Alternatives to Yahoo! Messenger for all platforms with any license

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD
Stickers Lightweight Cloud sync Encrypted chat ... End-to-end encryption Chat Bot Integrated File Sharing Group chat Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Portable Public groups chat Secret chats Security focused Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Privacy focused Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Large File Transfer Share Videos Sync across Devices Support for Themes Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Skype

An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com
Share your screen Video calling Exchange Integration IFTTT integration ... Microsoft Office integration Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome
End-to-end encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Texting ... Video calling Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Color coding Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature

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Hangouts

Hangouts is a messaging app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls – one to one or with a group! ...

Free Windows Web Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support Texting ... Video calling Voice Call Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature

962 Like
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...
- It's not only a messenger but don't work since new version of yahoo messenger released. Guest • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Xfce
Support for Multiple protocols Support for Multiple protocols Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Supports XMPP ... Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple chat protocols Portable Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

1442 Like
Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD
Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... Built-in player End-to-end encryption Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Texting Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

379 Like
WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for...

Free Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... S60 Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone Blackberry 10 Android Wear Kindle Fire
End-to-end encryption Encrypted chat Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... Java IDE Mobile friendly Based on phone number Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

624 Like
Riot.im

Riot (formerly Vector) is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad Self-Hosted Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox
End-to-end encryption Decentralized Group chat Matrix.org protocol ... Video calling Voice Call Community based Custom widgets DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Add a feature

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Wire

Wire is a secure and private messenger for phones, tablets and desktop. Crystal clear voice and video calls, private group chats, file sharing, audio and video messages...

Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad
End-to-end encryption Security focused Encrypted calls Encrypted chat ... Group chat Integrated File Sharing Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Share your screen Secure File Sharing Video calling Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature

175 Like
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 Windows Linux Web Android ... BSD
End-to-end encryption Group chat iPhone/iPod sync Support for Multiple protocols ... Multiple Account support OTR Video calling WebRTC Add a feature

279 Like
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 In-app Money Transfer Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

197 Like
Ring

Ring is a secure and distributed voice, video and chat communication platform that requires no centralized server and leaves the power of privacy in the hands of the...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android
Decentralized Distributed End-to-end encryption Peer-To-Peer ... Share your screen Video calling Add a feature

99 Like
Rambox

Free, open source and cross platform messaging and emailing app that combines common web applications into one.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Support for Multiple protocols Web application wrapper Configurable JavaScript Rendering ... Multiple Account support Portable Publish on LinkedIn Skype integration Slack integration Add a feature

82 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 Windows Linux
Support for Multiple protocols Gitter integration Gmail integration iPhone/iPod sync ... Lightweight wrapper Multiple Account support Slack integration Unified messaging Web application wrapper Add a feature

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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 Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry iPad
Facebook integration Support for Multiple protocols POP3 Support Team Collaboration Add a feature

270 Like

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Comment by trekeyus

about Yahoo! Messenger · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I only use this when I have to. I normally use Pidgin for all my IM unless I really need to use the yahoo web cam ect as some friends just don't get that there are better alternatives that are not this bloated ad disgusting.

Comment by computermacgyver

about Yahoo! Messenger · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

The client is not nearly as fully featured on Linux as on Windows. Last I used it, sending SMS and calling phones was not available for Linux. Try Ekiga (open-source), Skype (free, commercial), or Pidgin (open-source, IM client)

Comment by Aaron

about Yahoo! Messenger · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I used this a lot on windows, and would play the built in games it had with friends of mine, but since I am on Ubuntu I use Kopete more.

Comment by Aaron

about Yahoo! Messenger · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful -1 Helpful Report as spam

ekiga looked good, but Lately I have been using Qnext it has music streaming and desktop sharing. it is a Java based program so it runs on all the OSs.

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Wire

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