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.
WhatsApp Messenger
Free
WhatsApp Messenger is an instant messaging platform owned by Facebook.
Discord
Free
Discord is a freeware proprietary VoIP application designed for gaming communities.
Jitsi
Open Source
Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.
TeamSpeak
Freemium
TeamSpeak is software for quality voice communication via the Internet.
Linphone
Open Source
Linphone is a free voice over IP (VoIP) service and SIP client.
RetroShare
Open Source
RetroShare is open source software for encrypted filesharing, serverless email, instant messaging, online chat, and BBS, based on a friend-to-friend network b…
ChatSecure
Open Source
ChatSecure is a messaging application for iOS which allows OTR and OMEMO encryption for the XMPP protocol.
Bitmessage
Open Source
Bitmessage is a decentralized, encrypted, peer-to-peer, trustless communications protocol that can be used by one person to send encrypted messages to another…
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.
Silence.im
Open Source
Silence.im is an encrypted text messaging service.
Wickr
Free
Wickr is an instant messenger application.
Pidgin-Encryption
Open Source
Pidgin-Encryption transparently encrypts your instant messages with RSA encryption.
Pidgin
Open Source
Pidgin is a free and open-source chat client which supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP protocols.
Telegram
Free
Telegram is a free cloud-based instant messaging platform.
Tox
Open Source
Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption.
Signal
Open Source
Signal is the most scalable encryption tool.
Empathy
Open Source
Empathy is an instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP) client which supports text, voice, video, file transfers, and inter-application communication ov…
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.
FaceTime
Freemium
FaceTime is a proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc. FaceTime Audio is an audio-only version.
Off-the-Record Messaging
Open Source
Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations.
CSipSimple
Open Source
CSipSimple is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) application for Google Android operating system using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
Otr.to
Open Source
Otr.to is a browser based chat client.
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.
Disa
Open Source
Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.
Dialog Messenger
Free Personal
Dialog Messenger is a handy and feature-rich enterprise multi-device messenger available for server or cloud.
Ricochet
Open Source
Ricochet uses the Tor network to reach your contacts without relying on messaging servers.
YakYak
Open Source
YakYak is a desktop chat client for Google Hangouts.
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