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Kik

Kik is a free messaging app to help you keep in contact with friends and family. Created by Kik Interactive Inc.

Free
Android
iPhone
Kindle Fire

Kik is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The most popular Linux alternative is Telegram, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Kik and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Kik are Signal (Free, Open Source), Riot.im (Free, Open Source), Tox (Free, Open Source) and WhatsApp (Free).

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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.
- other than with kik you need a thelephone-number in order to use Telegramm. For Kik you can just choose an id. arndtadler • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 5 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com Haiku FreeBSD
Stickers Chat Bot Lightweight Cloud sync ... Encrypted chat End-to-End Encryption Channels Integrated File Sharing Secret chats Ad-free Bots Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy focused Large File Transfer Animated stickers Group chat Multi Device Support Persistent History Public groups chat Security focused Voice Call Auto-delete Chat Cloud based Custom Backgrounds Custom themes Customizable Themes Data-encryption Encrypted calls Instant view Portable Private Chat Security & Privacy Switching between platform Sync across Devices Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Chat history Chat organizer Sync Contacts Encrypted VoIP calls Encryption File transfer Folders Free Speech GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Messaging Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Private messaging Progressive Web App Push to talk Scheduled messages Search by tags Self destructing messages Share Videos Support for Themes Two factor authentication Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature

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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...
- It is encrypted, highly flexible and best, lets you set times of expiration of any messages to permanently and totally eliminate them. Guest • Apr 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Privacy-friendly ... Encrypted Connection Security & Privacy Self destructing messages Video calling Ad-free Client side encryption Electron based Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Night mode/Dark Theme Privacy focused SMS Messaging Video calling Voice Call Chat Color coding Group chat Group Messaging Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Private messaging File Sending Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature

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Riot.im

A free instant messaging and collaboration software based on the Matrix protocol.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted
End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Group chat Security & Privacy ... Team Collaboration Federated Privacy-friendly Video chat Video calling Voice Call Add-ons Clean design Custom widgets Direct Messaging Encrypted chat Group collaboration Matrix.org protocol Message redaction Mobile friendly Moderation tools Per-room avatars Privacy focused Read receipts Text chat Typing notifications User Management User mentions Video/Audio Calling Voice chat Web Integaration Chat Bot Community based DRM Free GitHub integration Integrated File Sharing Live Chat MarkDown support Real time collaboration File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Social network Video calling Voice chat Web-Based Add a feature

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Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... BSD
Decentralized Encrypted chat Privacy focused Peer-To-Peer ... Built-in player End-to-End Encryption Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralisation Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Secure Chat Video calling Video chat Video Conferencing Voice Call White-labeled Add a feature

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WhatsApp

With WhatsApp, you'll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Wear KaiOS
End-to-End Encryption Custom Backgrounds Forums Group chat ... Mobile friendly Stickers Chat Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing Messaging Based on phone number Video calling Voice chat Voice messages Add a feature

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Wire

Wire is the most secure collaboration platform featuring messenger, voice, video, conference calls, file-sharing, and external collaboration –all protected by the most...

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS)
End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted chat Video calling ... Voice Call Encrypted calls Encryption Group chat Share your screen Security & Privacy Anonymity Integrated File Sharing Multiple Account support Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Private Chat Secure Chat Secure File Sharing File Sending Video calling Video chat Voice chat Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature

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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 S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch
Animated stickers Call Transfer Desktop Sharing Group chat ... Hidden chat Multiple languages Phone calls Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Voice chat Add a feature

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Zulip

Zulip is a group chat app in which messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations. Zulip's threading makes it easy for people...

Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD iPad Self-Hosted
Threaded Conversations Group collaboration Chat Bot Chat organizer ... Community based GitHub integration Group chat Integrated File Sharing Live topics MarkDown support Secure Chat Team Collaboration Todos Add a feature

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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...
- Discontinued
  Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Linux BSD
Chat Integrated File Sharing Support for Multiple protocols SIP ... Video calling Video chat Voice chat Xmpp Add a feature

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Bit Chat

Technitium Bit Chat is a secure, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. It can be used over Internet and private...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
End-to-End Encryption Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

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