Kik Alternatives for Linux
Kik is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Kik and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Kik are Telegram, Element, Tox and SimpleX Chat.
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Kik alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers but may also be Video Calling Apps or Group Chat Apps. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Kik.- Instant Messenger
- Free • Proprietary
- 105 likes165 WeChat alternatives
WeChat is a complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat is the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Blackberry
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Linux
- Flathub
WeChat Features
WeChat VS Kik
Is WeChat a good alternative to Kik? License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
64Gram VS Kik
Is 64Gram a good alternative to Kik?- 3 likes60 Sphinx Chat alternatives
Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.
Sphinx Chat Features
Sphinx Chat VS Kik
Is Sphinx Chat a good alternative to Kik? - 7 likes159 TeleGuard alternatives
TeleGuard is the data-secure messenger from Swisscows. TeleGuard encrypts every message and all telephone calls with encryption algorithm currently available: SALSA 20. TeleGuard servers are located in Switzerland, they are not subject to the data protection laws of the EU /...
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- Free Personal • Proprietary
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- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Linux
- Snapcraft
TeleGuard VS Kik
Is TeleGuard a good alternative to Kik? - 4 likes25 nheko alternatives
The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Element, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
nheko VS Kik
Is nheko a good alternative to Kik? - 7 likes131 Adamant Messenger alternatives
The most secure and anonymous messenger, encrypted with Blockchain.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Adamant Messenger VS Kik
Is Adamant Messenger a good alternative to Kik? - 5 likes244 Conduit Chat Server alternatives
Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Linux
- Debian
- Nix Package Manager
- Docker
- Docker Hub
Conduit Chat Server VS Kik
Is Conduit Chat Server a good alternative to Kik? gurk VS Kik
Is gurk a good alternative to Kik?- 2 likes51 Quaternion alternatives
Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Quaternion VS Kik
Is Quaternion a good alternative to Kik? - 1 like37 signal-cli alternatives
signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.
signal-cli VS Kik
Is signal-cli a good alternative to Kik? - 5 likes38 Axolotl alternatives
Axolotl is a complete cross-platform Signal client, compatible with the Ubuntu Phone and more. Unlike the desktop Signal client, Axolotl is completely autonomous and doesn't require you to have created an account with the...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
- Ubuntu Touch
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Axolotl VS Kik
Is Axolotl a good alternative to Kik? - 4 likes47 Mixin Messenger alternatives
An open source crypto wallet with Signal messaging.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Flatpak
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
Mixin Messenger VS Kik
Is Mixin Messenger a good alternative to Kik?