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Pidgin
Open Source by Pidgin |
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Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in support for NSS, offering client-to-server...

Social portable PortableApps.com distributes a portable version., chat, instant-messenger, messenger, irc +10 more, jabber, msn, yahoo, chat-client, xmpp, icq, aim, google-talk, multi-protocol, gadu-gadu
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Adium
Open Source by Adium Team |
- Mac
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Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for Mac OS X, written using Mac OS Xs Cocoa API, released under the GNU GPL and developed by the Adium team. Based on the libpurple protocol...

Social chat, facebook, instant-messenger, chat-client, aim +3 more, google-talk, aol, yahoo-messenger
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Miranda IM
Open Source by Miranda-IM Team |
- Windows
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Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still providing a rich feature set, Miranda includes...

Social portable Install in portable mode or use the.7z archive available at the project page. It stores the profile in the app root dir., chat, instant-messenger, irc, jabber, msn +4 more, yahoo, icq, xmpp, multi-messenger
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Digsby
Free by dotSyntax |
- Windows
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Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list. Its also a social networking tool that alerts...

Social twitter, chat, facebook, instant-messenger +3 more, social-application, chat-client, myspace
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Trillian
Free* by Cerulean Studios |
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Windows
- Android
- Online
- Blackberry
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Trillian is a proprietary multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, and the Web, created by Cerulean Studios. It can connect to multiple IM services, such...

Office & Productivity, Social twitter, chat, instant-messenger, messenger, irc +21 more, gmail, facebook-integration, imap, video-chat, pop3, chat-client, icq, xmpp, aim, myspace, video-call, yahoo-messenger, facebook-chat, hotmail, multiprotocol, bonjour, facebook-client, yahoo-mail, skype-client, live-messenger, novell
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Imo
Free by imo.im |
- iPhone, iPad
- Android, Tablet
- Online
- Blackberry
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Imo instant messenger is a web-based service with video and voice chat functionality. imo's web messenger and mobile messenger apps let you IM your friends with AIM, Facebook, Google Talk, Jabber, ICQ,...

Social iphone retina, plugin / add-on Also as Chrome extension., chat, web-based, instant-messenger +11 more, instant-messaging, messenger, video-chat, msn, skype, chat-client, icq, steam, gtalk, msn-messenger, audio-chat
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Google+ Hangouts
Free by Google |
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Windows
- Android, Tablet
- Linux
- Online
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"Hangouts" are places used to facilitate group video chat (with a maximum of 10 people participating in a single Hangout at any point in time). US and Canada only currently (last verified...

Social video-chat, video-conferencing, group-video-chat +1 more, teleconference
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Nimbuzz
Free* by Nimbuzz |
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Windows, Win Phone
- Android, Tablet
- Online
- +4 more
  Java Mobile
  S60
  HP webOS
  Blackberry
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Nimbuzz offers limited-availablility-free-calls- and limited-availablility-free-text messaging for users via 3G and WiFi. Calls to other nimbuzz users are free. PAY to call mobile or landline phones for as...

Social plugin / add-on Also as Chrome extension., voip, instant-messenger +3 more, instant-messaging, cell-phone, paid-voip
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Hall
Free* by Hall |
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Windows
- Android
- Online
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Instant messaging & Group Chat built for business. Features include: - Private Group Chat - Instant Messaging (one-on-one) - Persistent Searchable Chat History for Room & IM - Video Chat in HD...

File Sharing, Office & Productivity, Social iphone retina, file-sharing, collaboration, chat +17 more, notes, social-network, note-taking, instant-messenger, instant-messaging, communication, collaborative, video-chat, screen-sharing, groupware, enterprise, video-conferencing, group-chat, social-collaboration, conference, group-collaboration, group-video-chat
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Jitsi
Open Source |
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Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, AIM/ICQ, Windows Live, Yahoo! and many other useful features. Jitsi is...

OS & Utilities, Social voip, instant-messenger, instant-messaging, jabber +5 more, sip, desktop-sharing, video-calls, softphone, voip-chat
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Kopete
Open Source by kde.org |
- Mac
- Linux
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Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger, and more. It is designed to be a flexible and extensible multi-protocol system suitable for...

Social chat, instant-messenger, msn, icq, aim, google-talk +2 more, aol, yahoo-messenger
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Psi
Open Source |
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Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open Jabber IM network (also known as XMPP). Localized versions of Psi are available in almost twenty...

Social chat, instant-messenger, instant-messaging, jabber +2 more, xmpp, google-talk
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Emesene
Open Source by emesene team |
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A python/Gtk Instant Messenger for the Windows Live Messenger network.

Social chat, instant-messenger, social-application, live +3 more, msn, windows-live, wlm
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eBuddy
Free by Paulo Taylor |
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eBuddy is a web and mobile messenger which supports various instant messaging services. Features include chat on Windows Live Messenger (also known as MSN), Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ,...

Social chat, facebook, instant-messenger, messenger, aim +3 more, gtalk, aol, web-messenger
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IM+
Free* by SHAPE Services |
- iPhone, iPad
- Win Phone
- Android
- Online
- +5 more
  Win Mobile
  Java Mobile
  S60
  HP webOS
  Blackberry
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Chat everywhere! IM+ is the most widely used mobile IM app! Connect all-in-one to MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, AIM, Jabber, ICQ, Facebook, MySpace, Skype, and Twitter on ALL popular mobile platforms. The...

Social twitter, facebook, instant-messenger, jabber, msn +10 more, skype, yahoo, chat-client, icq, aim, google-talk, myspace, aol, windows-live, ichat
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Linphone
Open Source by Belledonne Communications |
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Linphone is an internet phone or Voice Over IP phone (VoIP). With linphone you can communicate freely with people over the internet, with voice, video, and text instant messaging. Linphone makes use of the SIP...

Social voip, sip, softphone
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aMSN
Open Source by aMSN Development Team |
- Windows
- Linux
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aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features. Offline Messaging Voice Clips ...

Social portable, multi-language, instant-messenger, msn +5 more, tabbed-interface, group-chat, msn-messenger, emoticons, built-in-file-transfer
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Facebook Messenger
Free by Facebook Inc. |
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Facebook Messenger is a faster way to message. Reach friends right on their phones, get and send messages fast, message everyone at once and more. Top Features: • Message friends, groups of friends or...

Social iphone retina, chat, facebook, messenger, friends +4 more, notifications, messaging, facebook-chat, facebook-client
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Gajim
Open Source |
- Windows
- Linux
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The goal of Gajim is to provide a full featured and easy to use Jabber client. Gajim works nicely with GNOME, but does not require it to run. It is released under the GNU General Public License.

Social chat, instant-messenger, jabber, xmpp, aim, google-talk
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ICQ
Free by ICQ |
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Windows, Win Phone
- Android, Tablet
- Linux
- Online
- +4 more
  Win Mobile
  Java Mobile
  S60
  Blackberry
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ICQ is one of the oldest instant messengers. First developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis, sold to AOL, sold again and currenly owned by the Russian "mail.ru" group (known for one of the largest...

Social web-based, voip, instant-messenger, video-chat +4 more, google-talk, facebook-chat, vk-integration, aim-integration

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