Rambox Free, open source and cross platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Multiple protocols Configurable Multiple Account support Portable ... Skype integration Slack integration Add a feature 68 Like Very similar concept. Rambox is also open-source and supports more applications. syntax • Feb 2017 • 11 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Similar to Franz but badge notifications are quite confusing. Guest • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Rambox has similar concept like Franz and has more services than Franz which makes it extremely cool. However, Rambox is still too raw - it forgets your configuration when you try to restore from backup and when you have more than 25 services then you just do not see more than 25 and navigating between them is uncomfortable. edmundlaugasson • Jul 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Very similar to Franz. Same base (Electron) and same concept (multi tabbed window with separate sessions). But Rambox is very immature and raw in design UI details, notification, user experience, so now I prefer to stay at Franz. michalciania • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Opensource app with large list of supported messenger types! Murz • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
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 Built-in File transfer 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.
YakYak What does it do: * Send/receive chat messages * Create/change conversations (rename, add people) * Leave/delete conversation * Notifications * ... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Hangouts Portable Add a feature 17 Like
Dialog Messenger Dialog Messenger is a customized self-hosted platform usable across multi operation systems simultaneously. dialog provides SDK tools for client interface as well as for... Free Personal Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Self-Hosted Encrypted chat Privacy protection Reactions Real time collaboration ... Team work Text chat Add a feature 24 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 OS X Linux BSD No features added Add a feature 68 Like
Caprine Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 5 Like
Wavebox Bringing the Gmail & Google Inbox experience to your desktop in a neatly packaged app . Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Add a feature 6 Like
Messenger for Desktop A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger. Chat without distractions on any Operating System. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 8 Like Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/ Not a multi-protocol app while Franz does. Guest • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree
qutIM qutIM - free open-source multiprotocol ( ICQ, Jabber/GTalk/Ya.Online/LiveJournal.com, Mail.Ru, IRC ) instant messenger for Windows, Linux, MacOS X, OS/2, Symbian... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux S60 BSD ... Haiku Multiple protocols Add a feature 27 Like Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last versions for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms can be still downloaded from the official website.
Cutegram Cutegram is a free and opensource telegram clients for Linux, Windows, OS X and OpenBSD, focusing on user friendly, compatibility with desktop environments. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Stickers Add a feature 2 Like
ManageYum One desktop app for many apps, included Gmail, Inbox, Skype, Facebook Messenger, but also professional collaboration platforms like Salesforce, GitHub, Confluence... Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Salesforce integration Add a feature 1 Like
WebCatalog WebCatalog lets you create a real desktop app out of any website or web application, helping you to work more efficiently & protect your privacy. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Place websites on desktop Add a feature 1 Like
Gyach Gyach is a GTK+ based Yahoo! Chat client. Free Open Source Linux BSD No features added Add a feature 2 Like Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.9.8, released in July 2004, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Sim-IM Sim-IM, Simple Instant Messenger, is a multiple protocol instant messenger for MS Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD. Sim-IM supports Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, ICQ and AIM... Free Windows Linux BSD Multiple protocols Add a feature 4 Like Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last versions for Windows and Linux date back to 2008, but they can be still downloaded from the official website.
Fire Fire is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Mac OS X based on freely available libraries for each service. Currently Fire handles AOL Instant Messenger®... Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD Multiple protocols Add a feature 1 Like Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.5.6, released in February 2006, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
