Here is how to use Tor anonymous instant messenger

The Tor Project has just released the beta version of Tor Messenger, a chat client that allows for anonymous, “off-the-record” chats based on Tor’s secure browsing system.

The Tor instant messaging service is a beta release and took Tor Project developers more than a year to make, promises to create a more private, seamless, accessible way for people to chat securely on the web. The Tor Messenger is built on the instant messaging client Instantbird, works a lot like Adium, but all chat traffic will be through Tor anonymity network for added privacy.

Tor Messenger integrates the “ Off-the-Record ” (OTR) to encrypt messages and then routes them over Tor network in the same manner as the Tor Browser does for the web.