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iMessage

Say hello to the only messaging app you need. Created by Apple

Free
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch

Love iMessage on your iPhone? You'll love it on your Mac, too. Messages lets you send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac, iOS device, or Apple Watch. Your messages can include photos, videos, documents, audio, and contacts, and you can even see when your message has been delivered and when someone’s typing a reply. With end-to-end encryption, your iMessage conversations stay safe and private. And those green SMS text messages on your iPhone? They’re also on your Mac. Because all your conversations are available across your devices, you can start a conversation on your iPhone and pick it up on your Mac.... More Info »

Apps for iMessage

iMessage is also a platform with 28 apps listed on AlternativeTo. Browse all 28 apps for iMessage.

Link to official iMessage site

Official Website

Features

Encrypted chat Group Messaging Add a feature

Category

Social & Communications

Tags

aim im-client instant-messaging jabber text-messaging typing-indicator

iMessage (sometimes referred to as Messages, Apple Messages) was added by hamid914 in Apr 2013 and the latest update was made in Apr 2019. The list of alternatives was updated May 2019 There is a history of all activites on iMessage in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on iMessage or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Signal

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Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Video calling ... Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Privacy-friendly Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Client side encryption Color coding Electron based Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Open Source apps Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature

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Skype

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

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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...

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Hangouts

Hangouts is a messaging app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls – one to one or with a group! ...

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Wire

Wire is a secure and private messenger for phones, tablets and desktop. Crystal clear voice and video calls, private group chats, file sharing, audio and video messages...

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Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Video calling ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Group chat Share your screen Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Open Source apps Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling 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: •...

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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]. ...

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Decentralized Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Gpg encryption Group chat Group Messaging OTR Self destructing messages OMEMO Open Source apps Public groups chat 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...

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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...

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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...

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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.
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Digsby

Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list. Its...
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Free Open Source Windows
Support for Multiple protocols Add a feature

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Disa

Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.

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Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Unified messaging Whatsapp integration Add a feature

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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...

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Psi

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...

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Supports XMPP Add a feature

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