Chat & Instant Messaging (179 programs)
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- Chinese
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Lots of ways to customize sounds. Lots of plug-ins to choose from.CONS: Requires an AOL account. Doesn't allow you to connect to other accounts. Adds nothing particularly new to current messaging clients.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: It is free fully open source. It has spellcheck SASL proxies and DCC support.CONS: The starting GUI is pretty ugly. Chat rooms are not very popular or populated these days.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: End-to-end encryption for chats and calls. Self-destruct messages. Great group chat capacity. Synchronizes across various platforms.CONS: Instances of lagging.- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Very easy to use. Comes with a cool design.CONS: Need to get Google Hangouts separately. Only compatible with iOS.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Easy to join group chats. Supports up to 8 people in a group call. Allows simultaneous group calls. Allows users to play games while on the call.CONS: Lots of call dropouts. Some games do not work. Can be too invasive. Uses an excessive amount of battery.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Paid Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Keyboard shortcut for quick access. Visual and oral notifications. Ability to chat. No ads.CONS: Basically the mobile Facebook site.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Connect to any IM service. Highly customizable. OTR messaging. Twitter integration.CONS: No video or voice yet. File transfer is a little flaky.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Can add several accounts. Adapts interface if messaging platforms well. Simple interface. Easily accessible.CONS: Uses a lot of memory. Does not support some messaging platforms. Difficult to set-up accounts. Doesn’t support audio in some apps.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Supposedly connects to most major IM networks. Supports sending and receiving of files. Simple clean interface.CONS: Adding IM networks is not clear enough. No video or audio. No Help file. Lengthy sign-up process.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Simple to use. Integration with Windows Live Mail. Lots of emoticons.CONS: No webcam support. Sending files is slow. Superseded by a newer version.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Lots of new emoticons. Adds emoticons missing from Mac version.CONS: No developer support anymore.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Extremely fast. Highly flexible.CONS: High learning curve. Unwieldy copying and pasting.- License
- Trial version Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Adds more options to normal VOIP calls. Allows business users to turn VOIP services into conferencing apps. Supports up to six seperate lines.CONS: Call transfers and conferencing limted to business version.- License
- Free Download
- Language
- English
- Platform
- mac
PROS: Available on every major platform. MMS support. Syncs contacts and messages. Text other mysms users for free.CONS: Have to trust mysms with your contacts. Not many advanced features.
