Top 15 Apple Messages Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Apple Messages lets you send messages to anyone on a Mac, or an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5. Messages appear on your Mac and any device you use, so you can start a conversation in one place and continue it on another device. Send photos, videos, documents, and contacts — even send messages to a group. Messages also supports traditional instant messaging services such as AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, and Jabber.

1. Gajim

Gajim The goal of Gajim is to provide a full featured and easy to use Jabber client. Gajim works nicely with GNOME, but does not require it to run. It is released under the GNU General Public License.......

2. Zoho Chat

Zoho Chat Zoho Chat is a web based chat system. You can access it using just a web browser and an internet connection. It does not need any software to be downloaded or installed.Multi-Protocol SupportAccess Yahoo, Google, MSN, AIM, ICQ & Jabber IMs all at one place. Conference chat with your contacts......

3. Pidgin

Pidgin Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in support for NSS, offering client-to-server message encryption for protocols that support it. The program is extendable through plugins, including "Off-the-Record Messaging"......

4. eBuddy Chat

eBuddy Chat eBuddy is a web and mobile messenger which supports various instant messaging services.Features include chat on Windows Live Messenger (also known as MSN), Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, Google Talk, MySpace Instant Messenger and Facebook Chat using one interface. eBuddy can also be accessed from mobile platforms such as......

5. Psi

Psi Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open Jabber IM network (also known as XMPP).Localized versions of Psi are available in almost twenty different languages. Built-in support for the Unicode international text standard allows you to send and receive......

6. Ayttm

Ayttm 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, making it one of the cleanest and simplest clients......

7. leafChat

leafChat leafChat is an IRC client for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Chat with your friends using popular IRC networks. leafChat has a friendly, clean interface that doesn't get in the way of your conversations. Connect to multiple servers at once on the same screen, so that it's easy to......

8. Trillian

Trillian Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone. Here's how we do it:• INSTANT MESSAGING:......

9. Conversations

Conversations Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG]......

10. WeeChat

WeeChat WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS). WeeChat is: - modular: a lightweight core with plugins around - multi-protocols: IRC and Jabber (other soon) - extensible: C plugins and scripts (Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl and Scheme)......

11. QIP Infium

QIP Infium QIP Infium is a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It supports ICQ (OSCAR), Jabber (XMPP), Mail.ru Agnet (MRA), IRC, XIMSS, SIP, Twitter, Facebook and other.......

12. Openfire

Openfire Openfire (formerly Wildfire) is a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and groupchat server. It uses the only widely adopted open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber). Openfire is incredibly easy to setup and administer, but offers rock-solid security and performance.......

13. Psi+

Psi+ Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM XMPP/Jabber client. Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP/Jabber client (Qt, C++) designed for the Jabber power users.......

14. Spark

Spark Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations. It features built-in support for group chat, telephony integration, and strong security. It also offers a great end-user experience with features like in-line spell checking, group chat room bookmarks, and tabbed conversations.......

15. Kadu

Kadu Kadu is an open source Jabber/XMPP and Gadu-Gadu instant messenger client for Linux, *BSD, Mac and Windows.......