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The landscape for instant messaging involves cross-platform instant messaging clients that can handle one or multiple protocols. The following table compares general and technical information for cross-platform instant messaging clients in active development, each of which have their own article that provide further information.

Clients
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Developer ! rowspan="2" |First public release ! rowspan="2" |Monthly active users ! rowspan="2" |Registration requirement ! rowspan="2" |License ! colspan="6" |Operating system ! rowspan="2" |E2EE 2-user chat ! rowspan="2" |E2EE group chat ! rowspan="2" |Encrypted chat storage ! rowspan="2" |File transfer ! rowspan="2" |Voice messages ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Voice chat ! rowspan="2" |Video chat ! rowspan="2" |Read receipts ! rowspan="2" |Editing sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Deleting sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Custom emoji ! rowspan="2" |Stickers ! rowspan="2" |Self-destructing messages ! rowspan="2" |Lock screen ! rowspan="2" |Themes / skins ! rowspan="2" |Plugins ! rowspan="2" |Peer-to-peer text chat ! rowspan="2" |Open source servers ! rowspan="2" |Federated servers ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Offline messaging ! Windows ! macOS ! Linux ! Web ! Android ! iOS !eBuddy !eBuddy !eBuddy !Element !Element !Element !FireChat !FireChat !Yes !Gadu-Gadu !Gadu-Gadu !Gadu-Gadu !Gajim !Gajim !Gajim !ICQ !ICQ !ICQ !Kadu !Kadu !Kadu !Keybase
 * Paulo Taylor
 * March 9, 2003
 * Phone number
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Partial
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * New Vector Limited
 * July 2016
 * Nothing required
 * Apache License
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Partial
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Open Garden
 * March 2014
 * Email
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * FireChat
 * Łukasz Foltyn / GG Network S.A.
 * August 15, 2000
 * Email
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yann Le Boulanger
 * May 21, 2004
 * Email
 * GPL
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Plug-in
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Mail.Ru
 * November 1996
 * Phone number
 * Proprietary Freemium adware
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Kadu Team
 * August 2001
 * GPLv2
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Keybase
 * February 8, 2017;

7 years ago !Keybase !Keybase !Mattermost !Mattermost !Mattermost !MCabber !MCabber !MCabber !Messages !Messages !Messages !Movim !Movim !Movim !Palringo !Palringo !Palringo !Paltalk !Paltalk !Paltalk ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Developer ! rowspan="2" |First public release ! rowspan="2" |Monthly active users ! rowspan="2" |Registration requirement ! rowspan="2" |License ! Windows ! macOS ! Linux ! Web ! Android ! iOS ! rowspan="2" |E2EE 2-user chat ! rowspan="2" |E2EE group chat ! rowspan="2" |Encrypted chat storage ! rowspan="2" |File transfer ! rowspan="2" |Voice recording ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Voice chat ! rowspan="2" |Video chat ! rowspan="2" |Read receipts ! rowspan="2" |Editing sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Deleting sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Custom emoji ! rowspan="2" |Stickers ! rowspan="2" |Self-destructing messages ! rowspan="2" |Lock screen ! rowspan="2" |Themes / skins ! rowspan="2" |Plugins ! rowspan="2" |Peer-to-peer text chat ! rowspan="2" |Open source servers ! rowspan="2" |Federated servers ! rowspan="2" |Client ! colspan="6" |Operating system !Pidgin !Pidgin !Pidgin !Psi !Psi !Psi !RetroShare !RetroShare !RetroShare !Ricochet !Ricochet !Ricochet !Sicher !Sicher !Sicher !Silent Phone !Silent Phone !Silent Phone !Slack !Slack !Slack !Surespot !Surespot !Surespot !TeamNote ! ! !TeleGuard !TeleGuard !TeleGuard !Threema !Threema !Threema !Trillian !Trillian !Trillian !Wickr !Wickr !Wickr !Wire !Wire !Wire ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Developer ! rowspan="2" |First public release ! rowspan="2" |Monthly active users ! rowspan="2" |Registration requirement ! rowspan="2" |License ! Windows ! macOS ! Linux ! Web ! Android ! iOS ! rowspan="2" |E2EE 2-user chat ! rowspan="2" |E2EE group chat ! rowspan="2" |Encrypted chat storage ! rowspan="2" |File transfer ! rowspan="2" |Voice recording ! rowspan="2" |Client ! rowspan="2" |Voice chat ! rowspan="2" |Video chat ! rowspan="2" |Read receipts ! rowspan="2" |Editing sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Deleting sent messages ! rowspan="2" |Custom emoji ! rowspan="2" |Stickers ! rowspan="2" |Self-destructing messages ! rowspan="2" |Lock screen ! rowspan="2" |Themes / skins ! rowspan="2" |Plugins
 * Nothing required
 * New BSD License
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No, partial
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes, only 2 official skins
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Mattermost Inc
 * 2015
 * AGPLv3
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Plug-in
 * Yes
 * Plug-in
 * Plug-in
 * Plug-in
 * Plug-in
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Mikael Berthe
 * June 7, 2005
 * GPL
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Apple Inc.
 * July 25, 2012
 * Part of macOS and iOS
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * {no}}
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No
 * No
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Timothée Jaussoin
 * March 3, 2011
 * E-mail
 * AGPLv3
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Palringo Ltd
 * 2006
 * Nothing required
 * Proprietary Freemium
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * AVM Software, Inc
 * June 1998
 * Email
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Mark Spencer
 * November 1998
 * GPL
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Partial
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Psi and Psi+ developers
 * 2001
 * GPL
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Partial
 * Partial
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Cyril Soler, Gioacchino Mazzurco
 * 2006
 * Nothing required
 * GPL
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * N/A (P2P)
 * N/A
 * Yes
 * N/A (P2P)
 * N/A
 * N/A (P2P)
 * N/A
 * Invisible.im
 * June 2014
 * BSD
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * No
 * Yes
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Yes
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Yes
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * SHAPE GmbH
 * June 2014
 * Phone number
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Silent Circle
 * January 16, 2013
 * Nothing required
 * Proprietary commercial software
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Slack Technologies
 * August 2013
 * Email
 * Proprietary Freemium
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Surespot LLC
 * 2013
 * Nothing required
 * GPLv3
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No groupchat
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * TeamNote Limited
 * 2012; 9 years ago
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Swisscows AG
 * January 2021
 * Nothing required
 * Proprietary Freeware
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Threema GmbH
 * December 2012
 * Nothing required
 * AGPLv3
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Cerulean Studios
 * July 1, 2000
 * Nothing required
 * Proprietary Freemium adware
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Partial
 * Yes
 * Partial
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * Wickr Inc.
 * June 2012
 * Nothing required
 * Proprietary Trialware
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Wire Swiss GmbH
 * December 3, 2014
 * Email or Phone number
 * GPLv3
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * No
 * Yes
 * No