Web site: trillian.im Category: Network Subcategory: Instant Messengers Platform: Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Windows License: Freemium, Proprietary Interface: GUI First release: July 1, 2000 Trillian – a free and easy to use instant messaging that works on your desktop and phone. It supports IM services such as: AIM, Bonjour, Facebook Messenger, Google Talk (Hangouts), … Read more
Web site: slack.com Category: Network Subcategory: Instant Messengers Platform: Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Windows License: Proprietary Interface: GUI First release: August 2013 Slack – a communication platform which offers IRC style features, including persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private groups, and direct messaging. Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so … Read more
Web site: element.io Category: Network Subcategory: Instant Messengers, VoIP Platform: Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Windows, Web client License: Apache Interface: GUI First release: 2016 Element (previously: Vector and Riot) – a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. Matrix is an open network for secure, decentralized communication, connecting 18M+ users over 45K+ … Read more
Web site: ricochet.im Category: Network Subcategory: Instant Messengers Platform: Linux, OS X, Windows License: BSD Interface: GUI First release: June 2014 Ricochet IM (previously: Torsion IM) – an instant messaging software project developed by John Brooks and later by Invisible.im group. Ricochet is a different approach to instant messaging that doesn’t trust anyone in protecting … Read more
Web site: retroshare.cc Category: Network Subcategory: Instant Messengers, VoIP, P2P Clients, Forums Platform: Android, Linux, OS X, Windows License: GPL Interface: GUI First release: 2006 RetroShare – an open-source peer-to-peer communication and file sharing application. Retroshare establish encrypted connections between you and your friends to create a network of computers, and provides various distributed services … Read more