The 7 Best Chat Apps and Clients Better Than Official Messengers

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Franz Landing Page
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Franz

Franz is your messaging app for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Gmail, Telegram and many many more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- €4.0 / Monthly
Like Franz, Manageyum puts all your messengers into one window. Like Franz, Manageyum also lets you use multiple accounts simultaneously. But unlike Franz, Manageyum lets you use any alternate messenger service with it.

#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 28 social mentions
ManageYum Landing Page

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ManageYum

NOTE: ManageYum has been discontinued.

Manageyum enables users to manage all their applications in one place.

Like Franz, Manageyum puts all your messengers into one window. Like Franz, Manageyum also lets you use multiple accounts simultaneously. But unlike Franz, Manageyum lets you use any alternate messenger service with it.

#Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications #Productivity
Caprine Landing Page
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Caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app
Pricing:
- Open Source
Caprine is a beautiful and lightweight app for Mac users who want to chat on Facebook Messenger. It only supports that service and no other, but it adds more to Messenger.

#Linux #Windows #Mac 3 social mentions
YakYak Landing Page

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YakYak

Desktop client for Google Hangouts

YakYak is a clean and simple version of Google Hangouts that works as a standalone client. It looks and feels a little like WhatsApp Web, without making you miss any feature. You can take conversations off the record, you can add contacts; everything just works.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 1 social mentions
Station Landing Page
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Station

NOTE: Station has been discontinued.

Station unifies all your work tools in one neat & productive interface.
Pricing:
- Free
- Free Trial
Station supports a wide variety of apps, both for productivity and messaging, so you will probably find any service you use. There’s also a handy one-click button to stop all notifications when you need to focus to get more work done.

#Productivity #Chrome Extensions #Knowledge Search
All-in-One Messenger Landing Page

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All-in-One Messenger

Your messengers in one place. Easy and free Chrome app.

#Communication #Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications 3 social mentions
Pidgin Landing Page

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Pidgin

Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.

Given its many years and open-source nature, Pidgin supports a wide variety of chat networks, along with third-party plugins to enable many more. For example, there isn’t an official WhatsApp plugin, but you can get WhatsApp on Pidgin using third-party plugins.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 16 social mentions