Open Source Ferdium AlternativesInstant Messengers & Web Browsers like Ferdium

The best open source alternative to Ferdium is Station. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ferdium and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Ferdium are Franz, Freeter, ElectronIM and Hamsket.

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  1. Station icon
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    Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.

    25 Station alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
     
    • Station is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ferdium.

    • Station is Free and Open SourceFerdium is also Free and Open Source
  2. Franz icon
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    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 and many more. You can download Franz for Mac, Windows & Linux.

    69 Franz alternatives

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    • Mac
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  3. Freeter icon
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    The smartest way to work on your computer. Freeter is a productivity app that allows you to gather everything you need for work in one place, organized by projects and workflows, and have a quick access to them.

    285 Freeter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. ElectronIM icon
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    Free open source Electron based multi instant messaging (IM) client.

    Combine all your IM applications (or whatever you want) in a single browser (Electron) window.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  5. Hamsket icon
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    Hamsket is a fork of Rambox that was started when Rambox moved from being totally free to a "freemium" model.

    13 Hamsket alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Wavebox icon
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    Productivity browser featuring unified webmail, website, and web app management, isolated multi-account support, vertical sidebar with grouping, memory-saving tab sleeping, app-to-app linking, built-in chat and screenshare, collaboration workspaces, and strong security.

    31 Wavebox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  7. matterbridge icon
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    Bridges between a growing number of protocols: mattermost, IRC, gitter, xmpp, slack, discord, telegram, rocketchat, steam, twitch, ssh-chat, zulip, whatsapp, keybase, matrix, microsoft teams, and more with REST API (mattermost not required!).

    21 matterbridge alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub
     
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    Quick Web Apps written with love and libcosmic. Turn Any URL into a Web App, running in a separate window of any browser installed on your system, selected according to your preference. Integrates with your desktop environment (icon pinnable to the dock).

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Tangram icon
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    Tangram is a new kind of browser. It is designed to organize and run your Web applications. Each tab is persistent and independant. You can set multiple tabs with different accounts for the same application.

    12 Tangram alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  10. Caprine icon
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    Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Chatter icon
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    Chatter is a centralized platform for chat apps, ensuring privacy and automatic login. Supports WhatsApp, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, Snapchat, WeChat, and more. Built on Tauri framework requiring Node.js and NPM, offering a seamless multiple chat experience.

    16 Chatter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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