

4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography.



Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop. It focuses on providing a clean and reliable Jabber/XMPP experience while having your privacy in mind. Using GTK+/Vala.



Discover a New Era of Social Media: Openvibe offers unified social experience, bringing together your favorite open social networks like Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads, and more into a single, seamless timeline. Connect, share, and explore without boundaries.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad


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The goal of Gajim is to provide a full featured and easy to use XMPP client. Gajim works nicely with GNOME, but does not require it to run. It is released under the GNU General Public License.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
- Flathub



Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Docker


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Fread is a decentralized microblogging client that seamlessly integrates Mastodon, Bluesky, and RSS — all in one place.


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Teracy is a virtual coworking platform designed to recreate the feeling of working side by side with friends, classmates, or colleagues. Instead of simulating a formal office, Teracy focuses on creating a warm, relaxed environment where people can share presence without pressure.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- iPad
- iPhone


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ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP. You can connect to your existing accounts on Facebook or Google, create new accounts on public XMPP servers(including via Tor), or even connect to your own server for extra security.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad


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Ripledd is an entire world where you are able to create your channels and broadcast anything you want, whoever you are, no limits for you! Share: interesting news, your music, podcasts, art, pictures, videos, movies and much more...


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PostyBirb is an application that helps artists post art and other multimedia to multiple websites more quickly.


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Cwtch - (a Welsh word roughly translating to “a hug that creates a safe place”) is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, multi-party messaging protocol that can be used to build metadata resistant applications.


Protect your communication in transit and on your phone. Silence (formerly SMSSecure) is a full replacement for the default text messaging application: all messages are encrypted locally and messages to other Silence users are encrypted over the air.


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Pure instant messaging — simple, fast, secure, and synced across all your devices. One of the top 5 most downloaded apps in the world with over 1 billion active users.



Ripcord is a desktop chat client for group-centric services like Slack and Discord. It provides a traditional compact desktop interface designed for power users. It's not built on top of web browser technology: it responds quickly to input, sips gently from computer...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Discord
- Slack


Status combines a private messenger, secure crypto wallet, and Ethereum Web3 DApp browser into one powerful communication tool. Chat with friends and growing communities. Buy, sell, store, and exchange digital assets.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- F-Droid


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Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.

Deku SMS is a feature-rich, open-source default SMS app designed to enhance your messaging experience while prioritizing your privacy and security. With Deku SMS, you can seamlessly send and receive end-to-end encrypted SMS messages, ensuring that your conversations remain...


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Tomahawk gives you to access to all of your favorite music in one powerful media player. Seamlessly jump from playing a song off your local machine, to one streaming from your other machines, to a recommendation from Spotify, to a pre-release on SoundCloud to your favorite...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android



Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted

Interstellar is a Fediverse client, allowing you to access your Kbin, Mbin, and Lemmy accounts and interact with your favorite communities.



Minutiae is an anti-social media application designed to document and archive everyday moments, alerting users at a random minute daily to capture their current setting, with an option to convert the digital archive into a physical book.


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Squawker is an open-source anonymous X (Twitter) client. It was created as a fork of fritter.


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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Linux


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Enhance your live game streaming with real-time voice changes and effects, versatile integration into apps like Discord and Twitch, ideal for entertainers.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Skype
- Discord
- TeamSpeak
- Steam
- XSplit Broadcaster
- Twitch


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