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).

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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). ICQ has been redesigned and is totally different from the "old ICQ". It's available for almost every platform: Web, Desktop, Mobile and even via WAP.

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Yahoo! Messenger

Stay in touch with your friends and family while sharing favorite photos using one of the most popular instant messaging applications.

Free Android iPhone Web Blackberry

Video calling Voice Call
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Psi

Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open XMPP network. Localized versions of Psi are available in almost twenty different languages.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
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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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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
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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
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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
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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].

Free Open Source Android Android Tablet

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

qutIM - free open-source multiprotocol ( ICQ, Jabber/GTalk/Ya.Online/LiveJournal.com, Mail.Ru, IRC ) instant messenger for Windows, Linux, MacOS X, OS/2, Symbian, Maemo/MeeGo, Solaris and *BSD.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Haiku S60
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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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QIP Infium

QIP Infium is a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It supports ICQ (OSCAR), Jabber (XMPP), Mail.ru Agnet (MRA), IRC, XIMSS, SIP, Twitter, Facebook and other.

Free Windows iPhone S60

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Portable
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Google Allo

Google Allo is a smart messaging app that helps you say more and do more. Express yourself better with stickers, Smart Reply, and HUGE emojis & text. Allo brings you the Google Assistant.

Free Android iPhone Web

Encrypted chat End to end encryption Self destructing messages Stickers Built in Photo editor
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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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Coccinella

Coccinella is a free and open-source cross-platform instant messaging client with a built-in whiteboard for improved collaboration with other people.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
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Isotoxin

Multiprotocol messenger with Tox and XMPP support.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Share your screen Video calling Voice Call Encrypted chat Peer To Peer Multiple protocols
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Dasher Messenger

Dasher lets you do more than just text message.

Free Android iPhone Web

Group chat Youtube integration
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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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BitlBee

BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It's a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don't want to run an additional MSN/AIM/whatever client.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
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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
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Sesame Chat

Sesame is a messaging app that gives you a self-aware digital assistant to protect messages on your behalf: your own Personal Cognitive Messenger™.

Free Personal iPhone iPad

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Alternatives in ICQ for Android, iPhone, Web, Blackberry, Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, Android Tablet, Haiku, S60, Android Wear, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone, iPad. This list contains a total of 81 applications similar to ICQ.

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

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The Best 81 ICQ Alternatives

Yahoo! Messenger

Psi

Kopete

Miranda NG

Xabber

Instantbird

Conversations

qutIM

KakaoTalk

QIP Infium

Google Allo

Disa

Gaption

Coccinella

Isotoxin

Dasher Messenger

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BitlBee

Messenger for Desktop

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