Who should use phoneafriend?

phoneafriend is an open-source project built for developers.

Does phoneafriend have a free plan?

Yes — phoneafriend is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does phoneafriend run on?

phoneafriend runs on the command line.

Is phoneafriend still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 13 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to phoneafriend?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.

Who develops phoneafriend?

phoneafriend is developed by MartinGallagher-code.

When did phoneafriend launch?

phoneafriend first shipped in 2026.

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phoneafriend

Name: phoneafriend
Author: MartinGallagher-code

PyPIInfrastructure

phoneafriend is a serverless encrypted chat application that operates over a shared Linux directory. It uses end-to-end encryption and provides a curses-based terminal user interface for secure, infrastructure-free communication between users with access to the same filesystem.

Open SourceGPL-3.0CLI

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Overview

4 features

In the Developer Tools space, phoneafriend takes a focused approach. It focuses on communicating securely without relying on any external chat servers or infrastructure. It is built as an open-source project for developers. The project is open source (GPL-3.0). It ships for the command line.

It is developed by MartinGallagher-code, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 13 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include Encrypted Chat, serverless, and Curses TUI.

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

Encrypted Chat
Serverless
Curses TUI
E2EE

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source GitHubActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed23 Jul · 14:20 UTC
phoneafriend verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about phoneafriend

What does phoneafriend do?: Phoneafriend focuses on communicating securely without relying on any external chat servers or infrastructure. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who should use phoneafriend?: phoneafriend is an open-source project built for developers.
Does phoneafriend have a free plan?: Yes — phoneafriend is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does phoneafriend run on?: phoneafriend runs on the command line.
Is phoneafriend still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 13 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to phoneafriend?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.Track Debug ZenPress StarPulse
Who develops phoneafriend?: phoneafriend is developed by MartinGallagher-code.
When did phoneafriend launch?: phoneafriend first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: GPL-3.0
First seen: 23 Jul 2026
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Communicating securely without relying on any external chat servers or infrastructure.

Registered as

GitHub: MartinGallagher-code/phone_a_friend
PyPI: phoneafriend

Developer

MartinGallagher-code

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 0
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 23 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 13
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 23 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 23 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: phoneafriend-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 23 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 23 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 23 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/phoneafriend

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