Alternatives to Rambox for all platforms with any license

Pidgin

Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Xfce
Multiple protocols Multiple protocols support Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Supports XMPP ... Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple chat protocols Portable Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

1435 Like
- They don't have the same purpose of collecting the new web based chat platforms. Guest • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Rambox = email client, Pidgin = chat protocols client (no emails). Guest • Jun 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Pigdin is a chat client. Rambox is a wrapper for web based applications like GMail. Awfki • 9 days ago • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Jitsi

Jitsi (previously SIP Communicator) is an audio/video and chat communicator with full end-to-end encryption that supports protocols such as SIP, XMPP/Jabber, ICQ/AIM...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Android ... BSD
End-to-end encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature

273 Like
Franz

Franz is a free messaging app / former Emperor of Austria and combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Multiple protocols Gitter integration Gmail integration iPhone/iPod sync ... Lightweight wrapper Multiple Account support Slack integration Unified messaging Add a feature

88 Like
- Share the same concept and very similar framework. mciania • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is a faster way to message. Reach friends right on their phones, get and send messages fast, message everyone at once and more. Top Features: •...

Free Windows Web Android iPhone Blackberry ... Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear
Group chat Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

185 Like
Trillian

Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation...

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry iPad
Facebook integration Multiple protocols POP3 Support Team Collaboration Add a feature

269 Like
Adium

Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for Mac OS X, written using Mac OS Xs Cocoa API, released under the GNU GPL and developed by the Adium...

Free Open Source Mac OS X
Customizable Multiple languages Multiple protocols OTR ... Tabbed interface Support for Themes Add a feature

329 Like
Miranda IM

Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Multiple protocols Portable Add a feature

224 Like
Empathy

Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those...

Free Open Source Linux BSD
Built-in File transfer Multiple protocols Video calling Add a feature

154 Like
- Discontinued Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Digsby

Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list. Its...

Free Open Source Windows
Multiple protocols Add a feature

219 Like
- Discontinued The application is not developed actively anymore. The source code has been made open for the community to take over but that didn't make any impact: https://github.com/ifwe/digsby | https://web.archive.org/web/20121205002331/http://blog.digsby.com/archives/1969/
Fluid

Are you a Gmail, Facebook, Campfire or Pandora fanatic? Do you have 20 or more browser tabs open at all times? Are you tired of some random site or Flash ad crashing...

Freemium Mac OS X
Place websites on desktop Add a feature

41 Like
Disa

Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.

Free Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Texting Unified messaging Add a feature

18 Like
Psi+

Psi+ is a development branch of the Psi XMPP client. Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP client (Qt, C++) designed for the XMPP power users.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Multiple protocols OTR Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

27 Like
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Station

Station unifies all your web apps in one neat & productive interface Browsers aren't the most effective way to go about your work. We decided to start from...

Free Mac Windows
App integration Sidebar Feature Add a feature

7 Like
- very studied UI, estable and full of features. Lacking linux version for the moment is its only drawback Guest • Jan 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Wavebox

Bringing the Gmail & Google Inbox experience to your desktop in a neatly packaged app .

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Add a feature

6 Like
Messenger Lite

Messenger Lite is a fast and data-efficient messaging app to reach the people in your life. Installs quickly. It's less than 10MB to install, saving storage space...

Free Android Android Tablet
Group chat Lightweight Stickers Voice Call Add a feature

5 Like