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Instant messaging (IM), sometimes also called "messaging" or "texting", consists of computer-based human communication between two users (private messaging) or more (chat room or "group") in real-time, allowing immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply.
Messaging services can operate around different models, based on security and accessibility considerations. [154] A mobile-focused, phone number-based model operates on the concept of primary and secondary devices. Examples of such messaging services include: WhatsApp, Viber, Line, WeChat, Signal, etc. The primary device is a mobile phone and ...
The desktop Messages application replaced iChat as the native OS X instant messaging client with the release of OS X Mountain Lion in July 2012. [210] While it inherits the majority of iChat's features, Messages also brings support for iMessage , Apple's messaging service for iOS , as well as FaceTime integration.
Instant messaging clients programmed in Java (5 P) L. LAN messengers (6 P) M. MacOS instant messaging clients (31 P) Messenger (software) (4 P) Mobile instant ...
Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple that has support for many instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to simultaneously log in to various services from a single application, with a single interface for both popular and obsolete protocols (from AIM to Discord), thus avoiding the hassle of ...
Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients; Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients; Comparison of LAN messengers; Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking; LAN messenger; Secure instant messaging; Comparison of user features of messaging platforms
Profanity is a text mode instant messaging interface that supports the XMPP protocol. [2] It supports Linux, macOS, Windows (via Cygwin or WSL), FreeBSD, and Android (via Termux). Packages are available in the Debian, [3] Ubuntu [4] and Arch Linux [5] distributions.
Psi is a free instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol (including such services as Google Talk [4]) which uses the Qt toolkit. It runs on Linux (and other Unix-like operating systems), Windows, macOS and OS/2 [5] (including eComStation and ArcaOS). [6] User interface of program is very flexible in customization.