All in one messenger signal6/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Briar: Peer-to-peer messenger with the most mindshare, but low adoption, limited functionality (only text messages), not available for iOS.Skype: Not market leader in any country (anymore), cannibalized by Microsoft Teams.Should have kept Google Talk, which was simply an XMPP client. It's too tiresome to follow and they won't ever make a breakthrough anyway. They keep deprecating and reinventing their IM apps. Anything else made by Google: Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Duo, Google Hangouts, it's hard to follow what they're pushing at the moment.RCS (Google Messages): not available on iOS.iMessage (+FaceTime): not available on Android.Some messengers that are relevant but did not make it on the list: WhatsApp, the #1 most popular messenger worldwide.Viber, as it is the most popular messenger in some countries.Line, the most popular messenger in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.Facebook Messenger, the second most popular messenger worldwide. ![]() Threema, the most mainstream E2E-encrypted FOSS messenger with the option of anonymous accounts.Telegram, the most mainstream FOSS messenger, and market leader in some countries.Signal, the most mainstream end-to-end (E2E) encrypted FOSS messenger.Matrix, a new and very promising federated protocol, here represented by the leading client Element.Delta Chat, which is based on normal email and hence has the greatest theoretical userbase among all federated messengers.XMPP is just a protocol and not an application in this article it is represented by the Android app Conversations. XMPP, the pioneer of FOSS and federated instant messengers.I have limited this comparison to only ten messengers: But which one respects your privacy, is resistant to censorship attempts by governments and Big Tech, and is easy to use for normies? There are probably a hundred or more different instant messengers out there. ← Sitemap Comparison of Instant Messengers ![]() Timeline of Default Desktop EnvironmentsĬomparison of Cloud, Sync & Email providers Comparison of Instant Messengers Comparison of Operating SystemsĬomparison & List of Desktop Environments ![]()
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