28 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: flare-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/de.schmidhuberj.Flare

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