Open Source Desktop Operating Systems Chat Software

Chat Software for Desktop Operating Systems

Browse free open source Chat software and projects for Desktop Operating Systems below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Chat software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.

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    BeeBEEP (Free Office Messenger)

    BeeBEEP (Free Office Messenger)

    You can message and share files inside your intranet without a server.

    BeeBEEP is a free, open-source, peer-to-peer (P2P) desktop LAN chat and office messenger built with end-to-end encryption (Rijndael Algorithm, AES). Designed for local area networks, this free cross-platform messaging app enables instant messaging, group chat, and secure file sharing across your office, home, or intranet—completely serverless and offline. Whether you need a private LAN chat application for your team or a secure office communicator over VPN, BeeBEEP operates without central servers or cloud dependencies. It is a free, serverless chat solution for Windows, Linux, and macOS where privacy, data security, and local network communication are essential.
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    Downloads: 2,810 This Week
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    DC++

    DC++

    A Windows client for the Direct Connect networks

    DC++ is an open source Windows client for the Direct Connect file sharing network. The DC network is a decentralized network, made up of individual servers (hubs) that users join to share files with other members on that hub. Each hub is individually run by a fellow user of the DC network, and may have certain themes to the content on the hub. Hub owners set up rules to regulate their hub as they see fit.
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    Downloads: 1,575 This Week
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    gSOAP Toolkit

    gSOAP Toolkit

    Development toolkit for Web Services and XML data bindings for C & C++

    The gSOAP toolkit is an extensive suite of portable C and C++ software to develop XML Web services with powerful type-safe XML data bindings. Easy-to-use code-generator tools allow you to directly integrate XML data in C and C++. Serializes native application data in XML. Includes WSDL/XSD schema binding and auto-coding tools, stub/skeleton compiler, Web server integration with Apache module and IIS extension, high-performance XML processing with schema validation, fast MIME/MTOM streaming, SOAP and REST Web API development, WS-* protocols (WS-Security, WS-Policy, WS-ReliableMessaging, etc), XML-RPC and JSON. Licensed under GPLv2. Visit the developer center with guides, tutorials, and examples at www.genivia.com/dev.html The documentation of the toolkit, libraries, plugins and more is available at www.genivia.com/docs.html Commercial-use licenses and expert technical support services are available at competitive pricing levels, please visit www.genivia.com/products.html
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    Downloads: 467 This Week
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    Psi+

    Psi+

    Psi+ Project — development branch of Psi XMPP client

    Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP client designed for experienced users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi XMPP client. Previously is was a sort of fork but now just consider it as a space for nightly builds.
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    Downloads: 459 This Week
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    Undernet Coder Committee -- ircu development
    Downloads: 10 This Week
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    Luadch

    Luadch

    We moved to GitHub! -> http://luadch.github.io/

    We moved to GitHub! New Website: http://luadch.github.io/ There you will find all the necessary informations.
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    Downloads: 39 This Week
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    Anope Services are built off of the original Epona code written by Lara which is built off of IRC Services. These services have advanced the original Epona code and include new features such as Modules, Mysql, and Defcon Mode.
    Downloads: 9 This Week
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    libircclient is a small but powerful library, which implements client-server IRC protocol. It has all features needed to create your own IRC client or bot, including multi-threading support, sync and async interfaces, CTCP/DCC support, colors, SSL connections and so on.
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    Downloads: 47 This Week
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    Windows (XP/Vista/7/8/10) ports of the Eggdrop IRC bot
    Downloads: 17 This Week
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    IRCD-Hybrid

    IRCD-Hybrid

    A lightweight, high-performance Internet Relay Chat server

    IRCD-Hybrid is a lightweight, high-performance Internet Relay Chat server.
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    Downloads: 16 This Week
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    YSM is a simple ICQ client based on the v7/v8 icq protocol version. Free of external libraries requirements, written in the C Language.
    Downloads: 25 This Week
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    Meanwhile

    Open implementation of the Lotus Sametime protocol

    THIS PROJECT HAS MOVED Please visit https://github.com/obriencj/meanwhile The Meanwhile project is an open implementation of the Lotus Sametime client protocol. The project provides a library written in C, a python module, and a Gaim plugin utilizing the library.
    Downloads: 23 This Week
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    RusHub
    RusHub - is a server software used for Direct Connect peer to peer network.
    Downloads: 8 This Week
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    The Mobility Project wants to make communication simplier and more secure. We use Free (as in Freedom) Software to create tools that are powerful, but also intuitive.
    Downloads: 10 This Week
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    PabloDraw
    A Windows-based ansi/ascii editor with unlimited multi-user capabilities.
    Downloads: 10 This Week
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    pork, oidentd, iplog and ocd
    Downloads: 15 This Week
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    Google Wave Notifier
    Google Wave Notifier for your Windows desktop and Wine on Linux.
    Downloads: 3 This Week
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    VChat

    VChat

    Chat Application and file sharing application

    This application enables chatting in local area connection and also able to send and receive files.
    Downloads: 4 This Week
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    Line-based AIM client and BSD-licensed OSCAR library.
    Downloads: 7 This Week
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    Downloads: 12 This Week
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    psyBNC is an easy-to-use, multi-user, permanent IRC-Bouncer with many features. Some of its features include symmetric ciphering of talk and connections (Blowfish and IDEA) It compiles on Linux, FreeBSD, SunOs and Solaris.
    Downloads: 12 This Week
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    climm is a portable, small, yet powerful console based, fully internationalized instant messaging client supporting the current v8 ICQ protocol and XMPP.
    Downloads: 4 This Week
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    Eggdrop
    Eggdrop is the most advanced IRC robot available. It has been under development since December 1993, and unlike most other bots, it is still regularly updated.
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    Downloads: 11 This Week
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    M2S - Free SMS

    M2S - Free SMS

    Chat with your friends everywhere, whether you are in space or on eart

    M2S is an application created by Jaume Segarra web-based, uses HTML5 code, PHP, Javascript and CSS to provide users of Firefox OS an application to send free messages. Being a web application, M2S is available for all devices with Internet access either mobile devices, computers or televisions SmarTV.
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    Rich Features IRC Services, the project is resumed 2010
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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