Based on our record, Tox seems to be a lot more popular than Messenger for Desktop. While we know about 28 links to Tox, we've tracked only 1 mention of Messenger for Desktop. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I use Opera browser that includes a Messenger extension/app or https://messengerfordesktop.com. Source: over 2 years ago
How does it compare to the more mature Tox[0]? 0. https://tox.chat/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
You already can, apart from some DHT and bootstrapping stuff. https://tox.chat/ https://jami.net/ I tried to like Jami, but it never worked right when I tried it. I didn't find a decent Android Tox client with video call, but it should work alright for text. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
Still, Tox still around and kicking 😎. Source: about 1 year ago
Jami.net and tox.chat sort of being the way skype originally was. Source: about 1 year ago
Just heard about Tox today from a podcast: https://tox.chat/ (instant messenger, voice, video, screen share, file share). Source: about 1 year ago
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