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Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop messaging app
Telegram Desktop is the official C++/Qt-based cross-platform client for Telegram, implementing the full Telegram API and MTProto protocol for secure messaging, voice/video calls, file sharing, and chat features. It provides message sync across devices, supports themes, stickers, bots, and is actively maintained. -
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DiscordBotClient
A patched version of discord, with bot login support
A patched version of Discord, with bot login support. Discord Bot Client allows you to use your bot, just like any other user account, except for Friends and Groups. -
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DiscordChatExporter
Saves Discord chat logs to a file
DiscordChatExporter is a cross-platform utility that allows users to export Discord chat histories into structured files for archival, analysis, or backup purposes. The tool connects to Discord accounts and retrieves message history from servers, channels, or direct messages, then converts the data into formats such as HTML or JSON. It is designed to preserve message structure, timestamps, attachments, and formatting so exported conversations remain easy to navigate and review. The project is widely used for moderation audits, research, community archiving, and personal record keeping. With both command-line and GUI usage patterns available through the ecosystem, it supports automation as well as manual workflows. Overall, DiscordChatExporter provides a reliable way to extract and preserve Discord communications outside the platform. -
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Caprine
Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app
Caprine is an unofficial and privacy-focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features. Caprine is feature complete. However, we welcome contributions for improvements and bug fixes. Dark theme, Vibrant theme, privacy-focused, keyboard shortcuts, menu bar mode, work chat support, code blocks, touch bar support, and custom styles. macOS 10.10+, Linux, and Windows 7+ are supported (64-bit only). For taskbar notification badges to work on Windows 10, you'll need to enable them in Taskbar Settings. Convert your messenger to a dark theme. Ability to toggle last seen/typing indicators. Interface adapts to smaller sizes. In-house notifications to keep you up to date. Caprine is a third-party app and is not affiliated with Facebook. You can toggle dark mode in the View menu or with Command d / Control d. -
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Rocket.Chat Community Version
The Leading Open Source Communication Hub | Community Version
Own your Communication with the all-in-one platform made for customer support and team collaboration. Lead with the open-source power: data security and flexibility at your hands. *NOTE: This is our Community Version product page. To know more about all of the possibilities within Rocket.Chat, check our Enterprise product page https://sourceforge.net/software/product/Rocket.Chat/ Rocket.Chat is a reliable communication platform for high-private team chatting and collaboration. Highly scalable, our solution increases business efficiency by bringing messages, video calls, file sharing and all team communication into one place. +10M users trust Rocket.Chat to obtain: - The best cost-benefit enterprise communication platform - A remote-first platform for team collaboration - Data-privacy ensured (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, you name it) - Seamless adaptation for all kinds of -
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Chatterino 2
Chat client for Twitch
Chatterino 2 is a chat client for Twitch.tv. Commands are used as shortcuts for long messages. If a message starts with the "trigger" then the message will be replaced with the Command. Chatterino comes with a collection of built-in commands to help with channel management, Twitch interaction, and other misc. features. -
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WhatSie
Feature rich WhatsApp Client for Desktop Linux
Feature-rich WhatsApp web client based on Qt WebEngine for Linux Desktop. -
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Undiscord
Delete all messages in a Discord server
Undiscord is a browser-based script and tool designed to mass-delete messages from Discord accounts, providing users with a way to clean up their message history in bulk. It operates by interacting with Discord’s web interface and APIs, automating the deletion process that would otherwise require manual removal of each message. The tool is typically executed through the browser console, making it accessible without requiring installation of standalone software. It allows users to filter messages based on criteria such as date, channel, or content, enabling more targeted cleanup operations. undiscord also includes rate limiting and delay mechanisms to reduce the risk of triggering platform restrictions during large deletion tasks. It is commonly used for privacy management, account cleanup, or removing outdated content. -
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Realtime Chat Application
