Shhh
Keep secrets out of emails or chat logs, share them using secure links with passphrase and expiration dates.
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Still maintained? Yes: 10 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.2.4 (Jan 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.
At a glance
Shhh quick facts
- Health score
- 52/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 420
- Last commit
- 21 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 3.2.4, Jan 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Keep secrets out of emails and chat logs."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Shhh scores 52/100, #34 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 10 commits in the last 90 days earn 11.7 of 35 points, the latest release (3.2.4, 9 months ago) earns 20.3 of 25, 420 stars add 10.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 23.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 11.7 / 35
10 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 20.3 / 25
3.2.4 released 9 months ago
- Stars 10.5 / 20
420 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 10
- Last 90 days
- 26
- Last 12 months
- 21 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #34 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between Chitchatter (#33) and Stoat (#35) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | 3.2.4 · 9 months ago |
| Stars | 420 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | smallwat3r/shhh ↗ |
Shhh vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Shhh (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket.Chat | 99 | 46k | MIT | today |
| Chatwoot | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Mattermost | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Novu | 98 | 40k | MIT | today |
| One Time Secret | 94 | 3k | MIT | yesterday |
| Shhh (this tool) | 52 | 420 | MIT | 21 days ago |
Shhh: common questions
Is Shhh still maintained?
Shhh had 10 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 21 days ago; the latest tagged release, 3.2.4, is from 9 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.