Open Source Messaging Platforms

See https://pidgin.im/about/ for more information. Pidgin is an instant messaging program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. It runs on Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, MXit, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and GTK+. Finch is a command line instant messaging program. It also lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat network simultaneously, and it is compatible with the same chat networks as Pidgin. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and ncurses.

Miranda IM is an open source, multi-protocol instant messaging client designed to be very light on system resources, extremely fast and customizable. A powerful plugin-based architecture make Miranda IM one of the most flexible clients on the planet.

Ayttm is an instant messenger program, supporting various protocols such as MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Jabber, and more. It is the heir of the Everybuddy project, and aims to continue improving the program and addressing its shortcomings.

The BeOS Instant Messaging Kit project aims to create a BeOS-centric, generic instant messaging servuice for workstations. The system will follow the BeOS kits/servers model, and different IM protocols will be supported through add-ons to the im_server,

It is an instant messaging client. Crony IM has support for some commonly used instant messaging protocols, allowing the user to log into various different services from one application. like LAN, GTalk, Yahoo, Facebook.

Fire is a multi-protocol instant messenger client for Mac OS X based on freely available libraries for each service. Currently Fire handles AOL Instant Messenger®, ICQ®, MSN® Messenger, Jabber, limited IRC, Yahoo!®, and Apple Bonjour communications.

An open-sourced all-in-one messenging client. The client includes AOL OSCAR, IRC, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and ICQ (OSCAR). Written in Java for cross-platform support.

IMGIANT is a GTK based instant messenger application. It will support 8 different protocols, (aim, yahoo, icq, msn, napster, jabber, gadu, groupwise) and contain all features that an Instant messenger should contain, including more it shouldnt!

Internet Relay Jabber (or IRJ) is a Jabber client for IRC. It's useful if you like IRC, but your friends use another IM service. It is written in Perl and uses Net::Jabber and Net::IRC. (This project is no longer under active development)

Kraken is a continuation of the Openfire IM Gateway plugin, but in a way that works for any XMPP server. It provides a way for XMPP users to log into, and communicate through, their legacy IM accounts such as AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and friends.

A free Win32 instant messaging client. Smaller, Faster, Easier.

Simple shoutbox. Used programming language: VB.net Requirements: .NET Framework 4.5.2 or above

This software project hopes to develop a instant messenger (IM) based on the Microsoft .NET Framework using C#. It will include a plugin system that allows for multiple types of IM protocols. This also includes a purpose to have a clean and functional UI

PlanetaMessenger.org is a Instant Messenger with support to all well known instant messenger networks including ICQ,MSN,AIM,Yahoo! and Jabber through a powerfull plugin engine. PlanetaMessenger.org support multiples look and feels, plugins and profiles.

gaim-interface is a plugin for the Gaim multi-protocol instant messaging software to add a single point of access command-line interface.