Ratspeak - a desktop/mobile client for Reticulum
Ratspeak is a native desktop and mobile client for E2EE conversations over Reticulum, a new type of mesh networking. Ratspeak gives you messaging, file/image sharing, voice calls and voice messages (experimental), Channels, LoRa capability, WiFi, BLE, TCP, offline messaging, turn-based games, and more.
v1.0.34
Added
- Added voice messages for compatible handhelds, with the recording format selected automatically.
- Added Codec2 support for compatible low-bandwidth voice calls.
Fixed and improved
- Improved Windows Bluetooth discovery and reconnection, including saved devices missing from scan results.
- Fixed Android Bluetooth cleanup when permissions are revoked.
- Kept recorded clips available for retry and prevented duplicate voice messages after an uncertain send result.
- Improved recording limits, voice controls, and handling when leaving a chat or changing identities.
- Removed legacy text fallbacks for message reactions.
Build and compatibility
- Source builds require Rust 1.89 or later.
- Compact recordings are limited to 15 seconds. Receive the handheld's announce before recording so the app can select its compatible format.
| Publisher | Ratspeak |
|---|---|
| Author | Ratspeak and Ratspeak contributors |
| Version | v1.0.34 |
| Release date | 2026-10-10 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Installer type | wix |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | Ratspeak.Ratspeak |
| Install scope | All users |
winget install --id=Ratspeak.Ratspeak -ewinget upgrade --id=Ratspeak.Ratspeak -ewinget uninstall --id=Ratspeak.Ratspeak -emsiexec /i "Ratspeak-v1.0.34-windows-x64.msi" /quiet /norestartmsiexec /x {E8B57212-41BD-4468-8F77-8A291E4D4D26} /quietYes. Ratspeak is free and open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license.
The latest version is v1.0.34, released on Oct 10, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 4a479b8c143f07888cb03426a272f4ba170acebfde209f637daa4d904e91adc3.
Ratspeak runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with msiexec /i "Ratspeak-v1.0.34-windows-x64.msi" /quiet /norestart, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Ratspeak.Ratspeak -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Ratspeak and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Ratspeak.Ratspeak -e.
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