Escargot Alternatives

Escargot is described as 'custom-written server built to recreate the older MSN Messenger server architecture, used back when Microsoft still had the servers running. The code to recreate the servers works for versions of MSN up to 8' 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 PortableApps.com apps. The best Escargot alternative is ICQ, which is free. Other great apps like Escargot are Emesene, aMSN and Phoenix AOL And Yahoo.

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

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Escargot

Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger

Escargot is a custom-written server built to recreate the older MSN Messenger server architecture, used back when Microsoft...

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ICQ
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Free • Proprietary
Instant Messenger
Video Calling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
106 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 Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Escargot.
- - ICQ is the most popular free alternative to Escargot.
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ICQ Features
Web-Based
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Emesene
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Mac
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Linux
BSD
9 Emesene alternatives
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.
- - Emesene is the most popular Open Source alternative to Escargot.
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Discontinued
Development is dormant, but source code is available at Github. Last version, 2.12.9, released on September 06, 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
aMSN
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Windows
Linux
PortableApps.com
19 aMSN alternatives
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-.
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1. PortableaMSN can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Multiple languages
Tabbed interface
Integrated File Sharing
Discontinued
The project is dead. The last release was on May 2012 according to SourceForge.
Phoenix AOL And Yahoo
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
4 Phoenix AOL And Yahoo alternatives
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...
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Emesene

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