Top 15 Pidgin on MacOSX Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

This is an unofficial native port of Pidgin to Mac OS X. It uses native GTK+ ( www.gtk-osx.org ) which provides better integration and does not require X11. It also comes with more plugins out of the box, including OTR.

1. Ayttm

Ayttm Ayttm is an instant messaging (aka chat) client that provides all-in-one chat functionality for several major instant messaging services from one simple program. Ayttm "Contacts" allow you to refer to several accounts of the same person from a single contact name, making it one of the cleanest and simplest clients......

2. Instantbird

Instantbird Instantbird is an instant messaging client based on Mozilla XULRunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin . Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features.FeaturesUsers can set their own user icon and display name.Several themes are included by......

3. qutIM

qutIM qutIM - free open-source multiprotocol ( ICQ, Jabber/GTalk/Ya.Online/LiveJournal.com, Mail.Ru, IRC )instant messenger for Windows, Linux, MacOS X, OS/2, Symbian, Maemo/MeeGo, Solaris and *BSD.......

4. Zoho Chat

Zoho Chat Zoho Chat is a web based chat system. You can access it using just a web browser and an internet connection. It does not need any software to be downloaded or installed.Multi-Protocol SupportAccess Yahoo, Google, MSN, AIM, ICQ & Jabber IMs all at one place. Conference chat with your contacts......

5. QIP Infium

QIP Infium QIP Infium is a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It supports ICQ (OSCAR), Jabber (XMPP), Mail.ru Agnet (MRA), IRC, XIMSS, SIP, Twitter, Facebook and other.......

6. Centericq

Centericq Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ2000, Yahoo!, AIM, IRC, MSN, Gadu-Gadu and Jabber protocols.......

7. Fire

Fire Fire is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Mac OS X based on freely available libraries for each service. Currently Fire handles AOL Instant Messenger®, ICQ®, MSN® Messenger, Jabber, limited IRC, Yahoo!®, and Apple Bonjour communications.......

8. Empathy

Empathy Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.Empathy uses Telepathy for protocol support and has a user interface based on Gossip.......

9. Emesene

Emesene emesene is an instant messenger capable of connecting to various networks and utilizing different graphical toolkits. Currently msn and jabber are supported through papyon and xmppy, which allows emesene to connect to various IM services such as GTalk, Facebook Chat, etc.......

10. BitlBee

BitlBee BitlBee brings IM (instant messaging) to IRC clients. It's a great solution for people who have an IRC client running all the time and don't want to run an additional MSN/AIM/whatever client.BitlBee currently supports the following IM networks/protocols: XMPP/Jabber (including Google Talk), MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM and ICQ,......

11. centerim

centerim Centerim is an command line interface chat client for the common protocols like icq, msn, aim, jabber, .........

12. Sim-IM

Sim-IM Sim-IM, Simple Instant Messenger, is a multiple protocol instant messenger for MS Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD. Sim-IM supports Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, ICQ and AIM (Oscar), Yahoo! Messenger and Microsoft Messenger (MSN)protocols. Sim-IM is a free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Sim-IM is based on the Qt library,......

13. WorldChat.tv

WorldChat.tv Talk in all the languages of the world on WorldChat.tvChat Free on All Nations.........

14. WeeChat

WeeChat WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS). WeeChat is: - modular: a lightweight core with plugins around - multi-protocols: IRC and Jabber (other soon) - extensible: C plugins and scripts (Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl and Scheme)......

15. iChat

iChat iChat (formerly iChat AV) is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MobileMe, ICQ and XMPP client by Apple Inc. for their Mac OS X operating system. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. iChat's AIM support is fully endorsed by AOL, and uses......