Instant Messaging Softwares and Apps

Discover best Instant Messaging softwares, apps and websites.

Best Instant Messaging Softwares and Apps

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Skype

Freemium

Skype is an instant messaging and VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) client to communicate with people in a distant place.
Pidgin

Open Source

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

Freemium

Slack is a cloud-based team collaboration tool.
Asana

Freemium

Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams track their work.
Trillian

Freemium

Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application.
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.
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…
Nimbuzz

Freemium

Nimbuzz is a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging aggregator for smartphones, tablets and personal computers developed by Nimbuzz B.V. Nimbuzz has 150…
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.
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…
Xfire Client

Free

Xfire Client is a messaging service for gamers.
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…
ICQ

Free

ICQ is an open source instant messaging software.
HipChat

Freemium

HipChat is a web service for internal private online chat and instant messaging.
appear.in

Freemium

appear.in provides one-click video conferences right in your browser without requiring PIN codes or additional software.
Station

Freemium

Station is an opensource app aggregator and browser.
Kik

Free

Kik Messenger is an instant messenger software.
Bitrix24

Freemium

Bitrix24 is a free (for small businesses) social enterprise platform.
Miranda NG

Open Source

Miranda NG is a successor of Miranda IM, a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows.
Instantbird

Open Source

Instantbird is a cross-platform instant messaging client based on Mozillas XULRunner and the open source library libpurple used in Pidgin.
Xabber

Open Source

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

Commercial

Flunify (Clickmake) is a website design software.
Thunderbird

Open Source

Thunderbird is a open source mail client developed and maintained by Mozilla foundation.
Telegram

Free

Telegram is a free cloud-based instant messaging platform.
Adium

Open Source

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

Freemium

Glip is fully searchable, real-time group chat; video chat, task management, file sharing app.
IM+

Freemium

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

Free

Yahoo! Messenger (sometimes abbreviated Y!M) is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo.
Samepage

Freemium

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…
Ekiga

Open Source

Ekiga (GnomeMeeting) is a VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME and Microsoft Windows.
WeChat

Freemium

WeChat is a social media with instant messaging, commerce and payment services application.
eXo Platform

Commercial

eXo Platform is an open source, standard-based, Enterprise Social Collaboration Platform.
ChatSecure

Open Source

ChatSecure is a messaging application for iOS which allows OTR and OMEMO encryption for the XMPP protocol.
Gajim

Open Source

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

Open Source

Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations.
Path

Free

Path is a social networking-enabled photo sharing and messaging service for mobile devices.
iMessage

Free

iMessage is an instant messaging service.
Threema

Commercial

Threema is an encrypted instant messaging application for iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
Whaller

Freemium

Whaller allows teams and organizations to create their own internal social networks, meaning no adverts and no data exploitation.
Torchat

Open Source

TorChat is a decentralized anonymous instant messenger that uses Tor hidden services as its underlying network. It provides cryptographically secure text mess…