Pidgin Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   OOCAM

    10 likes

   The easiest way to meet online. Just share your number to be called.

   46 OOCAM alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Instant Messenger

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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   nirc

    1 like

   A simple web browser IRC client written in Node.js.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Git
   • Node.JS
   • npm

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   Keychat

    2 likes

   • Senders send messages stamped with Bitcoin ecash to Nostr relays. The Nostr relays collect the Bitcoin ecash, then deliver messages to receivers.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Video Calling

   Platforms

   • Android

   

   

   

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   FireFloo Communicator

    7 likes

   FireFloo is an instant messaging communicator combining the open XMPP standard (Jabber, GMail Chat etc.) with the echo protocol for multi-encrypted messaging. Use various methods to send chipertext over open standards like libgcrypt and encrypt your private communication.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Encrypted Chat
   • Instant Messenger

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Shout

    12 likes

   The self-hosted web IRC client.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Origin

   • International

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

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   Textual

    21 likes

   Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United States

   

   

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    One Chat - All in one Messenger

     Like

    One messenger for existing platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

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    AQQ Instant Messanger

     8 likes

    AQQ is a Polish (but available in English) multiprotocol instant messenger with support of: AQQ, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Tlen and ICQ. It has many great features like: one tabbed message window for all conversations; quick search for contacts; file sending (even through FTP thanks to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Instant Messenger

    Origin

    • Poland
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Poland
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Poezio

     1 like

    Poezio is a free console XMPP client (the protocol on which the Jabber IM network is built).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenBSD

    

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    GYachI

     6 likes

    GyachE Improved (GyachI) is a fork from Gyach Enhanced Yahoo! client for Linux operating systems. This Yahoo! client supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    jsIRC

     5 likes

    jsIRC is written using Socket.IO, node.js, jQuery Title Alert and Sencha ExtJS, relying on string.js, Lo-Dash and PhantomJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • IRC Client

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Socket.io
    • Node.JS
    • jQuery

    

    

    

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    Gnotty

     4 likes

    Gnotty ties the knot between the web and IRC. It is designed to assist open source projects that host an IRC channel for collaboration on their project. Gnotty is BSD licensed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • IRC Client

    Origin

    • Australia

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

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