Build and deploy a real time chat application
This full-stack tutorial project shows how to build and deploy a real-time chat app using React on the client and Node/Express with Socket.io on the server. It covers the mechanics of establishing WebSocket connections, broadcasting and receiving messages, and maintaining active user rooms. The repository includes scripts and instructions to spin up both client and server quickly so you can experiment locally. It illustrates common patterns like event-driven messaging, joining/leaving rooms, and rendering live message streams in the UI. The goal is to teach production-adjacent concepts such as minimal state management, basic routing, and environment configuration without overwhelming the learner. The project has been widely referenced by learners tackling socket-based chat as an entry point to real-time web development. -
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Pesterchum-Discord
A Discord client mimicking the Pesterchum chat client from Homestuck
A Discord client mimicking the Pesterchum chat client from Homestuck, Uses a lot of code from my Pesterchum Client. A Discord client mimicking the Pesterchum chat client from Homestuck, for the few people who are still interested in that. If you have any questions either contact me the GitHub or add me at Henry#8808 on Discord. This app is not an all-in-one client! It is meant to enhance RP and anything else you wish to do with it, however, it is recommended you still use regular Discord for technical functions. The release download is distributed as a .zip file. Unzip the file and inside will be a file called pesterchum.exe If there is an update, updater.exe will launch in a console. It doesn't install anywhere, its fairly portable. It is not yet for OSX/Linux, contact me if anyone is interested in supporting it. -
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ssh-chat
Chat over SSH
ssh-chat is a custom SSH server written in Go that allows you to chat over SSH connection. When you open your terminal and type in a command, instead of getting a shell you get a chat prompt. With ssh-chat you get a simple chat room over a secure shell connection, where you can send and receive private messages, check any user's public key fingerprint for identification purposes, and more. You can change the color theme of the chat, block or kick users, and chat on just about any platform where an SSH client is available, including on mobile. -
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Laravel Chat
A Laravel chat package. You can use this package to create a chat app
Create a Chat application for your multiple Models. -
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Stoat
The software powering Stoat
Stoat is an open-source communication platform and ecosystem designed to provide a modern alternative to traditional chat applications with support for self-hosting and extensibility. The project includes multiple components such as backend services, client applications, and supporting infrastructure, forming a complete messaging system that can be deployed across different environments. The repository for stoat.chat specifically serves as a central web hub that provides access to downloads, documentation, and information about the platform. StoatChat is built with modern technologies such as Rust and TypeScript and integrates with systems like Revolt to deliver real-time messaging capabilities. The platform supports multiple clients including web, desktop, and mobile applications, allowing users to interact across devices seamlessly. It also emphasizes developer flexibility by offering APIs and SDKs that enable integration with custom tools and services. -
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Unofficial Discord 3DS Client
A simple unofficial Discord client to use as an example
This just a simple Discord client for the 3DS build using the Sleepy Discord library and the Wslay library. Also please, notice that this is not an official Discord client, and is not made by the Discord staff. I noticed that a few Discord clients for consoles were using the Discord API incorrectly causing huge issues for those clients. So, I decided to make this as an example of how I think it should have been done. First, you need a token to an account that you own, because Discord doesn't want people asking for passwords. Anyway, place this into a file called discord token.txt in the root of your sd card. -
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Xabber
Open-source XMPP client for Android
Open source Jabber (XMPP) client with multi-account support, clean and simple interface. Being both free (as in freedom!) and ad-free, Xabber is designed to be the best Jabber client for Android. Xabber uses Gradle build system. The only specific thing is git submodule for the MemorizingTrustManager library. Since it’s inception in 2011, Xabber has grown to be a number one XMPP client for Android. It is fast, reliable and packed with lots of features that make it more advanced than most desktop clients. Xabber interface was perfected over many years to give a very clear yet informative presentation of your contacts and chats. Great amount of details are shown in a subtle way to not obscure your view. Internet connection is not as reliable as we’d like on mobile networks, users often experience connection loss. Xabber for Android was optimized to ensure low battery usage and to quickly reconnect. -
