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ICQ is the oldest cross-platform messenger and VoIP client. It was originally developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis in 1996, later sold to AOL in 1998. With ICQ you can stay connected with friends, family and co-workers. ICQ provides instant messaging andcan conver audio messages to text.

Pidgin is a chat application which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. Pidgin is developed and released fully free and open-source and provides a plugin architecture that allow anyone to build extensions and connections to new networks and third-party services.

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Adium is a free and open source instant messaging client for macOS. Adium can connect to to common messaging services and networks such as AIM, XMPP (Jabber), ICQ, Google Talk, IRC and more.

Skype is a telecommunications application that specialize in providing video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices and consoles. The software allows you to connect with friends and business colleges worldwide. Skype provides free online calls, messaging, affordable international calling to mobiles or landlines and Skype for Business for effective collaboration among teams.

With Google Hangouts, you can keep in touch with through chat, video or voice calls in person or as a group. Google Hangouts is a cross-platform messaging app developed by Google that is available for Android, Chrome OS, iOS, Google Chrome or any browser that is compatible with Google Chrome Extensions.

Rambox is a cross-platform workspace browser that allows you to manage as many applications as you want, all in one place. Rambox is designed for people who care about productivity and work with many applications, both business and personal. With Rambox you can have all your frequently used applications in one place, with the minimum maintenance effort.

Facebook Messenger is a free standalone chat application that is well integrated with the social network, Facebook. With Facebook Messenger you can stay in contact with friends and family, and other contacts from Facebook. The applicaiton has a ton of built-in features that make communication fun and engaging. Send images, gifs, video messages, voice notes, and stickers or share content from around the web. Facebook Messenger automatically syncs with your Facebook contacts without the need of adding phone numbers or identification manually.

WhatsApp is free messenger app for chat and voice over IP, owned and managed by Facebook. The application allow users to send text and voice messages, make voice and video calls and share images, media files and user locations with friends and family.

Viber is a cross-platform voice over IP application that allow people to make free and secure calls and messages to anyone, anywhere. With Viber, you can create group chats and make group calls, send stickers and emojis over chats that are 100% synced between devices, including 1-tap transfer of calls. Viber is available for free on Android, iOS, macOS, Linux and Windows.

Slack is a new way to communicate with your team in a faster, better organized, and more secure than email. The software is designed for business looking to improve their communication work flow. Slack offers features like persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private groups, and direct messaging that is built for teamwork.

Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging application that has a strong focus on privacy. The application is developed by Signal Messenger LLC and provides users with features like one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. The software is famous for being used by the whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden who once said "I use Signal every day, it is the most scalable encryption tool we have".