Escargot AlternativesInstant Messengers and other similar apps like Escargot

Escargot is described as 'Project that revives the MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger experience. It currently supports MSN versions 1-7, and WLM 8 to '09. It is a sister project to NINA: a revival project for AIM/Yahoo!/AOL/ICQ' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are four alternatives to Escargot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Escargot alternative is Phoenix AOL And Yahoo, which is free. Other great apps like Escargot are Emesene, aMSN and NINA.

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    Phoenix is a rivalry of escargot but featuring AIM and Yahoo messenger instead of MSN. Yahoo and AIM users (connected to phoenix server) text each other….

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Phoenix AOL And Yahoo is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Escargot.

    • Phoenix AOL And Yahoo is the most popular free alternative to Escargot.

    • Phoenix AOL And Yahoo is Free and ProprietaryEscargot is also Free and Proprietary
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    emesene is an instant messenger capable of connecting to various networks and utilizing different graphical toolkits. Currently msn and jabber are supported through papyon and xmppy, which allows emesene to connect to various IM services such as GTalk, Facebook Chat, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • Emesene is the most popular Linux alternative to Escargot.

    • Emesene is the most popular Open Source alternative to Escargot.

    • Emesene is Free and Open SourceEscargot is Free and Proprietary
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    aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features.

    Offline Messaging Voice Clips Display pictures Custom emoticons Multi-.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    NINA is a project that aims to revive several popular yet discontinued messaging services: AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, Classic AOL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • NINA is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to Escargot.

    • NINA is Free and ProprietaryEscargot is also Free and Proprietary
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