[Chat Secure](/https://chatsecure.org) is a free and open source XMPP app for iOS. It features both OMEMO and OTR encryption. It allows in-band registration to public XMPP servers (including via Tor). It provides TLS certificate pinning and SQLCipher to locally encrypt conversation logs.

**WARNING**: Apple's App store and iOS are non-free. To better protect your security and privacy, you should consider using another OS.

# [Download ChatSecure](/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatsecure/id464200063) from the Apple App store and open it:\\

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# Tap on the settings icon at the top-right corner:\\

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# Tap `New Account`:\\

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# Tap `Create New Account`:\\

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# Choose a `Nickname`, and for `Server`, see our list of [free XMPP servers](/xmpp/xmpp). In this example, our server is `ircnow.org`.\\

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# If you want to set a custom password, tap `Show Advanced Options`. Then, tap `Generate Secure Password`, and type in a password:\\

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# Tap `Save` to save the new SSL certificate:\\

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# Tap `Enable Push`:\\

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# Tap `Allow`:\\

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# Tap `OK`:\\

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# After sharing invites, tap the checkmark at the top-right corner:\\

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# Tap `Maybe Later`:\\

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# Tap `Finish`:\\

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