Comparison of LAN messengers

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable LAN messengers.

General information
Basic general information about the LAN messengers: creator/company, license/price, among others.

Operating system support
The operating systems the messengers can run on without emulators or compatibility layers.

Features
Information on what features each of the clients support.

Note 1: Using Apple's Bonjour protocol