Chat freely.
Leave no trace.
Conversations that work like the real world. You meet up, you talk, and the conversation leaves with you. Nothing stays behind — not for you, not for them, not for us.
Conversations used to be simple
Face-to-face, words left when you did. You said something in a room, and when you walked out, it stayed there — in the air, in memory, and nowhere else. Thousands of years of human communication worked this way.
That was the natural state. Private by default. Ephemeral by nature.
Every message you've sent still exists
Every messenger you've ever used is a hidden recorder in your pocket. Relationships sour, devices get seized, subpoenas land. The conversation you forgot about three years ago didn't forget about you.
The danger was never the conversation itself — it was the history.
Metadata is the silent witness
Who you talk to, when, how often, from where — metadata tells a story you never wrote. Most messengers ignore it entirely. Brnr was built from the ground up with this in mind, holds the bare minimum of metadata, and encrypts everything by design.
“We kill people based on metadata.”
Privacy is the floor, not the ceiling
Every feature was built with one question: does this protect the user?
Burn by default
Not a hidden setting, not a secret chat mode — it's how every conversation works. Messages burn on a timer, always.
Messages never stored
Your messages never touch a database. Nothing to subpoena, nothing to breach, nothing to leak. When the burn timer hits zero, they're gone everywhere.
End-to-end encryption
X3DH + Double Ratchet for DMs, MLS for groups. Not even Brnr can read your messages — and we built it that way on purpose.
Anonymous accounts
No phone number. No email required. Sign in with a crypto wallet for pseudonymity, or go fully anonymous with generated account key access.
DEFCON panic system
Graduated emergency response unique to Brnr. From silent wipe to scorched earth — when the situation demands it.
Minimal metadata
Encrypted metadata, split-knowledge architecture. We can't see who talks to whom, when, or how often.
Three steps. Zero trace.
Getting started takes less than a minute. Pick your discretion level, start talking, walk away clean.
Choose your level of discretion
Most messengers tell you they care about privacy, but then turn around and ask you for a phone number. Brnr lets you choose your level of discretion from the first interaction.
Convenient
Pseudonymous
AnonymousSoon
Start a conversation
DMs, groups, or public rooms — every message has a burn timer from the start. Set it and forget it. The clock is always running.
Walk away clean
Timer hits zero, messages are gone. From your device, their device, everywhere. Like the conversation never happened.
Built for the worst-case scenario
We didn't bolt security on as a feature. It's the architecture.
E2E encrypted by default
Messages are encrypted on your device before sending. Only the recipient can read them — not the server, not the company, not anyone.
Disappearing messages default
Messages auto-destruct on a timer. This IS the default behavior of Brnr - no more awkwardly enabling per conversation.
Zero message storage
Messages are never written to any database. Once delivered and burned, there's no copy anywhere to subpoena or breach.
No phone number required
Sign up without giving away your real-world identity. No phone number means no link back to you.
Anonymous accounts
Create an account with no personal information at all. Wallet login or anonymous signup — zero PII collected.
Encrypted metadata
Who you talk to, when, and how often is encrypted — not just message content. Metadata is what surveillance programs actually collect.
Panic switch
Instantly wipe all local data with a single gesture under duress. Graduated threat levels from silent wipe to full cryptographic shredding.
Dead-man switch
If you go inactive for a set period, your data self-destructs automatically. No one inherits your conversations.
Seven layers deep
Security isn't a single feature — it's every layer of the stack.
X3DH + Double Ratchet
Perfect forward secrecy for every DM. Compromise one key, past messages stay safe.
MLS Group Encryption
RFC 9420 for groups. Efficient key rotation that scales to thousands of members.
Zero-Knowledge Storage
Messages are never stored on our servers. Anything we must store is fully encrypted.
Encrypted Metadata
Who you talk to is as sensitive as what you say. We encrypt the metadata too.
Anonymous Auth
Wallet login or anonymous accounts. No phone, no email, no identity required.
DEFCON System
Five graduated threat levels. From silent session wipe to full cryptographic shredding.
Dead-Man Switch
If you go silent, your data doesn't wait around. Automatic destruction on inactivity.
Simple, honest pricing
Every tier gets the same encryption, the same zero-storage guarantee, the same DEFCON system. We monetize convenience and capability — never safety.
Free
Ephemeral messaging essentials — your words, your rules
- Ephemeral messaging — your words vanish
- 2 burn timers (1 min, 1 hour)
- Burn on delivery
- Invisible mode
- Block, mute & account self-destruct
- Pin up to 3 conversations
- Join public rooms
- Image sharing (up to 5 MB)
Lite
Full burn range, co-presence, and display control
- Everything in Free
- All 6 burn timers (5s – 24h)
- Co-presence — see who's here now
- Pin up to 10 conversations
- Create 1 public room (up to 25 people)
- Smart compose
- Mention alerts & ping a user
- 1 linked account for quick switching
- File attachments & voice messages
Pro
Burn on read, unlimited pins, and power features
- Everything in Lite
- Burn on read
- Unlimited pins
- Up to 5 public rooms (100 people each)
- Private & persistent rooms
- Drag-to-reorder & swipe actions
- Configurable dead-man switch
- Anonymous AI
- Up to 5 linked accounts
- Video clips (up to 100 MB)
Elite
Everything in Pro, plus power-user exclusives
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited rooms & participants
- Encrypted file attachments
- API & webhook access
- Priority support
- Verified badge
- Up to 10 linked accounts
Pay your way. Credit card, crypto, or cash — because how you pay is your business too.