Social networking (17 programs)

Pros: Facebook feed automatically updates with new posts. Add comments and like updates from within the app on your desktop. Transparency can be adjusted. Automatically becomes opaque when interacted with.

Cons: Extra features cost money. Push notifications often trigger before your feed updates. Users report tagging feature is buggy. Errors reported when set to open on startup.

Pros: Supports keyboard shortcuts. Nickname coloring for better orientation in public chats. Supports sharing messages on Facebook or Twitter. Extremely handy notifications.

Cons: Too large drop-down fields. Closing the program could lead to a crash. The smallest font size is not small enough. Default colors aren’t easy to discern.

Pros: Emoji compatibility. Great for file transfers. Easy to use. Fairly fast.

Cons: Locks up with unexpected input. Sign-in issues. Not feature-complete. Very poor tech support.

Pros: Easily view and create posts from within the app. Notifications keep you informed at all times. Notification audio can be customized. Stealth mode enables checking updates without notifying anyone.

Cons: Paid app for free service. Notification icon is the same as Gmail, which can be confusing. Desktop view is simply the Google+ website in a new tab. No longer useful with Google+ discontinued.

Pros: The H264 video codec is supported. A quick login process. It is possible to color code contacts and nicknames. Only six megabytes of memory is needed.

Cons: Might not work with all PC-based updates. Not suitable for minors. Some chat rooms are not moderated. Not compatible with other third-party video chat software.

Pros: Clean design. Notification of new mail. Easily hare to social media. Upvote/downvote through the app.

Cons: Loads slowly. No visual customisation options. Some accessibility issues (hard to read buttons). Difficult to open links in browser.

Pros: Passwords can be remembered. Multiple accounts can be opened simultaneously. Support for touch bars is offered. Numerous GIF images can be accessed when messaging friends.

Cons: Little technical support is offered. Some websites may not be able to be opened. Potential glitches when activating chat widgets. Older operating systems are not supported.

Pros: Great for multiple accounts. Fantastic on desktops and tablets. Very ad-light. Relatively fast.

Cons: Handles external links badly. Poorer on smaller screens. Hard to sort columns. Less image space than standard.

Pros: Supports multiple user accounts. Easily accessible from menubar. Automatically remove hashtags. Supports Facebook link preview.

Cons: Not much help available. Some buttons not labelled. Only supports Facebook and Twitter. Developer appears to have abandoned project.

Pros: Syncs chats and contacts to your desktop. More convenient than typing on a phone. Secure login method to protect accounts. Allows videos and images to be sent.

Cons: Will not work without your phone. No support for audio or video calls. QR Code scanning is the only login method. No real typing aids, such as auto-correct.

Pros: Quickly view your Instagram account. No need to add the official Instagram app in your menu bar. The tab hides when you watch movies or play games. Not distracting and not in the way.

Cons: Free version is far inferior to the paid version. Just for looking and not for posting. Have to pay for the desktop version. Resizing needs hotkeys or screen-size options.

Pros: Get notifications in Notification Centre. Access from menu bar.

Cons: App appears to be browsing only; no interaction. Not free, despite offering less functionality than website.

Pros: Searches can be made by hashtag, image description or location.. Not much memory is needed.. Data can be exported if necessary.. It is possible to preview all images..

Cons: Users cannot access their own saved pictures.. Delays of up to ten seconds occur when accessing a new feed.. "Nagware" is frequently presented to users.. Temporarily leaving the app will cause it to crash..

Pros: Separates Facebook from your browser. No installation required. Manage from your system tray app. Avoid browser crashes.

Cons: No themes. Nothing new or unique.