Chat & Instant Messaging (100 programs)
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Whatsapp
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- Free
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- English
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Normally, the popular messaging app WhatsApp is only used on mobile devices (Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Blackberry), however with the...
- Pros: Offers almost all of the same options as the mobile app
- Cons: Mobile device must be connected in order to use it
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Skype 7.8.388
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- Free
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- English
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Skype is the most popular application on the market for making video calls, mobile calls, and sending instant messages and SMS. On top of all...
- Pros: Video teleconferencing
- Cons: New wider interface takes some getting used to
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FaceTime 1.0.5
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- Full Version
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- English
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FaceTime, the excellent video calling application originally introduced for the iPhone 4, is Apple's answer to Skype. It allows you to keep in...
- Pros: Looks great
- Cons: Contact adding cannot be done in-app
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LINE 3.4.1
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- Free
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- English
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Imagine if FaceTime for Mac could make calls to not just iPhones but also Android, Windows, and Blackberry devices too. That's exactly what LINE...
- Pros: Call for free to any mobile device or PC
- Cons: No video calling yet
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Viber 3.1.0
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- Free
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- English
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Viber has been available on mobile devices for a few years now but finally a desktop client has been released for Windows and Mac. Interesting...
- Pros: Syncs chats with mobile devices
- Cons: No video chats
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Messenger for Desktop 1.2.4.
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- Free
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- English
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While Facebook Messenger may be a breeze to access on your phone or your browser through the official apps, using it as a desktop client has always...
- Pros: Chat without opening Facebook
- Cons: Unofficial app that isn't associated with or supported by Facebook
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Facebook 4 Mac 4.0
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- Free
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- English
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Facebook 4 Mac, known as Facebook Pro for Windows, is an app that has all the same functions of your favorite social networking site. It doesn't...
- Pros: Separates Facebook from your browser
- Cons: No options
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Messages 8.0
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- Free
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- English
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Messages is iMessage for Mac - Apple's replacement for iChat in OS X 10.8. Firstly, note that if you install Messages, it replaces iChat although...
- Pros: Better integration with iOS
- Cons: Removes iChat completely
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Telegram for Desktop 0.10.16
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- Free
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- English
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Way before WhatsApp Web came onto the market, Telegram already offered a desktop version of its security-focused messaging app. It may be light on...
- Pros: Useful notifcation customization options
- Cons: Must have a Telegram account on a mobile app
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Yahoo! Messenger 3.0.2.235554
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- Free
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- English
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I've never been a particularly big fan of Yahoo! products and so I tested Yahoo! Messenger with more than a little trepidation. Whenever a product...
- Pros: Clean interface
- Cons: iSight webcam would not work for me
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