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Facebook Messenger Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to Facebook Messenger for iPhone, Android, Windows, iPad, Android Tablet and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to 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: If your looking for more info about Facebook Messenger like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 12/5/2018 4:14:00 PM

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Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app created by former VK creators with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. You can send messages, photos and videos to people who are in your phone contacts (and have Telegram). You can also create groups for up to 20000 people or channels for unlimited subscribers.
- backed by a non profit (compared to fb's reliance on ad dollars) brandonc • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD
Stickers Lightweight Chat Bot Cloud sync ... Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Integrated File Sharing Group chat Secret chats Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Portable Public groups chat Security focused Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Privacy focused Progressive Web App Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Large File Transfer Share Videos Sync across Devices Support for Themes Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Skype

Skype is the most popular free voice-over IP and instant messaging service globally. It allows users to text, video and voice call over the internet. Users can also call landlines and mobiles at competitive rates using Skype credit, premium accounts and subscriptions. Features: · Find all of your friends and family in an instant - search for friends, groups, conversations or new contacts on Skype.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com
Share your screen Video calling Exchange Integration IFTTT integration ... Microsoft Office integration Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in real time with all your friends at once, and share media or attachments all with complete privacy. The server never has access to any of your communication and never stores any of your data. * Say Anything - Send high-quality group, text, picture, and video messages, all without SMS and MMS fees.
- It's the most secure messaging app out there. Unlike messenger it doesn't rely on personal tracking and ad funding, but is backed by a non-profit. Guest • Feb 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's the only one which is completely secure. Guest • Feb 2018
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Texting ... Video calling Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Color coding Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature

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Hangouts

Hangouts is a messaging app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls – one to one or with a group! "Hangouts" are places used to facilitate group video chat (with a maximum of 10 people participating in a single Hangout at any point in time). Within the 10 person limit participants may use voice only phones to dial in to the hangout instead of the desktop or mobile video chat feature.

Free Windows Web Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support Share your screen ... Texting Supports archiving conversations Video calling Voice Call Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature

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Tox

With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in. Tox is built with the idea that you can keep up with friends and family without having your privacy violated. While other big-name services require you to pay to unlock features, Tox is free in both price, and in liberty. That is, you’re free to do whatever you wish with Tox.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD
Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... Built-in player Apps with End-to-End Encryption Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Texting Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.

Free Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... S60 Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone Blackberry 10 Android Wear
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... Java IDE Mobile friendly Based on phone number Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Riot.im

Riot (formerly Vector) is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging, filesharing, voice and video conferencing (beta on Android and web), integrations to tools like GitHub, Jira, Jenkins and much more soon. Vector is built on the Matrix.org open standard which provides bridges to other systems such as Slack, IRC and a lot more soon.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Group chat Matrix.org protocol ... Video calling Voice Call Community based Custom widgets DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Add a feature

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Wire

Wire is a secure and private messenger for phones, tablets and desktop. Crystal clear voice and video calls, private group chats, file sharing, audio and video messages - everything is end-to-end encrypted. Wire works on Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux and any modern web browser. Why Wire? - Everything on Wire is private and always end-to-end encrypted. - Voice and video calls offer best-in-class quality. - Fast and secure messenger with pics, sketches and GIFs.
- It supports multiple apps, and has rich chat features and group chats Guest • Mar 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted calls Encrypted chat ... Group chat Integrated File Sharing Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Share your screen Secure File Sharing Video calling Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature

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Jitsi

Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM, Windows Live, Yahoo!, GTalk/Hangouts extensions, as well as OTR, ZRTP, etc. It can handle every firewall, and has many other useful features. Jitsi is completely open source / free software, and is freely available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... BSD
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature

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Viber

With Viber, everyone in the world can connect. Freely. More than 460 million Viber users text, make HD-quality phone and video calls, and send photo and video messages worldwide over WiFi or 3G - for free. Viber Out can be used to make calls to non-Viber landlines and mobile numbers at low rates. Viber is available for many smartphones and platforms. On Viber, your phone number is your ID. The app syncs with your mobile contact list, automatically detecting which of your contacts have Viber.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows RT Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch
Call Transfer Group chat Hidden chat Multiple languages ... Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Rambox

Free, open source and cross platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.
- Rambox doesn't provide any chat services itself, it only wraps other services (including Facebook Messenger) in a nice UI. Guest • Mar 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Support for Multiple protocols Web application wrapper Configurable JavaScript Rendering ... Multiple Account support Portable Publish on LinkedIn Skype integration Slack integration Add a feature

