Lanchat Alternatives
Lanchat is described as 'Local network chat and file transfer over lan'. There are four alternatives to Lanchat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, PortableApps.com and Android. The best alternative is BeeBEEP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lanchat are LAN Messenger (Free, Open Source), KouChat (Free, Open Source) and iptux (Free, Open Source).
- BeeBEEP is a secure network chat. You can talk and send files with all your friends inside a local area network such of an office, home or internet cafe without a server.
- LAN Messenger is a p2p chat application for intranet communication and does not require a server. A variety of handy features are supported including notifications, personal and group messaging with encryption, file transfer and message logging.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Discontinued
Sadly, no more releases since Dec. 2018
- KouChat is a simple serverless chat client for local area networks (wifi).
Discontinued
Last release 1.1.1 is from August 2018.