Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for Mac OS X, written using Mac OS Xs… Created by Adium Team Adium is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The most popular Windows alternative is Riot.im, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Adium and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Adium are Tox (Free, Open Source), Pidgin (Free, Open Source), HexChat (Free, Open Source) and Facebook Messenger (Free).
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# | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
1 | Disa | Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire |
Free | Website | ||
3 | Spark | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | ||
4 | Psi+ | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
5 | Gajim | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
6 | Facebook Messenger Kids | Android iPhone Android Tablet Kindle Fire iPad |
Free | Website | ||
7 | R&Q | Windows | Free | Website | ||
8 | Miranda NG | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
9 | Kopete | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
10 | Glowing Bear |
Google Play Store Firefox OS Web Chrome WeeChat |
Mac Windows Android Self-Hosted Firefox Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
11 | Kadu | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
12 | Monal IM | Mac iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
13 | Orbit | IPFS | Mac Windows Go (Programming Language) JavaScript Linux |
Free | Website | |
14 | Fast Food Stickers For iMessage | iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | ||
15 | Brosix | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Commercial | Website | |
16 | Instantbird | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
17 | Digsby | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website | |
18 | WeeChat | Mac Xfce Android BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
19 | Bitmessage | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
20 | Ripcord |
Discord Slack |
Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
21 | ICQ |
Web S60 |
Mac Windows Mobile Java Mobile Windows Android iPhone Blackberry iPad Linux Windows Phone Kindle Fire Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
22 | Zoho Cliq | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
23 | Stack | Mac | Free | Website | ||
24 | Tox | Mac Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | ||
25 | iMessage | Mac iPhone Apple Watch iPad |
Free | Website | ||
26 | Miranda IM | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
27 | Psi | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
28 | Empathy | Discontinued | BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
29 | Facechat |
Web Facebook Messenger |
Free | Website | ||
30 | Bit Chat | Linux Windows |
Free | Website | ||
31 | Threads | Web | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
32 | Facebook Messenger Alternatives for Android Tablet tagged with End To End Encryption | Windows Online Android iPhone Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear |
Free | Website | ||
33 | aMSN | Discontinued | Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
34 | FBMessenger | Linux | Free | Website | ||
35 | HoloIRC | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
36 | Beagle IM | Mac | Free | Website | ||
37 | Isotoxin | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
38 | Librem Chat | PureOS (Purism) | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
39 | Cyanide | Sailfish OS | Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
40 | Voxox CloudPhone | Web | Android iPhone |
Commercial | Website | |
41 | Quassel IRC | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | ||
42 | irssi | Mac Windows Cygwin BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
43 | Coccinella | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
44 | Pidgin | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | ||
45 | Dino | Linux BSD |
Free | Website | ||
46 | Riot.im |
Web Chrome |
Mac Safari Windows Android iPhone F-Droid iPad Self-Hosted Firefox Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
47 | Slack | Web | Windows S Mac Chrome OS Electron / Atom Shell Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
48 | Tencent QQ | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
49 | Swift XMPP Client | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | ||
50 | GYachI | Linux | Free | Website | ||
51 | Trillian | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Linux iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
52 | KakaoTalk | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Windows Phone Android Wear Kindle Fire |
Freemium | Website | ||
53 | Async | Web | Free | Website | ||
54 | Spreed | Web | Mac Windows Linux |
Commercial | Website | |
55 | Psyced | Linux | Free | Website | ||
56 | YakYak Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Hangouts |
Free | Website | ||
57 | Chatzy | Web | Free | Website | ||
58 | Imo | Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | ||
59 | IM+ Alternatives and Similar Software | Online Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile Symbian S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire Android Android Tablet |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
60 | QIP Infium |
S60 Warning |
Windows iPhone |
Free | Website | |
61 | Mobile Node | Discontinued | Android | Free | Website | |
62 | XMPP | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Self-Hosted Linux Windows Phone |
Free | Website | |
63 | Atomic IRC | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
64 | Pinger | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone |
Free Personal | Website | |
65 | HexChat | Mac Xfce XQuartz Windows BSD Linux MacPorts PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | ||
66 | Yahoo Together | Web | Android iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | |
67 | Carrot | Web | Freemium | Website | ||
69 | Messenger Lite | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
70 | Plumm | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Commercial | Website | ||
71 | Messenger for Desktop | Bundleware | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website |