iChat Alternatives
iChat is described as '(formerly iChat AV) is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MobileMe, ICQ and XMPP client by Apple Inc. for their Mac OS X operating system' and is an app in the Social & Communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iChat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, the Web and Mac. The best alternative is Jitsi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iChat are Hangouts (Free), Trillian (Freemium), LINE (Freemium) and Adium (Free, Open Source).
- Tango allows you to easily connect with friends & family or make new friends. View 121 alternatives to Tango
- Free live webcam video chat room software for multiple desktop platforms including mobile platforms like iOS and Android. View 87 alternatives to Camfrog
- Freemium
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Fring is a VoIP (voice over internet) app that allows you to make 2-way video calls, voice calls and live chat for free, from your phone or iPod. View 65 alternatives to Fring
Discontinued
The apps seem to be no longer updated. Last versions, released in February 2014, can be still downloaded from the appstores.
- Freemium
- Android
- iPhone
- Paltalk is an instant messaging service that enables users to communicate via internet chat, voice and video chat. View 73 alternatives to Paltalk
- Freemium
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Kindle Fire
- Chatzy is a free private chat service which you can use to communicate with people you already know or people who visits your blog or website. View 79 alternatives to Chatzy
- Spreed is the worldwide unified web conferencing service offering integrated web and telephone conferencing. It is based on Flash Player. View 153 alternatives to Spreed
- Tpad is a free program that uses the latest VoIP / SIP technology to bring free and crystal clear voice quality communications to any user all over the world. View 50 alternatives to Tpad
- ShMessenger Mobile is a free instant messaging client for mobile phones, which supports YMSG (Yahoo!), MSN and GTalk protocols. View 85 alternatives to shMessenger
- BORGChat is a LAN messaging software program. It has achieved a relative state of popularity and it is considered to be a complete LAN chat program. View 20 alternatives to BORGChat
- Fire is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Mac OS X based on freely available libraries for each service. View 38 alternatives to Fire
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.5.6, released in February 2006, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD