Alternatives to BitlBee for all platforms with any license

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

1442 Like
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 Support for Multiple protocols POP3 Support Team Collaboration Add a feature

270 Like
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
Support for Multiple protocols Portable Add a feature

224 Like
ICQ

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...

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Java Mobile S60 Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
Web-Based Add a feature

64 Like
Disa

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

Free Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Texting Unified messaging Add a feature

19 Like
Kopete

Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger, and more. It is designed to be a flexible and...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
No features added Add a feature

68 Like
MetroIRC

An IRC client for the Windows desktop which follows the Metro design guidelines.

Free Open Source Windows
No features added Add a feature

7 Like
Jabiru

Jabber client for Android.

Free Android
No features added Add a feature

5 Like
- Discontinued The app has been discontinued. Last version, 2.2.2.1, released in May 2013, can be still downloaded from Google Play Store.
Sim-IM

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...

Free Windows Linux BSD
Support for Multiple protocols Add a feature

4 Like
- 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

Minbif aims to use the libpurple library from the Pidgin project to provide an IRC-friendly instant messaging client.

Free Open Source Linux
Command line interface Add a feature

1 Like
Centericq

Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber protocols.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Built-in RSS reader Add a feature

1 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 4.21.0, released in September 2005, can be still downloaded from the official website.