Alternatives to iMessage for all platforms with any license

Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in...
- it's safe, secure, cross platform jamiegray • Mar 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It works cross platform, is free, open source, and end to end encrypted UltraProgrammer • Mar 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Privacy-friendly ... Encrypted Connection Privacy focused Video calling Ad-free Self destructing messages Voice Call Centralized model repository Client side encryption Electron based Encrypted Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Encryption Forward Secrecy GPLv3 Night mode/Dark Theme Over the shoulder view Private messaging SMS Messaging Source code history Stickers Video/Audio Calling Video calling Video chat Voting Color coding Desktop app Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number File Sending Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature

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Skype

An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Android Wear PortableApps.com
Share your screen Video calling Voice Call Video calling ... Exchange Integration Lightweight Microsoft Office integration Secure Chat Video chat Video Conferencing Group Messaging IFTTT integration Messaging Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature

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Pidgin

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
Support for Multiple protocols Support for Multiple protocols Supports XMPP Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... IRC Plugins Messaging Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple chat protocols Portable Video calling Voice Call Xmpp Add a feature

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Wire

Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most...

Free Personal Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS)
End-to-End Encryption Security focused Video calling Encrypted chat ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Encryption Group chat Share your screen Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Private Chat Secure Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature

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Facebook Messenger

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 ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear
Group chat In-app Money Transfer Messaging Private messaging ... Text messaging Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Conversations

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]. ...

Free Open Source Android Android Tablet
Decentralized Encrypted chat End-to-End Encryption Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Gpg encryption Group chat Group Messaging Intuitive Interface OTR Self destructing messages Audio Chat Federated File sharing Messaging OMEMO Public groups chat Secure Chat Xmpp Add a feature

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Trillian

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...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry iPad
Facebook integration IRC Messaging Support for Multiple protocols ... POP3 Support Team Collaboration Xmpp Add a feature

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Miranda IM

Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
IRC Multi-messenger Support for Multiple protocols Portable ... Telegram Xmpp Add a feature

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Adium

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
Support for Multiple protocols Xmpp Customizable Messaging ... Multiple languages OTR Supports XMPP Tabbed interface Support for Themes Add a feature

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Empathy

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...
- Discontinued
  Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Linux BSD
Support for Multiple protocols Unified messaging Integrated File Sharing Support for Multiple protocols ... SIP Video calling Video chat Voice chat Xmpp Add a feature

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Signal

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