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Franz

Franz is a free messaging app / former Emperor of Austria and combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, HipChat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Google Hangouts, GroupMe, Skype and many more. You can download Franz for Mac, Windows & Linux.
- Franz is a wrapper around multiple chat apps, including Facecbook Messenger. It doesn't provide a chat service itself. Guest • Mar 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Support for Multiple protocols Gitter integration Gmail integration iPhone/iPod sync ... Lightweight wrapper Multiple Account support Slack client Slack integration Unified messaging Web application wrapper Add a feature

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Conversations

Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG]. [Note] **You can download the compiled apk for free from F-Droid**: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse%20/?fdid=eu.siacs.conversations or - you can buy Conversations in the Google Play Store - if you are a software developer, you can check out the sources from GitHub and use [Gradle](https://alternativeto .
- Has End-to-End encryption by default. Is decentral/federated so not to block or shutdown. Guest • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Android Android Tablet
Decentralized Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Group chat Group Messaging Self destructing messages Gpg encryption OTR Public groups chat Add a feature

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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 should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone. Here's how we do it: • INSTANT MESSAGING: Your unique Trillian username can be used to send unlimited messages free of charge. Trillian uses your existing data plan and/or WiFi.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry iPad
Facebook integration Support for Multiple protocols POP3 Support Team Collaboration Add a feature

270 Like
Zulip

Zulip is a group chat app. Its most distinctive characteristic is that messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations. Zulip's threading makes it easy for people not always on chat (like managers, remote team members, contractors, part-time workers, etc) to weigh in on questions and decisions, and for people in different timezones to effectively communicate.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD Self-Hosted
Threaded Conversations Group collaboration Chat Bot Community based ... GitHub integration Group chat Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support Team Collaboration Add a feature

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LINE

LINE is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences.

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch
Stickers Group chat IFTTT integration Public groups chat ... Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Jitsi Meet

Jitsi Meet lets you stay in touch with all your teams, be they family, friends, or colleagues. Instant video conferences, efficiently adapting to your scale.

Free Open Source Web Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
WebRTC Browser based Collaborative writing Conference Bridging ... Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat Live Broadcasting Live editing No registration required Peer-To-Peer Share your screen Share your screen Video calling Add a feature

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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 team. Based on the libpurple protocol library, Adium can connect you to any number of messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services and then chat with other people using those services.

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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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 services and do all your chatting within one application. Empathy uses Telepathy for protocol support and has a user interface based on Gossip. Empathy is the default chat client in current versions of GNOME, making it easier for other GNOME applications to integrate collaboration functionality using Telepathy.
- Discontinued Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Linux BSD
Integrated File Sharing Support for Multiple protocols Video calling 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 providing a rich feature set, Miranda includes support for AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu and more. Additionally, with the choice of hundreds of plugins, icons, sounds and other content.

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 "mail.ru" group (known for one of the largest social networks). ICQ has been redesigned and is totally different from the "old ICQ". It's available for almost every platform: Web, Desktop, Mobile and even via WAP.

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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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 and make free video and voice calls over your 2G, 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi connection - Group video calls with friends, family, roommates and others - Share photos and videos - Express yourself with hundreds of free stickers! - Encrypted chats and calls - Avoid SMS and phone call charges

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

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WeChat

WeChat is a complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat is the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about. Features WECHAT OUT CALLS: Make calls to landlines and mobile around the globe at low rates (in certain regions only). • MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING: Send video, image, text, and voice messages. • GROUP CHAT & CALLS: Create group chats with up to 500 people and group video calls up to 9 people.

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone S60 ... Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch
Sync Contacts Group chat In-app Money Transfer Multiple languages ... Based on phone number Photo Sharing Stickers Talk radio Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Google Allo

Google Allo is a smart messaging app that helps you say more and do more. Express yourself better with stickers, Smart Reply, and HUGE emojis & text. Allo brings you the Google Assistant. Smart Reply Respond to messages without typing a single word. Smart Reply learns over time and suggests responses to text and photos, in your style. Stickers Say it all with the perfect sticker. Stickers in Google Allo are designed by independent artists and studios from around the world.

Free Web Android iPhone
Built-in Photo editor Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Self destructing messages ... Stickers Add a feature

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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. Protocol Support: * AIM AOL Instant Messenger * Em-LAN * Facebook * Gadu-Gadu * ICQ * IRC Internet Relay Chat * Jabber XMPP * MRA * MSN * Omegle * Skype * Skype Classic * Tlen * Twitter * VKontakte * WhatsApp * Xfire * Yahoo

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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