1409 Like Pidgin Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com Xfce Multiple protocols Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple protocols support Video calling ... Voice Call Add a feature
169 Like Facebook Messenger Good alternative? YES NO 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: •... Free Windows Web Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet iPad Apple Watch ... Android Wear Group chat Video calling Voice Call Add a feature
328 Like Adium Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Mac Customizable Multiple languages Multiple protocols OTR Tabbed interface Support for Themes Add a feature
153 Like Empathy Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Linux BSD Built-in File transfer Multiple protocols Video calling Add a feature
86 Like Yahoo! Messenger Good alternative? YES NO Stay in touch with your friends and family while sharing favorite photos using one of the most popular instant messaging applications. Free Web Android iPhone Blackberry Video calling Voice Call Add a feature
75 Like Psi Good alternative? YES NO Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open XMPP network. Localized versions of Psi are available in... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD No features added Add a feature
102 Like IM+ Good alternative? YES NO 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... Freemium Web Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile S60 HP webOS Blackberry ... Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire No features added Add a feature
40 Like Instantbird Alternative? YES NO Instantbird is an instant messaging client based on Mozilla XULRunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com Multiple languages Multiple protocols Add a feature Discontinued Site last updated 2013. Site security certificate expired April 2017.
7 Like Messenger for Desktop Alternative? YES NO A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger. Chat without distractions on any Operating System. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
51 Like Emesene Good alternative? YES NO emesene is an instant messenger capable of connecting to various networks and utilizing different graphical toolkits. Currently msn and jabber are supported through... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD No features added Add a feature Discontinued Development is dormant, but source code is available at Github. Last version, 2.12.9, released on September 06, 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
10 Like Pinger Good alternative? YES NO Pinger lets you text and talk free with the people you care about most, anywhere on the planet. Tap a picture and you'll see all of your communications—texts, pics... Free Personal Mac Windows Web Android iPhone Based on phone number Add a feature
7 Like Spreed Good alternative? YES NO Spreed is the worldwide unified web conferencing service offering integrated web and telephone conferencing. It is based on Flash Player. Free service includes 3... Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web Share your screen Add a feature
4 Like 4talk Messenger Good alternative? YES NO 4talk IM service is a complete IM service for communicating with your phone contacts using your PC in the office or at home. You can transfer files and messages and... Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone No features added Add a feature
4 Like Chatzy Good alternative? YES NO Chatzy is a free private chat service which you can use to communicate with people you already know or people who visits your blog or website. With Chatzy you can create... Free Web No installation No registration required Add a feature
2 Like Gyach Good alternative? YES NO Gyach is a GTK+ based Yahoo! Chat client. Free Open Source Linux BSD No features added Add a feature Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.9.8, released in July 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.
