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The ability to send text, voice, and video messages to anywhere in the world has never been easier. Simply fire up the messaging app of your choice, find the intended recipient that uses the same service, and start typing, attaching, and recording away.

If privacy and security are of the utmost importance, secure end-to-end encrypted messaging services such as Signal can ensure that the only people that know the contents of your conversations are exactly who you want.

ChatSecure
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.
115 ChatSecure alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
ChatSecure Features
1. Hidden chat
2. Xmpp
3. Integrated File Sharing
4. OTR
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Psi+
Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP client designed for experienced users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi with rolling release development model.

Users who wants to receive new features and bug fixes very quickly may use Psi+ on daily basis. Users who do not care about ne.
46 Psi+ alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Video Calling App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Psi+ Features
1. VoiP Calls
2. Xmpp
3. Support for Multiple protocols
4. OTR
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Xabber
Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface. Being both free (as in freedom!) and ad-free, Xabber is designed to be the best Jabber client for Android .
140 Xabber alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- F-Droid
Xabber Features
1. Xmpp
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Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.6.6, released in October 2019, can be still downloaded from F-Droid, it's no longer available on Google Play Store
imo
Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.
131 imo alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Video Calling App
- Instant Messenger
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
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imo Features
1. VoiP Calls
2. Expiring Stories
3. Push to talk
4. Stickers
5. Voice messages
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Dino
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.
60 Dino alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Group Chat App
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Top Dino Features
1. End-to-End Encryption
2. OMEMO
3. Multiple Account support
4. Privacy focused
5. Federated
6. Community-based
7. Lightweight
8. Decentralized
9. OpenPGP
10. Ad-free
11. Real time collaboration
12. Xmpp
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Wickr
Wickr is a free end-to-end encrypted text, video, picture and voice messenger with full sender control.
102 Wickr alternatives
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License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Encrypted Chat App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Wickr Features
1. End-to-End Encryption
2. Self Destructing Messages
3. Private Chat
4. Built-In Proxy
5. Secret chats
6. Photographic filters
7. Integrated File Sharing
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Discontinued
Wickr will not accept user registrations for Wickr Me after December 31, 2022, and will discontinue Wickr Me on December 31, 2023.
tawk.to
tawk.to is a live chat app that lets you monitor and chat with visitors on your website or from a customizable page.
182 tawk.to alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Help Desk Platform
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Wordpress
Top tawk.to Features
1. WYSIWYG Support
2. Real time collaboration
3. Dark Mode
4. Ad-free
5. Lightweight
6. Live Support Chat
7. Live chat for websites
8. Visitor tracking
9. Triggers
10. Chat history
11. Online chat
12. Customer service
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nheko
The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Element, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.
22 nheko alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Group Chat App
- Instant Messenger
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
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Top nheko Features
1. End-to-End Encryption
2. Privacy focused
3. No Tracking
4. Decentralized
5. Lightweight
6. Dark Mode
7. Ad-free
8. VoiP Calls
9. Support for Themes
10. Matrix Protocol
11. Voice Chat
12. QT Based
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IM+
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 and Twitter on ALL popular mobile platforms.

The widest selection of unique features that you won't find in any other IM client!.
104 IM+ alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Instant Messenger
Platforms
- Online
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- iPhone
- Java Mobile
- Symbian S60
- HP webOS
- Blackberry
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
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IM+ Features
1. Multiple Account support
2. Support for Multiple protocols
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uTox
µTox is the lightweight client with minimal dependencies; it not only looks pretty, it runs fast! µTox is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux (Android support is experimental), with full support for chat, file transfers, audio/video calling, and desktop sharing...
26 uTox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
uTox Features
1. Decentralized
2. End-to-End Encryption
3. Secure Chat
4. Voice Chat
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Discontinued
The last version is from January 2021.
Kiwi IRC
A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely. More friendly than other webirc clients giving the general public an easy option to connect to any IRC network.
65 Kiwi IRC alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IRC Client
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Google Chrome
Kiwi IRC Features
1. Preconfigurable auto-connect
2. IRC
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Neochat
NeoChat is a client for Matrix.org, the decentralized communication protocol for instant messaging. It is a fork of Spectral, using KDE frameworks, most notably Kirigami, KConfig and KI18n.
8 Neochat alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Group Chat App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- KDE
- Matrix.org
- Flathub
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Neochat Features
1. Decentralized
2. Messages
3. Private Chat
4. Matrix Protocol
5. File Sending
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Antox
Antox is an Android client for Tox. It aims to bring the full multimedia support Tox offers to your device, although it's still currently in heavy development.
29 Antox alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Encrypted Chat App
Platforms
- Android
Antox Features
1. VoiP Calls
2. End-to-End Encryption
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Polari
Polari is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client designed for GNOME 3.
48 Polari alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- IRC Client
Platforms
- Linux
- GNOME
- Flathub
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Polari Features
1. No Tracking
2. Privacy focused
3. IRC
4. Security focused
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Plus Messenger
Plus Messenger is an messaging app that uses Telegram 's API. Plus Messenger has all of Telegram's features plus themes. Plus Messenger is free for android devices.
59 Plus Messenger alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Group Chat App
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
Plus Messenger Features
1. Self Destructing Messages
2. Ad-free
3. End-to-End Encryption
4. Supports Telegram
5. Based on phone number
6. File Storage
7. Telegram
8. Voice Chat
9. Secure Chat
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