# toxic
> A Tox-based instant messaging and video chat client

## Summary
Terminal Tox client for encrypted messaging and video chat

## Capabilities
- Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging
- Video chat support
- File transfer
- ncurses-based interface

## When to Use
- You want P2P encrypted messaging from the terminal
- You use the Tox protocol

## When NOT to Use
- You need to communicate with non-Tox users

## Related Tools
- [profanity](/tools/profanity) (complementary)
- [signal-cli](/tools/signal-cli) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/toxic
