AIM Alternatives

AIM is described as 'AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AIM for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best AIM alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AIM are Telegram, Discord, Pidgin and WhatsApp.

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  1. Pinger icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Photo4Tune icon
     5 likes

    Photo4tune is a free application that provides a simple way to capture and share the best moments of your life on your Android phone. All the photos you post will appear on the world’s map showing the place they were taken.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Sesame Chat icon
     12 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. SafeSwiss icon
     4 likes

    SafeSwiss The world’s most effective end to end encryption security solution including P2P Voice, encrypted email, encrypted storage, ephemeral text chat, docs share & group chat for mobile phone devices and PC's.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  5. Spotbros icon
     8 likes

    Spotbros is an app where you can discover and share all types of content through public chat groups (Spots) or with your friends through private chats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Ayttm icon
     13 likes

    Ayttm is an instant messaging (aka chat) client that provides all-in-one chat functionality for several major instant messaging services from one simple program. Ayttm "Contacts" allow you to refer to several accounts of the same person from a single contact name...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Virtual PBX enables small businesses to set up professional, hardware-free phone solutions with Auto Attendant, business SMS, call routing, enhanced voicemail, customizable greetings, faxes, scalable extensions, and an online portal for easy management.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  8. R&Q icon
     5 likes

    R&Q is a little instant messaging client for the ICQ protocol, fork of Rejetto's &RQ. It is simple, fast, takes a little more than 1 MB disk space and doesn't need setup.

    38 R&Q alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. WowApp icon
     6 likes

    WowApp helps you do good through the Power of Sharing. We share all revenues with you. WowApp Messenger is free and you can receive earnings without ever spending money.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. GYachI icon
     7 likes

    GyachE Improved (GyachI) is a fork from Gyach Enhanced Yahoo! client for Linux operating systems. This Yahoo! client supports almost all of the features you would expect to find on the official Windows Yahoo!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11.  6 likes

    Slick is a messenger application for mobile devices. It allows you to chat with your friends connected though various online messaging applications. Currently it is still in development, an alpha version

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • Symbian S60
     
  12. Sim-IM icon
     5 likes

    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)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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