MeshTrax

Martin Greatorex

About this app

MeshTrax is a free, open-source companion app for MeshCore LoRa mesh networking devices. Connect to your radio and send messages across the mesh — no internet, no accounts, and no cloud servers.

Communicate off-grid over long-range LoRa radio — hiking, at an event, in an emergency, or just exploring mesh networking. Your messages, contacts, and keys stay on your device and your own hardware.

Note: MeshTrax is an independent, community-built client and is not the official MeshCore app. It requires a compatible MeshCore device to be useful , it is not a standalone messenger.

A MODERN CHAT EXPERIENCE
• Unified inbox, all your direct messages and channels in one clean, messaging-app-style list
• Swipe to reply, emoji reactions, and inline GIFs
• Delivery status and automatic message retry
• Notifications for new messages, even in the background

MESSAGING & CHANNELS
• Direct one-to-one messages
• Channel and group messaging
• Encrypted channels using pre-shared keys

CONTACTS
• Add contacts by scanning or sharing QR codes
• Organize contacts into groups

MAP & COVERAGE
• Nodes, repeaters, and neighbors on an interactive map
• Download map areas for offline use
• Line-of-sight terrain analysis
• Export tracks and points as GPX

DEVICE INSIGHTS
• Device and repeater telemetry and sensor readings
• Battery monitoring
• Message path tracing and routing tools

CONNECT YOUR WAY
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• USB serial (where supported)
• Local network / Wi-Fi (TCP)

Plus auto-connect to your last device, light and dark themes, and many languages.

PRIVACY FIRST
• No accounts, no sign-up
• No ads, analytics, or tracking
• No MeshTrax servers — the developer receives none of your data
• Block and report tools to keep conversations civil

Optional online features (maps, terrain, GIFs) connect to third-party services only when you use them. See the privacy policy for details.

BUILT ON MESHCORE
MeshTrax builds on the open MeshCore ecosystem and is forked from the open-source MeshCore Open client. All credit for the protocol, firmware, and official apps goes to the MeshCore project.

REQUIREMENTS
A compatible MeshCore device (a supported LoRa radio running MeshCore firmware).

Source & issues: https://github.com/venamartin/meshtrax

What’s new

Room server management
Admins can manage a room server from the chat: status, telemetry, settings and command line.

Better replies
Replies quote the exact message you picked, and @mentions no longer force a quote bubble.

Smarter contacts
Nodes with a broken clock no longer show odd ages like 755 days ago.

Fixes: notification taps open the right chat, room post names and cut-off text, USB channel sends, retry options, reconnect status, firmware compatibility.