Who should use Mercury?

Mercury is a consumer product built for users needing secure offline communication.

Does Mercury have a free plan?

Yes — Mercury is free to use.

What platforms does Mercury run on?

Mercury runs on the web and Android.

Is Mercury still maintained?

Unverified. Mercury 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.

Who develops Mercury?

Mercury is developed by Briar Project.

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Mercury

Name: Mercury
Author: Briar Project

Google PlayTeam chat & messaging

Mercury is a mobile app that facilitates decentralized, mesh-based communication, allowing users to send messages securely without internet access. It is ideal for users who require private, resilient communication in areas with limited connectivity.

FreeWebAndroidCloud-managed

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Overview

4 features

Mercury sits in PulseGate's Team chat & messaging category. It focuses on enabling secure, decentralized communication without relying on internet connectivity. Mercury is a consumer product aimed at users needing secure offline communication. Mercury costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and Android.

It is developed by Briar Project, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 4 catalogued features are mesh networking, offline messaging, and decentralized communication.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Mesh networking
Offline messaging
Decentralized communication
Secure chat

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserAndroidCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed16 Jun · 03:46 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Mercury

What is Mercury?: Mercury focuses on enabling secure, decentralized communication without relying on internet connectivity. It is catalogued under Team chat & messaging on PulseGate.
Who should use Mercury?: Mercury is a consumer product built for users needing secure offline communication.
Does Mercury have a free plan?: Yes — Mercury is free to use.
What platforms does Mercury run on?: Mercury runs on the web and Android.
Is Mercury still maintained?: Unverified. Mercury 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.
Who develops Mercury?: Mercury is developed by Briar Project.
How long has Mercury been around?: Mercury first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Platforms: Mobile
Languages: English
Built for: users needing secure offline communication
Model: B2C
Solves: Enabling secure, decentralized communication without relying on internet connectivity.

Registered as

Google Play: org.briarproject.mercury

Developer

Briar Project

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 73.8
Indexed: 16 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 16 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: mercury-google-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 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: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by the 2026 taxonomy migration.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.briarproject.mercury

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