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Raven

Try encrypted messaging in an open MainNet beta. Messages cost real ALGO; use only low-sensitivity information.

LifecycleBetaOriginStudio directionAccessPublic betaNetworkMainNet
Raven Get started screen, with a beta label and a public-beta introduction
The current web app: Get started, public beta. Desktop packages on the about page are still 0.14.2.

Pictures

  • Raven contacts screen labeled LocalNet, with fields for a name and an address
    Contacts, from a LocalNet demonstration. The chrome on this picture says LocalNet. It is not the current MainNet Get started screen.
  • Two Raven clients exchanging an encrypted message, labeled as a LocalNet live demo
    An older two-client LocalNet demonstration. Kept so the progression is visible. The app people open today is the Get started screen above.

How it has lived

  1. Recorded as a usable beta

    The owner review recorded Raven as a usable beta on MainNet. No Nevermore is required to try it. Messages cost real ALGO.

    About Raven

  2. About page pinned at v0.12.0

    The about page pinned the open beta at v0.12.0. The web app stayed on this site because raven.corvidlabs.xyz was not serving it.

  3. About page pinned at v0.15.1

    The about page pin moved to v0.15.1. Desktop packages linked from that page were 0.14.2. The web app stayed at /algorand/raven/.

  4. A new chat is a hybrid session

    The about page says a new chat starts as a hybrid session: X25519 plus ML-KEM-768, then ChaCha20-Poly1305. Everyday chat and Extra lock stay choices. Extra lock is not a stronger post-quantum choice than a hybrid session.

    About Raven

  5. About page pinned at v0.17.0

    The about page now pins the open beta at v0.17.0. Desktop packages on that page are still 0.14.2. The visit door is the full-screen place for the web app.

    Open Raven

    Raven Get started screen, with a beta label and a public-beta introduction

  6. The hybrid start, in writing

    The about page still pins v0.17.0. Desktop packages are still 0.14.2. The write-up says what a new chat starts as, and that Extra lock is not a stronger post-quantum choice than that hybrid session.

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Latest published update

Raven works on Algorand MainNet and is open to try, with heavy testing and improvements continuing. No NFT or holder eligibility is required. The about page pins this open beta at v0.17.0. A new chat starts as a hybrid session: X25519 plus ML-KEM-768, then ChaCha20-Poly1305. Everyday chat and Extra lock stay choices. Extra lock is not a stronger post-quantum choice than a hybrid session. The web app stays on this site at /algorand/raven/. Desktop packages on that page are 0.14.2. raven.corvidlabs.xyz does not serve the app. The /visit/ door is the full-screen place that brings this same web app together with the flocks, Baby Jays, the Peck playtest, and 3md. The lead picture on this page is the current Get started screen. Older pictures are LocalNet demonstrations and are labeled that way.

What’s next

Continue testing and improving messaging. A new chat is already a hybrid session. Everyday chat and Extra lock stay choices.

Content reviewed .