shMessenger

ShMessenger Mobile is a free instant messaging client for mobile phones, which supports YMSG (Yahoo!), MSN and GTalk protocols. In just a few minutes, you can chat with...

Free
Java Mobile

ShMessenger Mobile is a free instant messaging client for mobile phones, which supports YMSG (Yahoo!), MSN and GTalk protocols. In just a few minutes, you can chat with your friends on Yahoo!, MSN or GTalk from your mobile phone.

Links to official shMessenger sites

Features

The Best 78 shMessenger Alternatives

971 Like

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. .

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

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
927 Like

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...

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Chrome OS Web Chrome

Voice Call Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support Texting Voice messages WebRTC
590 Like

WhatsApp Messenger

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

Free Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Web Blackberry S60

Built in File transfer Video calling Group chat Voice messages Encrypted chat End to end encryption Mobile friendly Based on phone number
270 Like

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
265 Like

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
218 Like

Digsby

Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

Free Open Source Windows
209 Like

Imo

Message and video chat with your friends and family for free.

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

Video calling Voice Call Voice messages Push to talk
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
117 Like

Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz offers limited availablility free calls and limited availability free text messaging for users via 3G and WiFi. Calls to other Nimbuzz users are free. PAY to call mobile or landline phones for as little as $0.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Web HP webOS Java Mobile S60
108 Like

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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone BSD Web Self-Hosted

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

Linphone

Linphone is an internet phone or Voice Over IP phone (VoIP). With Linphone you can communicate freely with people over the internet, with voice, video, and text instant messaging.

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

Video calling Encrypted VoIP calls
88 Like

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
77 Like

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
63 Like

Ekiga

Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP protocols.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Video calling No login
62 Like

appear.in

Video conversations with up to 8 people in your browser - no downloads, no login. Just name your channel and you are on. Works in all modern browsers, even mobile.

Freemium Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Chrome OS Web

Group chat WebRTC No registration required Anonymity Anonymous email Stickers No installation
54 Like

Fring

Fring is a VoIP (voice over internet) app that allows you to make 2-way video calls, voice calls and live chat for free, from your phone or iPod.

Freemium Android iPhone

Video calling Voice Call Texting
51 Like

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
40 Like

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

Search app for alternative

Alternativein is a new approach to finding good application.
Just type what software you want to change and browse great alternatives, based on our great community recommendations.

Alternativein is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.

Alternativein is a product recommendation community that helps connect people with the best products for them. You shouldn’t have to waste time and money to find solutions to your problems. By collecting the knowledge of enthusiasts across the world through recommendations, we can quickly and confidently show people the truth about a product.

We dream of a world where products succeed or fail on their own merits, and allowing people the space to share their thoughts is the first step in achieving that.

shMessenger

Links to official shMessenger sites

Features

Categories

Tags

The Best 78 shMessenger Alternatives

Telegram

Hangouts

WhatsApp Messenger

Trillian

Jitsi

Digsby

Imo

Facebook Messenger

Empathy

Nimbuzz

Zulip

IM+

Linphone

Yahoo! Messenger

Psi

Ekiga

appear.in

Fring

Gajim

Xabber

Search app for alternative

Menu