Best Google Talk Apps

Open Source

Pidgin is a free and open-source chat client which supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP protocols.

Open Source

Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.

IM+

Freemium

IM+ supports simultaneously major IM services, including Google Talk, Twitter DMs, Yahoo!, AIM/iChat, ICQ, Jabber (and Slack through Jabber), etc.

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…

Gajim

Open Source

Gajim is an instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the GTK+ toolkit.

Xabber

Open Source

Xabber (XMPP and Jabber) is a XMPP client for the Android Operating System.

qutIM

Open Source

qutIM is free and open-source multiprotocol (ICQ, Jabber, Mail.Ru, IRC, VKontakte) instant messenger.

QuteCom

Open Source

QuteCom (WengoPhone) is a free-software SIP-compliant VoIP client.

Tkabber

Open Source

Tkabber is a GPL instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the Tk toolkit for the GUI.

Adium

Open Source

Adium is an Open source multi-protocol instant messaging client for Mac OS X, supports MSN, Jabber, Yahoo! and other networks.

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…

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…