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Keybase
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- Business admin controls
- Yeskeybase.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Device platforms
- macOS,Windows,Linux,iOS,Androidkeybase.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- Keybase says messages and files are end-to-end encrypted so only the user and intended recipients can read them.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Expiring messages
- Users can set a timer on sensitive messages; the feature works in one-to-one chats and team, group, and community channels.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- File sharing
- Keybase says users can store and share group photos, videos, and documents with end-to-end encryption.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- File storage
- Keybase says it can store a group’s photos, videos, and documents with end-to-end encryption.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- File versioning
- Yeskeybase.io · read 20 Sep 2026
- Free use
- Keybase’s Teams launch announcement says existing free offerings would not switch to a paid model and that current use was grandfathered in.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Git limit
- Keybase’s encrypted Git announcement says personal repositories have a combined 100 GB limit and each team gets 100 GB.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Groups
- Teams are groups that can chat, use files, and collaborate on Git.book.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Identity integrations
- Keybase supports identity proofs and team invites involving Twitter, Reddit, Hacker News, GitHub, and other integrated social networks.book.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Keybase says users can connect with public communities from Twitter, Reddit, and elsewhere.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- Keybase says it uses public-key cryptography so messages stay private and even Keybase cannot read chats.keybase.io · read 4 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Keybase describes its app as open source and links to its source code.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Keybase describes itself as secure messaging and file-sharing.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Keybase says private keys are stored only on users’ devices, not on its servers.book.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security review
- Keybase says its security was reviewed by NCC Group and links to a 2018 report.book.keybase.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Storage limit
- 250keybase.io · read 20 Sep 2026
