Pidgin Alternatives

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   Kaidan

    4 likes

   Kaidan is a 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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Instant Messenger

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Android
   • Ubuntu Touch
   • Plasma Mobile
   • Flathub

   • Germany
   • EU

   

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   Kaidan vs Pidgin Comments

   Positive comment by riveravaldez · Jan 28, 2025

   Modern interface for XMPP communications. Implements OMEMO:2. Works fine.

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   • Kaidan is Free and Open SourcePidgin is also Free and Open Source
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   IM+

    110 likes

   One app for all your messaging.

   WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts, Gmail, Slack, Facebook, Facebook Pages, Instagram, Twitter, Outlook, SnapMap, WeChat, LinkedIn, HipChat, and ChatWork.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Instant Messenger

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Mac

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   IM+ vs Pidgin Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 11, 2022

   Supports multiple messaging apps

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   • IM+ is Freemium and ProprietaryPidgin is Free and Open Source
4. 

   

   64Gram

    12 likes

   64Gram (unofficial Telegram Desktop).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Video Calling

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   Instantbird

    41 likes

   Instantbird is an instant messaging client based on Mozilla XULRunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin . Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features.

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   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Instant Messenger

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • PortableApps.com

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Jami Commander

    2 likes

   jami-commander (jc for short) is a simple but convenient CLI-based Jami client app for setting up accounts and swarms as well as sending.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux

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9. 

   

   Ergo

    Like

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

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

   

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10. 

    

    qutIM

     27 likes

    qutIM - free open-source multiprotocol ( ICQ, Jabber/GTalk/Ya.Online/LiveJournal.com, Mail.Ru, IRC )

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Origin

    • Russia

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    • Russia

    

    

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    BitlBee

     11 likes

    BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It's a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don't want to run an additional MSN/AIM/whatever client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

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    YakYak

     21 likes

    Desktop client for Google Hangouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Hangouts

    

    

    

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    Xabber

     53 likes

    Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface. Being both free (as in freedom!) and ad-free, Xabber is designed to be the best Jabber client for Android .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Instant Messenger
    • Encrypted Chat

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.6.6, released in October 2019, can be still downloaded from F-Droid, it's no longer available on Google Play Store

    Xabber vs Pidgin Comments

    Negative comment by Mister Hutchinson · Jul 28, 2021

    Only XMPP, while Pidgin works with multiple systems and protocols.

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    • Xabber is Free and Open SourcePidgin is also Free and Open Source
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    Subway

     5 likes

    Subway is a web-based IRC client with a multi-user backend and a JavaScript-heavy UI. Frontend/backend communication is done with websockets (or best available fallback where not available). The backend supports connection persistence and optional logging when the browser...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • IRC Client
    • Instant Messenger

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

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    Spark IM

     30 likes

    Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations. It features built-in support for group chat, telephony integration, and strong security. It also offers a great end-user experience with features like in-line spell checking, group chat...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

    

    

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