Skype
Freemium
Skype is an instant messaging and VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) client to communicate with people in a distant place.
Hangouts
Free
Hangouts is an instant messaging software developed by Google.
Tox
Open Source
Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption.
Jitsi
Open Source
Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.
Miranda IM
Open Source
Miranda IM is an open source multiprotocol instant messaging application, designed for Microsoft Windows.
Facebook Messenger
Free
Facebook Messenger is the official Facebook app that lets you have text conversations with all of your friends on the popular social network.
Linphone
Open Source
Linphone is a free voice over IP (VoIP) service and SIP client.
mIRC
Commercial
mIRC is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for Windows.
Wire
Free
Wire is a cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging client created by Wire Swiss. It is available for iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, macOS and Web browser cl…
Franz
Free
Franz is a free messaging app /former emperor of Austria, that combines chat & messaging services into one application.
ICQ
Free
ICQ is an open source instant messaging software.
appear.in
Freemium
appear.in provides one-click video conferences right in your browser without requiring PIN codes or additional software.
Gajim
Open Source
Gajim is an instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the GTK+ toolkit.
Quassel IRC
Open Source
Quassel IRC, or Quassel, is a graphical, distributed, cross-platform IRC client.
Xabber
Open Source
Xabber (XMPP and Jabber) is a XMPP client for the Android Operating System.
Spark
Open Source
Apache Spark is an open-source cluster-computing framework.
qutIM
Open Source
qutIM is free and open-source multiprotocol (ICQ, Jabber, Mail.Ru, IRC, VKontakte) instant messenger.
Psi+
Open Source
Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP/Jabber client (Qt, C++) designed for the Jabber power users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM XMPP/Jabber client.
Rambox
Open Source
Rambox is a free and Open Source messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.
Google Duo
Free
Google Duo is a video chat mobile app available on the Android and iOS operating systems.
Jitsi Meet
Open Source
Jitsi Meet is an open-source (Apache) WebRTC JavaScript application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.
Coccinella
Open Source
Coccinella is a free and open-source cross-platform client for the XMPP/Jabber-instant messaging-protocol.
Disa
Open Source
Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.
Shout
Open Source
Shout is a self-hosted web IRC client.
Dasher Messenger
Free
Dasher Messenger provids a way to message friends.
Pidgin
Open Source
Pidgin is a free and open-source chat client which supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP protocols.
Adium
Open Source
Adium is an Open source multi-protocol instant messaging client for Mac OS X, supports MSN, Jabber, Yahoo! and other networks.
Trillian
Freemium
Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application.
Digsby
Open Source
Digsby provides you with IM, email and Social networks in one easy to use application.
Imo
Free
Imo free video calls and chat is a kind of Communication apps for Android.
IM+
Freemium
IM+ supports simultaneously major IM services, including Google Talk, Twitter DMs, Yahoo!, AIM/iChat, ICQ, Jabber (and Slack through Jabber), etc.
LINE
Freemium
LINE is a new communication app which allows you to make free voice calls and send free messages whenever and wherever you are.
Psi
Open Source
Psi is a free instant messaging application designed for the XMPP network (including Google Talk). Fast and lightweight, Psi is fully open-source and compatib…
Kopete
Open Source
Kopete is a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client released as part of the KDE Software Compilation. Although it can run in numerous environme…
Ring
Open Source
Ring (SFLphone) is an open-source SIP-compatible softphone and instant messenger for Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X and Android.
FaceTime
Freemium
FaceTime is a proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc. FaceTime Audio is an audio-only version.
Kik
Free
Kik Messenger is an instant messenger software.
Miranda NG
Open Source
Miranda NG is a successor of Miranda IM, a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows.
iMessage
Free
iMessage is an instant messaging service.
Matrix.org
Open Source
Matrix is an open protocol for real-time communication. It is designed to allow users with accounts at one communications service provider to communicate with…
Tango
Freemium
Tango is the messaging app with the best video calling. All messages and calls are free.
KakaoTalk
Freemium
KakaoTalk (Korean: 카카오톡), or sometimes KaTalk, is a free mobile instant messaging application for smartphones with free text and free call features.
Conversations
Freemium
Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for the Android platform.
Zoiper
Freemium
Zoiper is an easy to use sip video softphone, with excellent voice quality and easy to setup.
Blink
Freemium
Blink is the best real-time communications client using the SIP protocol.
Bit Chat
Open Source
Bit Chat is a secure, peer-to-peer, open source instant messenger with end-to-end encryption.
Zulip
Open Source
Zulip is a chat and collaborative software.
Dialog Messenger
Free Personal
Dialog Messenger is a handy and feature-rich enterprise multi-device messenger available for server or cloud.
Tkabber
Open Source
Tkabber is a GPL instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the Tk toolkit for the GUI.
YakYak
Open Source
YakYak is a desktop chat client for Google Hangouts.
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