Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. . Smooth, clear, and encrypted messaging and voice calling. Guest • Aug 2017 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree telegram is text messaging app only, and doesn't support audio and video conversation . Guest • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 18 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD Stickers Cloud sync Lightweight Encrypted chat ... Built-in File transfer Chat Bot End-to-end encryption Group chat Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Privacy Protection Public groups chat Secret chats Security focused Apps for Sharing Files Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Portable Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Large File Transfer Services Share Videos Sync across Devices Support for Themes Video calling Voice messages Add a feature 1088 Like
Skype An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. They offer the same thing, but Hangouts offers better service Guest • Sep 2016 • 4 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree No web interface, numerous privacy concerns, and advertising. 5247009 • May 2017 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree 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 2394 Like
Discord All-in-one voice, video and text chat for gamers that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and phone. Discord is aimed at gaming. Gamers prefer this over alternatives like Hangouts and Skype. Guest • Nov 2017 Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone BSD iPad FreeBSD Voice Call Share your screen Ad-free Chat Bot ... Free voice/text servers Text chat Video calling Group chat Push to talk Custom roles Encrypted chat Low Latency Multi Channel Public groups chat Reactions Browser based Camera capturing Channel manager Community based Dedicated Server Hosting Development API Direct Messaging Specific for Gaming Group Voice Chat In-app server browser In-Game Overlay Interface Overlay Low bandwidth usage Low memory usage Night mode Permission system Persistent Chat Photo Sharing Positional audio Responsive design Apps for Sharing Files Single Sign-On Supports Multiple Platforms Team Collaboration Webcam overlays Youtube Gaming Integration Add a feature 523 Like
Slack Slack brings all your communication together in one place. It's real-time messaging, archiving and search for modern teams. Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Windows S BSD Apple Watch Electron / Atom Shell Group chat Group collaboration Multi Channel Team Collaboration ... Extensible by Plugins/Extensions App integration Channel manager IFTTT integration Support for @mentions Onboarding Out Of The Box Reactions Real time collaboration Apps for Sharing Files Team work Voice Call Add a feature 614 Like
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... Easy security for beginners, multi-platform, current development, doesn't restrict communications to insecure recipients, obvious visual indicators that you are communicating secure or non-secure. Guest • May 2017 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Unlike Google products, Signal offers end-to-end encryption, meaning that your messages cannot be intercepted or read by anyone except the intended recipient, if they have Signal too. Google's emails and messages are intercepted by mass surveillance and used to profile users as part of Google's business model. Signal is also open source, which means you can inspect the code yourself. JohnFastman • Apr 2018 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome End-to-end encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Texting ... Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Built-in File transfer Color coding Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Privacy Protection Private messaging Send files Voice messages Add a feature 374 Like
Tox Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely. + Encrypted text, voice and video chat + File and Desktop sharing + Emoji and markdown (basic support on qTox) support + Group chat + Open source (Protocol: https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore) + Multiple cross-platform clients (mainly qTox, uTox) - No true offline messaging (decentralized by design) - Still in development (but fully usable; contribute bug reports by trying out) Guest • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... Built-in player 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 376 Like
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... Free Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... S60 Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone Blackberry 10 Android Wear Kindle Fire End-to-end encryption Built-in File transfer Encrypted chat Group chat ... Java IDE Mobile friendly Based on phone number Video calling Voice messages Add a feature 621 Like
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... Supports all Hangouts features, as well as encrypted conversations. Respects your privacy, and you don't need an email address to sign up. Guest • Jan 2018 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad Self-Hosted Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox End-to-end encryption Group chat Matrix.org protocol Video calling ... Voice Call Built-in File transfer Community based Custom widgets DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration MarkDown support Send files Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Add a feature 172 Like
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... Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad End-to-end encryption Security focused Encrypted calls Encrypted chat ... Group chat Integrated File Sharing Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Share your screen Video calling Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature 172 Like
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... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... BSD End-to-end encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature 278 Like
Mattermost Mattermost is an open source, self-hosted Slack alternative. As an alternative to proprietary SaaS messaging, Mattermost brings... Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Cloudron Team Collaboration Data API Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... MarkDown support On-premises software Plugin API Privacy Protection Slack integration Supports XMPP Add a feature 128 Like
Viber Viber is a mobile application that lets you make free phone calls and send text messages to anyone who also has the application installed. . 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 295 Like
Matrix.org Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP. It can be used for decentralised group chat, WebRTC signaling, IoT-data transfer, ... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Java Perl End-to-end encryption Decentralized Chat Bot Distributed ... Encrypted chat GNU/linux-libre Group chat Real time collaboration Server side history Team Collaboration WebRTC Add a feature 85 Like
Ring Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leaves the power of privacy in the hands of the... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Decentralized Distributed End-to-end encryption Peer-To-Peer ... Share your screen Video calling Add a feature 95 Like
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: •... Messenger is more popular than Hangouts because more people use Facebook than Google+, Google's social network. I wish more people were on Google+, though. It and Hangouts are so much better than Facebook. Guest • Nov 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Windows Web Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Group chat In-app Money Transfer Video calling Voice Call Add a feature 194 Like
