Instant Messaging

Stay connected with Line, the ultimate messaging app that offers free calls, texts, stickers, and an array of features to enhance your conversations and social networking.

Snap Camera allows users to apply Snapchat filters on platforms like Skype, Zoom, and Twitch, enhancing video calls and streams with fun effects.

Camfrog is a multi-user videoconferencing system allowing conversations with up to 100 people, featuring 4,000 chat rooms and a user-friendly interface.

Messenger for Desktop is a client for Facebook chat, enabling convenient messaging with all features, notifications, and synchronization, without opening a browser. Facebook account required.

Palringo is a low-resource, user-friendly instant messaging client that lets users chat across multiple networks like MSN and Gmail simultaneously without needing separate apps.

Franz allows users to manage multiple IM apps like Slack and WhatsApp in one interface, supporting easy account access and notifications for unread messages.

Retroshare is a secure program for chatting and sharing files with friends, utilizing P2P technology, encryption, and RSA security to ensure privacy and safety.

AOL launches AIM for Mac, an instant messaging client compatible with Mac and OS X Leopard, featuring traditional functionalities despite competition from Adium.

Coccinella is an IM client for Jabber/Gtalk with a whiteboard, voice chat, and chatrooms, supporting file sharing and compatibility with other IM services like AIM and MSN.

Adium simplifies access to various messaging services, offering features like OTR encryption, tabbed conversations, contact organization, and customization options.

Microsoft Messenger for Mac enables chat between Hotmail and Yahoo contacts, supports group conversations, integrates with iTunes, but lacks advanced features like video calls and file sharing.

Chax enhances iChat with features like a unified contact list, notifications, automatic file transfer acceptance, and customizable settings for improved usability and management.

Nimbuzz is a social communication tool that enables real-time conversations, group chats, and free VoIP calls with friends and users globally via a simple interface.

Mozilla is partnering with Instantbird, a multiprotocol messenger client, to provide access to various instant messaging networks like MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Google Talk.

PSI is a free, efficient IM application for Windows and Mac, allowing easy communication with Jabber and other network contacts.

Microsoft's Mac instant messaging client is inferior to the Windows version, while aMSN offers more features as an alternative for chatting with MSN contacts.