Briar

free peer-to-peer instant messenger
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Briar

Summary

Briar is a free software[1]. Briar ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Briar's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Briar's instance of is recorded as mesh networking[4].
  • Briar's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[5].
  • Briar's instance of is recorded as mobile app[6].
  • Briar's instance of is recorded as decentralization[7].
  • Briar's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer[8].
  • Briar's logo image is recorded as Briar logo.png[9].
  • Briar's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[10].
  • Briar's programmed in is recorded as Java[11].
  • Briar's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[12].
  • Briar's operating system is recorded as Android[13].
  • Briar's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.2[15].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.3[16].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.5[17].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.7[18].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[19].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.4[20].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.12[21].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.6[22].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.6[23].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.6[24].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.8[25].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.8[26].
  • Briar's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[27].

Body

Publication

Briar's publication date is recorded as +2017-05-21T00:00:00Z[28].

Why It Matters

Briar ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2] Briar has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . code.briarproject.org. Retrieved . code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . briarproject.org. Retrieved . briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . code.briarproject.org. Retrieved . code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . briarproject.org. briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . code.briarproject.org. code.briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . briarproject.org. briarproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Briar. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/briar
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_briar_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Briar}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/briar}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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