LINE is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences.
- Video Calling App
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Google Chrome
Session is the world's first open-source, decentralised private messenger to use industry-leading Signal Protocol encryption — without asking for your phone number.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- F-Droid
Utopia P2P Ecosystem. Utopia is a feature-rich platform that is specifically designed to protect privacy of communication, confidentiality, and security of personal data. Utopia is a decentralized network, with no central server involved in data transmission or storage.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+4qTox - The most feature-rich Tox client; P2P instant messaging, audio and video calls.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak
A great way to stay in touch with your relatives, by sending both SMS and MMS messages. The app properly handles group messaging too, just like blocking numbers from Android 7+.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
Video conversations with up to 8 people in your browser - no downloads, no login. Just name your channel and you are on. Works in all modern browsers, even mobile.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+6A user-friendly messenger for everyone with a focus on privacy and freedom.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
+4Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.
- Instant Messenger
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
Telegram Desktop fork with Material Design and other improvements, which is based on the Telegram API and the MTProto secure protocol.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Flathub
- Windows
- +6
Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
- Kindle Fire
Stay connected to the people and conversations that matter most.
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
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 .
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Android
- F-Droid