FRTC Messenger

1. Select Download Windows installer above.
2. When it finishes, open FRTC_Messenger_windows_installer.msi.
3. Follow the installer prompts, then open FRTC Messenger from the Start menu. Tor is included and runs only while the wallet is open.

1. Select the Debian / Ubuntu .deb download above.
2. Open a terminal in your Downloads folder.
3. Run sudo apt install ./FRTC_Messenger_linux.deb, then launch FRTC Messenger from the applications menu. Tor is included; no separate Tor installation is needed.

1. Select Fedora (.rpm) above.
2. Open a terminal in your Downloads folder.
3. Run sudo dnf install ./FRTC_Messenger_linux.rpm. Fedora will install required packages; then launch FRTC Messenger from the applications menu. Tor is included.

1. Download the Android APK above on your phone.
2. Open the downloaded APK. If Android asks, allow your browser or file manager to install apps from this source.
3. Review the Android preview notes on GitHub. This build is debug-signed for direct installation, requires verified email, and contains chat only.

1. Download and extract FRTC_Messenger_linux.zip.
2. Open a terminal in the extracted folder—the one containing bin, ico, and lib.
3. Install the desktop libraries, then make the launcher executable and run it. Tor is already included in the ZIP:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libxrender1 libxtst6 libxi6 libfontconfig1 fonts-dejavu-core

sudo dnf install libXrender libXtst libXi fontconfig dejavu-sans-fonts

sudo pacman -Syu --needed libxrender libxtst libxi fontconfig ttf-dejavu

chmod +x "./bin/FRTC Messenger"
./bin/FRTC\ Messenger

Run the last two commands in the extracted app folder. On WSL, use WSLg or an X server to display the app window.

Legacy Windows edition (32-bit, Windows 7 SP1 and newer): chat only. This edition does not include the Bitcoin wallet or Tor, so there is no Tor setup or Tor service to start for it. For the installer, download and open the legacy MSI, then follow its prompts and launch FRTC Messenger from the Start menu. For the portable ZIP, extract all files to a folder you can access, then open FRTC_Messenger_Legacy.exe from that extracted folder. Keep the other extracted files beside the EXE.

If you use Windows 7 SP1 and sign-in cannot connect, the optional network patch below adds TLS support within the FRTC folder. It is experimental and has not been independently verified on every Windows 7 setup. It backs up replaced app files and does not change Windows system files. Close FRTC before running the patch, then select the existing FRTC folder and read the confirmation. If sign-in still fails, use the full HTTP status and server message shown by the app. Keep the generated .before-frtc-patch-... backups so you can restore the original files. Do not copy Windows 11 DLLs into Windows 7.

1. Extract the full patch ZIP.
2. Close FRTC Messenger.
3. Run FRTC_Win7_TLS_Patch.exe. If FRTC is in Program Files, run it as administrator.
4. Select the existing FRTC installation folder and read the confirmation before applying.

Windows: Run a newer MSI to upgrade the matching edition. To repair or remove an installed MSI version, open Settings → Apps → Installed apps, select the matching FRTC Messenger edition, then choose Modify. Reopening the same MSI also opens its maintenance options.

# Update using the newly downloaded package
sudo apt install ./FRTC_Messenger_linux.deb
# Repair / reinstall the current package
sudo apt install --reinstall ./FRTC_Messenger_linux.deb
# Remove the app
sudo apt remove frtc-messenger

# Update using the newly downloaded package
sudo dnf install ./FRTC_Messenger_linux.rpm
# Repair / reinstall the current package
sudo dnf reinstall frtc-messenger
# Remove the app
sudo dnf remove frtc-messenger

APT and DNF show their normal confirmation before applying package changes. Linux portable ZIPs are managed by you: replace the extracted app folder to update, or delete that folder to remove it.