Shout AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Video Calling Apps

The best Video Calling alternative to Shout is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Shout and three of them are Video Calling Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Video Calling App alternatives to Shout are Empathy and Beagle IM.

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Shout alternatives are mainly IRC Clients but may also be Instant Messengers or Video Calling Apps. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shout.

Shout

IRC Client
Free • Open Source

The self-hosted web IRC client.

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Shout alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

Pidgin
Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.
123 Pidgin alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Video Calling App
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
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Top Pidgin Features
1. Support for Multiple protocols
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
3. Supports XMPP
4. Multiple Account support
5. IRC
6. Portable
7. No Tracking
8. Ad-free
9. VoiP Calls
10. Multiple languages
11. Xmpp
12. Multiple chat protocols
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Pidgin VS Shout
Is Pidgin a good alternative to Shout?
- Pidgin is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Shout.
- Pidgin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Shout.
- Pidgin is Free and Open SourceShout is also Free and Open Source

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 services and do all your chatting within one application.
138 Empathy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Video Calling App
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Empathy Features
1. Unified messaging
2. Support for Multiple protocols
3. Xmpp
4. SIP
5. Integrated File Sharing
6. Voice Chat
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Discontinued
Empathy is currently unmaintained. Last version, 3.25, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website.

Empathy VS Shout
Is Empathy a good alternative to Shout?

Beagle IM
BeagleIM is a lightweight and powerful XMPP client developed by Tigase, Inc. It provides an easy way to start using the XMPP Protocol (formerly known as Jabber) if you've never used it before. Veterans of the protocol will find many features here they are familiar.
102 Beagle IM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Instant Messenger
- Video Calling App
Platforms
- Mac
Beagle IM Features
End-to-End Encryption
Voice Chat
Integrated File Sharing
Xmpp
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Beagle IM VS Shout
Is Beagle IM a good alternative to Shout?