Skype

An instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services.

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skype is the most popular free voiceover ip and instant messaging service globally. it allows users to text, video and voice call over the internet. users can also call landlines and mobiles at competitive rates using skype credit, premium accounts and subscriptions.

features:· find all of your friends and family in an instant search for friends, groups, conversations or new contacts on skype. with over 300 million people using skype, you’re bound to bump into someone you know.· call your world for free free voice and video calls let you talk to your heart’s content with all your friends and family on skype.· make low cost calls to mobiles and landlines keep in touch with anyone even if they’re not on skype, with low cost calls to mobiles and landlines.· instantly get in touch no matter where you are, your friends are always available with free instant messaging.· share moments send photos, record and send video messages, share your location or share web content with the people who matter most.· available for apple watch see your notifications and chat on your apple watch so you’re always part of the conversation.· skype is available everywhere on smartphones, tablets, macs, pcs, and even tvs. whatever your friends or family use, skype is there. simple.

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IFTTT integration Exchange Integration Microsoft Office integration Share your screen Video calling Voice Call

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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
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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
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Free Open Source Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet BSD Mac

Privacy focused Security focused Ad free Built in player Share your screen Video calling Group chat Texting Encrypted chat Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Decentralized End to end encryption Peer To Peer
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Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Chrome

Privacy protection Security focused Built in File transfer Works Offline Video calling Voice Call Group chat Texting Voice messages Protected by Password Encrypted chat End to end encryption Cross platform Encrypted Connection Mobile friendly Self destructing messages Color coding Based on phone number Private messaging Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Send files Video chat (Encrypted)
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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
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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)
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Free Open Source Windows Linux Android Mac

Video calling Decentralized End to end encryption Peer To Peer Distributed
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Matrix.org

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

Real time collaboration Group chat WebRTC Team Collaboration Chat Bot Encrypted chat Decentralized End to end encryption Distributed GNU/linux libre Server side history
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Free Open Source Web

Collaborative writing Share your screen Video calling Group chat WebRTC Browser based app Encrypted chat End to end encryption Peer To Peer Conference Bridging
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Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Chrome OS Chrome

Privacy protection Works Offline Share files Group chat Voice messages Direct Messaging Encrypted chat End to end encryption Two factor authentication Group Messaging Based on phone number Auto update
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Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Ad free Group chat Encrypted chat Decentralized End to end encryption Peer To Peer

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Skype

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