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CIM
Distributed instant messaging system for developers
CIM(CROSS-IM)A developer-oriented system, provides components to help developers build their own distributed instant messaging system that can be a horizontal scaling IM. CIM is an IM Instant messaging system, can be applied as a message push middleware. IOT Message transparent transmission middleware in massive connection scenarios. Provides flexible horizontal expansion and contraction according to the actual situation. The server automatically removes offline clients. Client reconnects automatically. You can use Google Protocol Bufferefficient codec. Its protocol supports message encryption. Store routing information, account information, online status, etc. of each client. Message routing server; used to process message routing, message forwarding, user login, user offline, and some operational tools (obtaining the number of online users, etc.). -
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CSS-Only Chat
A truly monstrous async web chat using no JS whatsoever
css-only-chat is a proof-of-concept demonstration that implements a functioning chat interface using only HTML and CSS, without any JavaScript or backend logic. The project showcases creative use of CSS selectors, checkboxes, labels, and the :checked pseudo-class to mimic interactive behaviors normally handled by JavaScript. Messages are pre-written in the HTML and displayed based on user interaction, making it more of a playful experiment than a real messaging platform. Its main purpose is to illustrate the limits of CSS as a programming and UI tool, serving as both an educational example and a bit of humor within the developer community. By pushing CSS beyond its conventional role, it demonstrates how user interfaces can be simulated through styling tricks and static structures. Although not suitable for production use, it stands as a fun exercise in front-end creativity and unconventional coding challenges. -
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YakYak
Desktop chat client for Google Hangouts
Yakyak is an open-source, unofficial Hangouts desktop client built in CoffeeScript and Electron/Node.js. It emulates an iOS device to connect to Google Hangouts APIs, enabling messaging, status indicators, and notifications on Windows, macOS, and Linux—eliminating the need for a Chrome-based Hangouts app. -
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Chatroom
Chatroom
Chatroom. -
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IGdm Messenger
Desktop application for Instagram DMs
Multi-platform Desktop application for Instagram DMs, built with electron Build Status! To setup this project locally for development purposes please follow the following steps. Ensure you Node.js installed. Clone this repo by running the command - git clone. Navigate to the directory where the repo is cloned to. (e.g cd igdm). Run npm install to install all the dependencies. Start the application locally by running npm start. -
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Messenger for Desktop 2
A simple & beautiful desktop client for Facebook Messenger
A simple & beautiful desktop client for Facebook Messenger. Chat without distractions on OS X, Windows, and Linux. Not affiliated with Facebook. This is not an official product. -
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Minicord
A minimalist Discord Client
A minimalist version of Discord based on the web version. -
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Official Android SDK for Stream Chat
Android Chat SDK ➜ Stream Chat API. UI component libraries for chat
This is the official Android SDK for Stream Chat, a service for building chat and messaging applications. This library includes both a low-level chat SDK and a set of reusable UI components. Most users start with the UI components and fall back to the lower-level API when they want to customize things. We're proud to say that we're the first Android Chat SDK that supports Jetpack Compose! We released our Compose UI Components one day after the official Jetpack Compose 1.0 release and our team members have been working hard on it since then. Now it's mature and stable enough for us to officially recommend it for all new applications and all modern chat implementations. If you're looking for something highly customizable and extremely performant, check out our Compose SDK. -
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voxshare_gui
*VoxShare* is a simple Python-based push-to-talk multicast voice chat
VoxShare is a simple Python-based push-to-talk multicast voice chat application with a sleek modern GUI built using CustomTkinter. Provided as python source code or compiled standalone windows application (no need to install anything). -
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Chatty
A Twitch Chat Client
Chatty is a Twitch Chat Client for everyone who wants to try something different than the Webchat but doesn't want to miss out on many of the Twitch specific features.
