Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Hangouts
Fire Alternatives
Fire is described as 'Multi-protocol instant messenger client for Mac OS X based on freely available libraries for each service. Currently Fire handles AOL Instant Messenger®, ICQ®, MSN® Messenger, Jabber, limited IRC, Yahoo!®, and Apple Bonjour communications' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fire for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best Fire alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fire are Adium, Trillian, Franz and Psi XMPP Client.
Alternatives list
Kopete is an instant messenger supporting AIM, ICQ, Jabber, 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.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Germany
EU
40 Instantbird alternativesInstantbird is an instant messaging client based on Mozilla XULRunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin . Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
France- EU
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qutIM - free open-source multiprotocol ( ICQ, Jabber/GTalk/Ya.Online/LiveJournal.com, Mail.Ru, IRC )
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Symbian S60
- BSD
- Haiku
Russia
Coccinella is a free and open-source cross-platform instant messaging client with a built-in whiteboard for improved collaboration with other people.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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85 Messenger for Desktop alternativesMessenger for Desktop is a wrapper for the official client messenger.com. Therefore it works like a regular browser which can only navigate to the messenger.com web app. MFD doesn't touch your messages, account or personal data. All that is handled securely by Facebook.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Romania- EU
20 aMSN alternativesaMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features.
Offline Messaging Voice Clips Display pictures Custom emoticons Multi-.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Argentina
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
United States
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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)
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
BeagleIM is a lightweight and powerful XMPP client developed by Tigase, Inc. It provides an easy way to start using the XMPP Protocol (formerly known as Jabber) if you've never used it before. Veterans of the protocol will find many features here they are familiar.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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