Alternatives to eBuddy Chat 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

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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 Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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- It doesn't support other IM accounts. :) Guest • Dec 2015
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
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
Customizable Multiple languages Support for Multiple protocols OTR ... Supports XMPP Tabbed interface Support for Themes 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
Support for Multiple protocols Portable Add a feature

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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

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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...

Free Open Source Linux BSD
Integrated File Sharing Support for Multiple protocols Video calling Add a feature

154 Like
- Discontinued Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Imo

Message and video chat with your friends and family for free. Features - Make high-quality video and voice calls on Android and iPhone - Send unlimited messages...

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Push to talk Video calling Voice Call Voice messages Add a feature

208 Like
Miranda NG

Miranda New Generation is a successor of a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows - Miranda IM . Very light on system resources and extremely fast.

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Customizable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Multiple languages Support for Multiple protocols ... Portable Add a feature

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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...

Free Open Source Windows
Support for Multiple protocols Add a feature

220 Like
- Discontinued The application is not developed actively anymore. The source code has been made open for the community to take over but that didn't make any impact: https://github.com/ifwe/digsby | https://web.archive.org/web/20121205002331/http://blog.digsby.com/archives/1969/
Kik

Kik helps you stay connected and keep in the loop with friends, all through chat. Kik offers free, unlimited texting to Kik users worldwide, no matter what type of...

Free Android iPhone S60 Windows Phone Kindle Fire
Group chat Share Videos Add a feature

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IM+

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
Multiple Account support Support for Multiple protocols Add a feature

103 Like
Spark

Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations. It features built-in support for group chat, telephony integration, and...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Group chat Tabbed interface Add a feature

30 Like
Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz offers limited availablility free calls and limited availability free text messaging for users via 3G and WiFi. Calls to other Nimbuzz users are free. PAY to...

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Java Mobile S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Chrome Kindle Fire
Voice Call Add a feature

117 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

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