AIM

AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.

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aol instant messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary oscar instant messaging protocol and the toc protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time.historyaol instant messenger was released by america online (aol) in may 1997. standalone official aim client software includes advertisements and is available for microsoft windows, windows mobile, mac os, mac os x, android, ios, blackberry os. the software, maintained by aol, inc., at one time had the largest share of the instant messaging market in north america, especially in the united states (with 52% of the total reported as of 2006). this does not include other instant messaging software related to or developed by aol, such as icq and ichat.downfallas of june 2011, one reported market share had collapsed to 0.73%. however, this number only reflects installed im applications, and not active users.protocolthe standard protocol that aim clients use to communicate is called open system for communication in realtime (oscar). most aolproduced versions of aim and popular third party aim clients use this protocol. however, aol also created a simpler protocol called toc that lacks many of oscar's features but is sometimes used for clients that only require basic chat functionality. the toc/toc2 protocol specifications were made available by aol, while oscar is a closed protocol that third parties have had to reverseengineer.

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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. .

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Portable Privacy protection Ad free Built in File transfer IFTTT integration Works Offline Share files Video calling Voice Call Cloud sync Multiple Account support Lightweight Group chat Multi Device Support Voice messages Search by tags Support for Themes Chat Bot Encrypted chat Photo Sharing Public groups chat Push to talk Anonymous Secure Filesharing End to end encryption Self destructing messages Share Videos Based on phone number Stickers Send Big files Portable Linux In Game Overlay Built in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking Messages in cloud Persistent History Secret chats
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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! "Hangouts" are places used to facilitate group video chat (with a...

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Voice Call Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support Texting Voice messages WebRTC
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WhatsApp Messenger

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

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Built in File transfer Video calling Group chat Voice messages Encrypted chat End to end encryption Mobile friendly Based on phone number
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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 real time with all your friends at once, and share media or...

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Privacy protection Security focused Built in File transfer Works Offline Video calling Voice Call Group chat Texting Voice messages Protected by Password Encrypted chat End to end encryption Cross platform Encrypted Connection Mobile friendly Self destructing messages Color coding Based on phone number Private messaging Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Send files Video chat (Encrypted)
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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, Windows Live, Yahoo!, GTalk/Hangouts extensions, as well as OTR, ZRTP...

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Video calling Multiple Account support Group chat WebRTC End to end encryption Multiple protocols iPhone/iPod sync OTR
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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.

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Zulip

Zulip is a group chat app. Its most distinctive characteristic is that messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations.

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MarkDown support Group chat Group collaboration Team Collaboration Chat Bot Community based Integrated File Sharing GitHub integration Threaded Conversations
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WeChat

WeChat is a complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat is the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about.

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Video calling Multiple languages Sync Contacts Group chat Voice messages Photo Sharing Based on phone number Stickers
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Gajim

The goal of Gajim is to provide a full featured and easy to use Jabber client. Gajim works nicely with GNOME, but does not require it to run. It is released under the GNU General Public License.

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Video calling Multiple languages Tabbed interface Group chat Encrypted chat OTR Supports XMPP
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Conversations

Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG].

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Group chat Encrypted chat Decentralized End to end encryption Self destructing messages OTR Picture sharing
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KakaoTalk

KakaoTalk is a phone number based messenger service that allows users anywhere in the world to chat one-to-one or in a group for free.

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Voice Call Group chat Based on phone number Secret chats
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BlackBerry Messenger

BlackBerry Messenger is a FREE messaging app available for Blackberry, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

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Video calling Voice Call Multiple languages Group chat Self destructing messages Stickers
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Dasher Messenger

Dasher lets you do more than just text message.

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Group chat Youtube integration
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SeaFour.club

SeaFour.club is a socket webchat supporting aesthetic username customization and stylized messages using a markup language similar to 'LISP', and supports a multitude of alternative clients. .

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Ad free Lightweight Group chat
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Hike

Fun, free messaging for life. With hike, messaging has never been simpler.

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Works Offline Group chat Encrypted chat Share Videos Based on phone number
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WowApp

WowApp helps you do good through the Power of Sharing. We share all revenues with you. WowApp Messenger is free and you can receive earnings without ever spending money....

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Video calling Voice Call Group chat Integrated File Sharing
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Tinode

Open source instant messaging server and clients. Backend in pure Go (license GPL 3.0), client-side binding in Java for Android and Javascript (license Apache 2.0)...

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