Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Created by Pidgin Pidgin is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The most popular Android alternative is Riot.im, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Pidgin and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Pidgin are Jitsi (Free, Open Source), Matrix.org (Free, Open Source), Jami (Free, Open Source) and Trillian (Freemium).
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Pidgin
Alternatives
# | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
2 | R&Q | Windows | Free | Website | ||
3 | Miranda NG | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
4 | Kopete | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
5 | Monal IM | Mac iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | ||
6 | NodeCast | C++ | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
7 | Brosix | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Commercial | Website | |
8 | Emesene | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
9 | Instantbird | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
10 | 4talk Messenger | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone |
Freemium | Website | |
11 | Digsby | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website | |
12 | Toxic | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
13 | INNCHAT | Android | Free | Website | ||
14 | Vacuum-IM | Mac Windows Haiku Linux |
Free | Website | ||
15 | Bit Chat | Linux Windows |
Free | Website | ||
17 | HoloIRC | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
18 | FireFloo Communicator | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website | |
19 | Riot.im |
Web Chrome |
Mac Safari Windows Android iPhone F-Droid iPad Self-Hosted Firefox Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
20 | CGI:IRC | Web | Perl BSD Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
21 | Pandion | Windows | Free | Website | ||
22 | Tkabber | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
23 | Atomic IRC | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | ||
24 | ZeroChat |
ZeroNet Web |
Mac Windows Self-Hosted JavaScript Linux Python |
Free | Website | |
25 | Shout |
Web Discontinued |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
26 | Yahoo Together | Web | Android iPhone iPad |
Free | Website | |
27 | Psi+ | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
28 | Gajim | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
29 | Textual | Mac | Commercial | Website | ||
30 | Glowing Bear |
Google Play Store Firefox OS Web Chrome WeeChat |
Mac Windows Android Self-Hosted Firefox Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
31 | centerim | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
32 | ICQ |
Web S60 |
Mac Windows Mobile Java Mobile Windows Android iPhone Blackberry iPad Linux Windows Phone Kindle Fire Android Tablet |
Free | Website | |
33 | WebIRC | Self-Hosted | Free | Website | ||
34 | Kiwi IRC |
Web Chrome |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
35 | Empathy | Discontinued | BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
36 | Beagle IM | Mac | Free | Website | ||
37 | Isotoxin | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
38 | oocam | Web | Free | Website | ||
39 | Matrix.org Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted WebRTC Python JavaScript Go (Programming Language) Java Perl |
Free | Website | ||
40 | Adium | Mac | Free | Website | ||
41 | Swift XMPP Client | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | ||
42 | MCabber | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
43 | Mobile Node | Discontinued | Android | Free | Website | |
44 | Spark | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | ||
45 | BitlBee | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
46 | Fast Food Stickers For iMessage | iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | ||
47 | jsIRC |
Web Socket.io Discontinued |
Self-Hosted Node.JS jQuery |
Free | Website | |
48 | WeeChat | Mac Xfce Android BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
49 | Psi | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
50 | AstraChat | Mac Windows Android iPhone Linux iPad |
Commercial | Website | ||
51 | Librem Chat | PureOS (Purism) | Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
52 | Quassel IRC | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | ||
53 | Dino | Linux BSD |
Free | Website | ||
54 | Daily Co | Web | Free Personal | Website | ||
55 | Dialog Messenger Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) Self-Hosted |
Free for personal use | Website | ||
56 | Qwebirc | Windows BSD Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | ||
58 | Messenger for Desktop | Bundleware | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
59 | Disa | Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire |
Free | Website | ||
60 | Finch | Linux Xfce |
Free | Website | ||
61 | Kadu | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
62 | jakeIRC |
Web Meteor npm |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
63 | Jami | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Free | Website | ||
64 | Orbit | IPFS | Mac Windows Go (Programming Language) JavaScript Linux |
Free | Website | |
65 | Stack | Mac | Free | Website | ||
66 | Pickapp |
Chrome Discontinued |
Chrome OS | Free | Website | |
67 | Miranda IM | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | ||
68 | Gnotty | Web | Self-Hosted Python |
Free | Website | |
69 | Ayttm | Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
70 | All-in-One Messenger | Chrome | Chrome OS | Free | Website | |
71 | Cyanide | Sailfish OS | Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
72 | Convos | Web | Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
73 | Coccinella | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | ||
74 | Jitsi | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux iPad |
Free | Website | |
75 | Utopia | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | ||
76 | GYachI | Linux | Free | Website | ||
77 | Trillian | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Linux iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website | |
78 | YakYak Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Hangouts |
Free | Website | ||
79 | 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 | ||
80 | QIP Infium |
S60 Warning |
Windows iPhone |
Free | Website | |
81 | Maid-IRC | Web | Self-Hosted Node.JS |
Free | Website |