Best Desktop Client Software & Apps (2025)

Best Desktop Client Apps and Services

Handpicked collection of the most popular and highly-rated Desktop Client applications

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YakYak

Open Source

YakYak is a desktop chat client for Google Hangouts.

LimeChat

Open Source

LimeChat is an IRC client for Mac OS X.

rdesktop

Open Source

rdesktop is an implementation of a client software for Microsoft's proprietary Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Curse

Free

Curse is an online game portal and network of gaming websites.

Choqok

Open Source

Choqok is a Free, Open Source micro-blogging client for K Desktop Environment.

Spark

Open Source

Apache Spark is an open-source cluster-computing framework.

Sylpheed

Open Source

Sylpheed is an open-source e-mail client and news client licensed under the GPL.

Gwibber is a microblogging client for the GNOME desktop environment. It brings the most popular social networking services like Facebook, Twitter, etc. into a single window and gives the ability to control communication through one single application.