Caprine

Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.

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Caprine is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.

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The Best 21 Caprine Alternatives

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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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android BSD Web

Video calling Multiple Account support Group chat WebRTC End to end encryption Multiple protocols iPhone/iPod sync OTR
180 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.

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web Blackberry Apple Watch

Video calling Voice Call Group chat
154 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 services and do all your chatting within one application.

Free Open Source Linux BSD

Built in File transfer Video calling Multiple protocols
144 Like

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 - everything is end-to-end encrypted.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web

Privacy focused Security focused Share your screen Video calling Voice Call Group chat WebRTC Encrypted chat Photo Sharing End to end encryption Integrated File Sharing Privacy Protected Encrypted calls Video chat (Encrypted)
102 Like

IM+

Chat everywhere! IM+ is the most widely used mobile IM app! Connect all-in-one to MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, AIM, Jabber, ICQ, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter on ALL popular mobile platforms.

Freemium Android iPhone Web Blackberry Windows Mobile HP webOS Java Mobile S60

Multiple Account support Multiple protocols support
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, WeChat, HipChat and many more.

Freemium

Multiple Account support Gmail integration Slack integration Multiple protocols iPhone/iPod sync Gitter integration Lightweight wrapper Unified messaging
41 Like

Miranda NG

miranda new generation is a successor of a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for windows - miranda im . very light on system resources and extremely fast.

Free Open Source Windows

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable Multiple languages
40 Like

Instantbird

instantbird is an instant messaging client based on mozilla xulrunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of pidgin .

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable Multiple languages Multiple protocols
23 Like

Chit Chat for Facebook

Chit Chat for Facebook is a fast and easy way in which to reach your Facebook friends and family. Using Chit Chat, you can send Facebook instant messages from your desktop to one friend or many at once.

Freemium Windows iPhone Web Blackberry Facebook
16 Like

YakYak

What does it do: * Send/receive chat messages * Create/change conversations (rename, add people) * Leave/delete conversation * Notifications * Toggle notifications on/off * Drag-drop, copy-paste or attach-button...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Hangouts
8 Like

Messenger for Desktop

A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger. Chat without distractions on any Operating System.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
4 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

Voice Call Lightweight Group chat Stickers
2 Like

Facebook Chat Instant Messenger

Facebook Chat IM is a Desktop Messenger for Facebook. With it you can chat with all your Facebook friends directly from your Desktop. It has a simple and easy to use...

Free Open Source Windows
2 Like

Astro Messenger

Astro Messenger beats the other app with complement Facebook support. Group Chat Facebook Sticker Shop Privacy Control, turning chat off to nosy friends Messenger...

Commercial
2 Like

Hiboo

Messenger that shows what others type while they're typing, letter by letter.

Free iPhone
2 Like

WWChat

Chat with people you know, or find new friends. Main Features: Share messages, photos, videos, sound/voice recordings and location. Notification of messages when...

Free Android Android Tablet
1 Like

Current for Facebook

Current is an app for using Facebook Messenger and browsing Facebook on the Mac.

Commercial
1 Like

deface

removes facebook from facebook so you can chat with friends without distractions.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android Web
1 Like

Linkello

Linkello provides easy-to-use video calling right from your browser. FEATURES - Organize videocalls from an outstanding fluidity and quality (up to 4 people) -...

Freemium Web

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Caprine

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The Best 21 Caprine Alternatives

Jitsi

Facebook Messenger

Empathy

Wire

IM+

Franz

Miranda NG

Instantbird

Chit Chat for Facebook

YakYak

Messenger for Desktop

Messenger Lite

Facebook Chat Instant Messenger

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Current for Facebook

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