Yahoo! Messenger Alternatives

Yahoo! Messenger is described as 'Stay in touch with your friends and family while sharing favorite photos using one of the most popular instant messaging applications' and is a popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Yahoo! Messenger for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac and Linux apps. The best Yahoo! Messenger alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Yahoo! Messenger are Telegram, Element, Pidgin and Tox.

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Alternatives list

  1. Tinode icon
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    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    160 Tinode alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Tango icon
     30 likes

    Offers free global video and voice calling, group chat with up to 50 participants, in-app messaging that bypasses SMS plans, music clip sharing via Spotify, photo editing, gaming and gifts, animated messages, mini-games during calls, and centralized media gallery.

    95 Tango alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. KakaoTalk icon
     30 likes

    KakaoTalk is a phone number based messenger service that allows users anywhere in the world to chat one-to-one or in a group for free. (no SMS service)

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Xabber icon
     53 likes

    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 .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Kik icon
     56 likes

    Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username.

    92 Kik alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Kindle Fire
     
  6. YakYak icon
     21 likes

    Desktop client for Google Hangouts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Hangouts
     
  7. FaceFlow icon
     12 likes

    FaceFlow is a free web-based application for video calling and group video calling. It also offers additional features such as chat rooms.

    94 FaceFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Blackberry 10
     
  8. Tinychat icon
     11 likes

    Tinychat is a video chat site created to help you meet new people. Browse through the free video chat rooms to meet friends; or upgrade and create your own chat room! A free app download is required for all Apple mobile devices and some Android devices.

    60 Tinychat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Mesh icon
     26 likes

    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Phoenix is a rivalry of escargot but featuring AIM and Yahoo messenger instead of MSN. Yahoo and AIM users (connected to phoenix server) text each other….

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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