Finch

Finch is a console-based IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, IRC, Yahoo!, and other IM networks. It runs on Unixes. It uses GLib and ncurses.

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Xfce

Finch is a consolebased IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, IRC, Yahoo!, and other IM networks. It runs on Unixes. It uses GLib and ncurses.

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Multiple protocols Command line interface

The Best 21 Finch Alternatives

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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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Xfce

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable Video calling Voice Call Multiple languages Multiple Account support Multiple protocols Multiple protocols support Multiple chat protocols Supports XMPP
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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 should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as...

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone iPad Web Blackberry

POP3 Support Team Collaboration Facebook integration Multiple protocols
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Miranda IM

Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Multiple protocols
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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.

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web Blackberry Apple Watch

Video calling Voice Call Group chat
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Kopete

Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger, and more. It is designed to be a flexible and extensible multi-protocol system suitable for personal and enterprise use.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD
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Rambox

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

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable Multiple Account support Slack integration Skype integration Multiple protocols Configurable
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ChatSecure

ChatSecure is a free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP.

Free Open Source iPhone iPad

Encrypted chat Integrated File Sharing OTR
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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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Xfce

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

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Wear Kindle Fire Blackberry Windows Phone

Voice Call Group chat Based on phone number Secret chats
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Disa

Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds.

Free Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Texting Unified messaging
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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
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Pinger

Pinger lets you text and talk free with the people you care about most, anywhere on the planet. Tap a picture and you'll see all of your communications—texts, pics, calls, voicemails—all in one place.

Free Personal Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Web
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centerim

Centerim is an command line interface chat client for the common protocols like icq, msn, aim, jabber, ...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux BSD
6 Like

MetroIRC

An IRC client for the Windows desktop which follows the Metro design guidelines.

Free Open Source Windows
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Jabiru

Jabber client for Android.

Free Android
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Sim-IM

Sim-IM, Simple Instant Messenger, is a multiple protocol instant messenger for MS Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD. Sim-IM supports Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, ICQ and AIM (Oscar), Yahoo! Messenger and Microsoft Messenger (MSN) protocols.

Free Windows Linux BSD
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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
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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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Centericq

Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber protocols.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

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The Best Finch alternatives for Multiple protocols, from Command line interface to a free app.
Alternatives in Finch for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, Xfce, Android, iPhone, iPad, Web, Blackberry, Android Tablet, Apple Watch, Android Wear, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone. This list contains a total of 21 applications similar to Finch.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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The Best 21 Finch Alternatives

Pidgin

Trillian

Miranda IM

Facebook Messenger

Kopete

Rambox

ChatSecure

Gajim

KakaoTalk

Disa

Gaption

Pinger

centerim

MetroIRC

Jabiru

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Linkello

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