BitlBee Alternatives

BitlBee is described as 'brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It's a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don't want to run an additional MSN/AIM/whatever client' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are seven alternatives to BitlBee for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best BitlBee alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BitlBee are Trillian, ICQ, Kopete and Beagle IM.

BitlBee alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers but may also be Video Calling Apps or Group Chat Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of BitlBee.

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BitlBee

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Instant Messenger

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Pidgin
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Video Calling App
IRC Client
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BSD
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Xfce
118 Pidgin alternatives
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 support for NSS, offering client-to-server message encryption for protocols that support it.
- - Pidgin is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to BitlBee.
- - Pidgin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BitlBee.
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Pidgin Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPidgin can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Multiple Account supportPidgin support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
3. VoiP CallsPidgin allows you to make voice calls over Internet using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
4. PortablePidgin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for Multiple protocols
Supports XMPP
IRC
Multiple languages
Multiple chat protocols
Messages
Xmpp
Trillian
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Freemium • Proprietary
Instant Messenger
Team Collaboration Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
iPad
Software as a Service (SaaS)
144 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.
- - Trillian is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & SaaS alternative to BitlBee.
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Trillian Features
Support for Multiple protocols
Xmpp
Messages
IMAP Support
POP3 Support
Facebook integration
IRC
ICQ
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Free • Proprietary
Instant Messenger
Video Calling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
105 ICQ alternatives
ICQ is one of the oldest instant messengers. First developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis, sold to AOL, sold again and currenly owned by the Russian "mail.ru" group (known for one of the largest social networks).
- - ICQ is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to BitlBee.
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ICQ Features
Web-Based
Messages
Kopete
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Mac
Linux
BSD
48 Kopete alternatives
Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger, and more. It is designed to be a flexible and extensible multi-protocol system suitable for personal and enterprise use.
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Kopete Features
Xmpp
Beagle IM
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Video Calling App
Mac
103 Beagle IM alternatives
BeagleIM is a lightweight and powerful XMPP client developed by Tigase, Inc. It provides an easy way to start using the XMPP Protocol (formerly known as Jabber) if you've never used it before. Veterans of the protocol will find many features here they are familiar.
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Beagle IM Features
1. End-to-End EncryptionBeagle IM has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
Voice Chat
Integrated File Sharing
Xmpp
Sim-IM
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Free • Proprietary
Instant Messenger
Windows
Linux
BSD
44 Sim-IM alternatives
Sim-IM, Simple Instant Messenger, is a multiple protocol instant messenger for MS Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD. Sim-IM supports Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, ICQ and AIM (Oscar), Yahoo! Messenger and Microsoft Messenger (MSN)
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Sim-IM Features
Support for Multiple protocols
Xmpp
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last versions for Windows and Linux date back to 2008, but they can be still downloaded from the official website.
Minbif
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Linux
6 Minbif alternatives
Minbif aims to use the libpurple library from the Pidgin project to provide an IRC-friendly instant messaging client.
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Minbif Features
1. Command line interfaceMinbif either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
IRC
Gateway
Tunnel
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Pidgin

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Trillian

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ICQ

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Kopete

Kopete Features

Beagle IM

Beagle IM Features

Sim-IM

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Minbif

Minbif Features