The Best 100 Conversations Alternatives

  • ICQ icon

    ICQ

    ICQ is one of the oldest instant messengers. First developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis, sold to AOL, sold again and currenly owned by the Russian "mail.ru" group (known for one of the largest social networks).

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Web Windows Mobile Java Mobile

  • Kik icon

    Kik

    Kik helps you stay connected and keep in the loop with friends, all through chat. Kik offers free, unlimited texting to Kik users worldwide, no matter what type of smartphone they use.

    Free Android iPhone Kindle Fire Windows Phone S60

  • iMessage icon

    iMessage

    Love iMessage on your iPhone? You'll love it on your Mac, too. Messages lets you send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac, iOS device, or Apple Watch.

    Free Mac OS X iPhone iPad Apple Watch

  • Xabber icon

    Xabber

    open source jabber (xmpp) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface. being both free (as in freedom!) and ad-free, xabber is designed to be the best jabber client for android .

    Free Open Source Android

  • Path icon

    Path

    Path is a personal social network designed to help you be closer with family and friends. Now with Path 3, we’ve added private messaging and stickers so you can chat instantly with the ones you love.

    Free Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web Kindle Fire Windows Phone

  • Kontalk icon

    Kontalk

    Kontalk is an open source replacement for WhatsApp. Server and client software are open and hosting your own server is possible but not required. All communication is encrypted.

    Free Open Source Android Self-Hosted

  • BeejiveIM icon

    BeejiveIM

    BeejiveIM. Instant messaging anywhere.

    Commercial Android iPhone iPad Blackberry Windows Mobile

  • Bit Chat icon

    Bit Chat

    Technitium Bit Chat is a secure, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. It can be used over Internet and private LAN networks for instant messaging and file transfer.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

    End to end encryption Peer To Peer
  • X-Lite icon

    X-Lite

    Combining voice calls, video calls and Instant Messaging in a simple interface, CounterPath's X-Lite helps you seamlessly transition from a traditional phone environment into the world of Voice over IP.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows

    Video calling Voice Call
  • Gaption icon

    Gaption

    Gaption is an online platform that allows users to receive rewards and royalties from their content and social networking activities.

    Freemium iPhone iPad Web

  • YakYak icon

    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