Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Pidgin Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to Pidgin is Element, which is open source and free for personal use. Other popular alternatives are Matrix, Beeper, Jami and Jitsi Desktop. You're spoiled for choice with Instant Messengers like Pidgin: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and Android.
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Umnico is the omnichannel messaging solution and the ultimate tool for managing customer communications. With support for over 25 business messengers and social media platforms, all accessible from one central chat-center, you can streamline your customer interactions like never...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
United Kingdom
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Online
France
EU
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- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Node.JS
Swift is an elegant, secure, adaptable and intuitive XMPP client, with features that make it suitable for a wide range of use scenarios.
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United Kingdom
75 Google Chat alternativesSecure team messaging platform with organized topic-based conversations, real-time collaboration on Docs, Sheets, Slides, integrated calendar scheduling, one-click meetings, shared tasks and files, Google Workspace support, admin controls, compliance, and advanced search.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
United States
Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.
Platforms
- Windows
India
241 Conduit Chat Server alternativesConduit 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Raspberry Pi
- Linux
- Debian
- Nix Package Manager
- Docker
- Docker Hub
Commandline XMPP Client. Profanity was originally written for two main reasons. Firstly, the author wanted something similar to Irssi, but with a focus on XMPP for use in his workplace. Secondly, it was a bit of fun and a learning exercise.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
49 monocles chat alternativesmonocles chat is a fork of blabber.im and Conversations with some changes, to improve usability.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Platforms
- Online
- Android
- F-Droid
Germany- EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
- Germany
- EU
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AstraChat is a standalone and lightweight Jabber (XMPP) client application for mobile and desktop that connects directly to your XMPP server without any proxies in-between.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- Kindle Fire
- United States
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