00 Application · Contacts

Contacts.
Encrypted by default.

People and groups

01 What you can do

What you can do

What you can do with Contacts.

01

Encrypted address book

Browse contacts with online / recent / all filters. View full profiles (avatar, bio, status). Each contact’s profile data is encrypted to your key — only you can read it.

Use case

Contacts fits naturally into this flow.

02

Named groups for chat and mail

Create named groups and address them as one in uChat and uMail. Group membership updates propagate encrypted across every member.

Use case

Contacts fits naturally into this flow.

03

One-time invite links

Generate invite links for new people. Each link is single-use and expires. Invites do not leak the inviter’s address book to the invitee.

Use case

Contacts fits naturally into this flow.

02 Security

Security

Security for Contacts.

Every UltimaOS app shares the same post-quantum cryptographic stack, so the security properties below apply uniformly. App-specific considerations are noted where they apply.

01

Post-quantum cryptography by default

All authentication and key exchange uses NIST-standardized ML-DSA-65 (FIPS 204) signatures and ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) key encapsulation. There is zero RSA, zero elliptic-curve, zero classical-only crypto in the authentication path. Defeats store-now-decrypt-later attacks.

02

End-to-end encryption on your device

Every payload is encrypted in your browser using XChaCha20-Poly1305 (RFC 8439) with a 192-bit nonce and a Poly1305 authentication tag. The plaintext exists only in your tab's memory. When you close the tab, the plaintext is gone.

03

Zero-knowledge server

The UltimaOS server only ever stores ciphertext and public keys. We cannot read your data — by design, not by promise. There is no encryption backdoor, no master key, no key escrow.

04

Multi-device sync, single private key

Your private key is derived from your passphrase using Argon2id with high parameters. New devices derive the same key locally and can decrypt your entire history. The passphrase is never sent to the server — it is verified by an ML-DSA-65 signature on a server-issued challenge.

03 How it works

How it works

How Contacts works.

  1. 01

    Open Contacts in your browser

    UltimaOS runs in any modern browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. Nothing to install. Sign in with your passphrase-derived key, or restore from a 3-of-5 social recovery if you are on a new device.

  2. 02

    Your data is encrypted before it leaves your device

    Every action — sending a message, uploading a file, creating a task, scheduling an event — is encrypted with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and authenticated with an ML-DSA-65 signature before any byte crosses the network boundary.

  3. 03

    Server stores ciphertext, returns it on demand

    The UltimaOS server keeps an opaque blob per account and per conversation. When you open Contacts, the encrypted blobs are streamed to your device, decrypted locally, and rendered. The server never sees plaintext.

  4. 04

    Changes sync to every device you sign in on

    Any change you make is encrypted and uploaded; every other device you are signed in on pulls the new ciphertext and decrypts it. Live multi-device sync, with the cryptography guarantee that only your devices can read it.

04 Inside the suite

Inside the suite

How Contacts fits in the suite.

01

uChat

Start chats with one click from a contact's profile. Presence status syncs across both apps.

02

uMail

Compose to a contact without typing the address. Mail benefits from Contacts' type-ahead everywhere.

03

Calendar

Share free/busy, propose-meeting or full-manage scopes with specific contacts. Calendar respects the scope.

04

Account

Contacts are encrypted to your private key. Only you can read them. Recovery via Account covers Contacts too.

05 Get started

Get started

Get started with Contacts.

  1. 01

    Open Contacts in your browser

    UltimaOS runs in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge. Nothing to install. Sign in with your passphrase to derive your private key locally.

  2. 02

    Open the workspace and launch Contacts

    The launcher shows every app. Contacts is right there with its capsule video preview. Click to open.

  3. 03

    Connect it with the rest of the suite

    Contacts works alone, but it shines when combined with the rest of the UltimaOS apps. Same private key, same encryption, one workspace.

07 Frequently asked

Common questions

Questions about Contacts.

Is Contacts end-to-end encrypted?
Short answer

Yes. All content in Contacts is encrypted in your browser using XChaCha20-Poly1305 with a fresh key per item. The UltimaOS server only ever stores ciphertext and public keys — it cannot decrypt your data, no matter who asks.

What cryptography does Contacts use?
Short answer

Contacts uses the same post-quantum stack as every other UltimaOS app: ML-DSA-65 (FIPS 204) for authentication, ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) for key encapsulation, XChaCha20-Poly1305 (RFC 8439) for symmetric encryption, HKDF-SHA256 for key derivation, and Argon2id for passphrase hashing.

Can I use Contacts on multiple devices?
Short answer

Yes. Sign in on any device with your passphrase and the same private key is derived locally. All your Contacts content is then decrypted from the encrypted blobs the server returns. Changes sync live across all signed-in devices.

Is Contacts GDPR-compliant?
Short answer

Yes. UltimaOS is built and operated in the European Union by an EU company. The architecture is GDPR-compliant by design — encrypted data, EU-only infrastructure, no US CLOUD Act exposure, no advertising, no third-party trackers. See the GDPR page for the full breakdown.

How much does Contacts cost?
Short answer

During early access, UltimaOS is free for individuals and organizations. After early access, pricing will be per-seat with accessible family tiers and per-organization plans for businesses. There is no per-app add-on.

Can I export my Contacts data?
Short answer

Yes. UltimaOS supports encrypted export of all your content for backup and portability. The export is encrypted to a key you control; you can store it on your own infrastructure or in a personal encrypted backup.

Can I import my existing contacts?
Short answer

Yes. Contacts can be imported from a vCard file or from another address book. Each imported contact is encrypted before being added to your Personal Storage layer.