Kaidan Alternatives

Kaidan is described as 'Simple, user-friendly Jabber/XMPP client providing a modern user interface using Kirigami and QtQuick. The back-end of Kaidan is written in C++ using the QXmpp XMPP client library and Qt 5' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Kaidan for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Kaidan alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pidgin or Tox. Other great apps like Kaidan are WhatsApp, HexChat, Conversations and Adium.

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Kaidan alternatives page was last updated May 19, 2025
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  1. HoloIRC icon

    HoloIRC

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    HoloIRC is an open source IRC client for Android 4.0 and up. It is designed to be as simple to use as possible while being extremely small in size and fairly light in resources. It works with IRC bouncers as well as regular servers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Nov 19, 2023.

    HoloIRC Features

    1.  IRC

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  2. Linkello icon

    Linkello

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    Video calls simplified, no installation required.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    Linkello Features

    1.  VoiP Calls

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  4. Fire icon

    Fire

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    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®, ICQ®, MSN® Messenger, Jabber, limited IRC, Yahoo!®, and Apple Bonjour communications.

    24 Fire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Fire screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.5.6, released in February 2006, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Fire Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols

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    Zoho Cliq

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  6. Dust icon

    Dust

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    DUST gives you control over your digital life. We believe online life is real life, so only you should control what is known about you. Our users are protected—free from worry of prying eyes, data mining, sketchy hackers, and the paranoia that your words could come back to haunt...

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Self Destructing Messages
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Based on phone number
    5.  Anonymous Chat

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  7. CoreIRC icon

    CoreIRC

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    IRC chat client and DCC file transfers.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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    CoreIRC Features

    1.  IRC

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  8. AnySend AI icon

    AnySend AI

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    Video AI-Based Calls | AnySend AI-Based Instant Multimedia Messenger - Securely Send Anything You Want, Anytime You Want, in Anyway Your Want.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone

    AnySend AI Features

    1.  Messenger
    2.  Mobile payment

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  10. Ergo icon

    Ergo

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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  LDAP support
    3.  IRC

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