Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Messenger for Desktop

Product categories

Audio & Video Calls Chat Communication Corporate Intranets Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging Linux Mac Messaging Productivity Text Messaging Video Chat

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Messenger for Desktop are Franz, Caprine, and Tox. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Franz Landing Page
1

Franz

Franz is your messaging app for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Gmail, Telegram and many many more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- €4.0 / Monthly
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 28 social mentions
Caprine Landing Page
2

Caprine

Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Linux #Windows #Mac 3 social mentions
Tox Landing Page
3

Tox

Send messages, files, create groups and make Tox to Tox audio and video calls. Securely.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 28 social mentions
LAN Messenger Landing Page
4

LAN Messenger

LAN Messenger is a decentralized UDP IM-style chat client which supports usernames...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Work Collaboration
Zulip Landing Page
5

Zulip

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 50 social mentions
Signal Landing Page
6

Signal

Fast, simple & secure messaging. Privacy that fits in your pocket.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
7

Discord

Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 122 social mentions
Element.io Landing Page
8

Element.io

Secure messaging app with strong end-to-end encryption, advanced group chat privacy settings, secure video calls for teams, encrypted communication using Matrix open network. Riot.im is now Element.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 1 social mentions
Conversations.im Landing Page
9

Conversations.im

XMPP client designed with ease of use and security in mind
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Instant Messaging 34 social mentions
HexChat Landing Page
10

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
Xabber Landing Page
11

Xabber

Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging
Quassel IRC Landing Page
12

Quassel IRC

Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 4 social mentions