- 1518 likes124 Pidgin alternatives
Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
+4Top Pidgin Features
- 489 likes79 Jitsi Desktop alternatives
Jitsi Desktop (previously SIP Communicator) is a legacy audio/video and chat communicator with full encryption, precedessor of Jitsi Meet .
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
+13DiscontinuedJitsi Desktop is not actively developed anymore: last version, released in October 2017, can be still downloaded from GitHub. Its successor is
Jitsi Meet
- 98 likes158 Conversations alternatives
Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG].
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
+4 - 337 likes70 Adium alternatives
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 library, Adium can connect you to any number of messaging accounts on any...
DiscontinuedThe last update is from March 2021.
- 279 likes155 Trillian alternatives
Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
+2Trillian Features
- 14 likes5 JMP.chat alternatives
Access JMP phone numbers from any device with internet: supports voice, SMS, MMS (pictures and group texting). Entirely open source stack and works over open protocols (XMPP).
License model
- Paid • Open Source
Platforms
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
+4 - 157 likes138 Empathy alternatives
Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.
Empathy Features
DiscontinuedEmpathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- 92 likes46 Psi+ alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- 22 likes69 Dino alternatives
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.
- 51 likes67 Movim alternatives
Our philosophy is that your data are yours and you must always be in control. Movim achieves this through a complete decentralisation of users' data and accounts.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
+2Movim Features
- 9 likes29 Snikket alternatives
Snikket is an ambitious project to build a new kind of XMPP-based messaging platform.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Docker
- 66 likes67 Gajim alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
- Flathub
- 35 likes55 WeeChat alternatives
WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- Xfce
- 16 likes27 Thirdlane Connect alternatives
Thirdlane® Connect is a versatile collaboration tool that combines messaging, voice, video, and app integration into a cohesive and efficient experience on any platform.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPad
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
+2 - 68 likes118 ChatSecure alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
ChatSecure Features