Comparison of LAN messengers
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of LAN messengers.
General information
Basic general information about the LAN messengers: creator/company, license/price, among others.
Protocol | Author, creator | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license | Programming language | |
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AChat | ? | Michal Hruby | 2005 | beta 7 (v0.150) (January 24, 2007 ) | Free[1] | GNU GPL | Delphi, C# version begun |
Akeni LAN Messenger | Akeni Network Protocol | Akeni | 2002 | 1.2.118 (May 22, 2014 ) | Non-free, shareware $16.95 | Proprietary | C++ |
BigAnt Messenger | ? | BigAnt | 2001 | 2.97 (February 4, 2013 ) | Non-free, shareware $20.00 + server | Proprietary | ? |
Bopup Messenger | Bopup IM protocol | B Labs | 2001 | 6.3.2 (October 21, 2013 ) | Non-free, shareware $12.90 + server (volume licensing available) | Proprietary | C++ |
BORGChat | ? | Ionut Cioflan | 2002 | v1.0.0 b438 (March 31, 2007 ) [±] | Free[2] | Freeware | ? |
DeskAlerts | ? | Softomate | 2007 | 4.0 | Non-free, commercial $1.00 + server[3] | Proprietary | ? |
dMessage | ? | MGI Consultants | 2007 | 6.20 (June 20, 2010 ) | Non-free, shareware (6 to 20 depending on number of stations) |
Proprietary | ? |
iChat | Bonjour IM Protocol | Apple Inc. | 2003 | 5.0.3 (745), (April 26, 2010 ) | Non-free, bundled with OS | Proprietary | Likely Objective-C |
iptux | Windows Messenger service | Jally, ManPT, others | 2008 | 0.51 (November 20, 2009 ) | Free[4] | GNU GPL | ? |
LAN Chat Enterprise | ? | KGY Soft | 2001 | 3.3, (May 29, 2007 ) | Non-free, shareware $12.00 | Proprietary | ? |
LinPopUp | Windows Messenger service | Jean-Marc Jacquet | 2000 | 1.2.0 (Debian, April 7, 2008 ) | Free[5] | GNU GPL | C |
Miranda IM[6][7] | Windows Messenger service | Roland Rabien | 2000 | 0.9.3 | Free | GNU GPL | C/C++ |
Net-C | ? | DGtalize | 2008 | 0.2.0 (May 15, 2010 ) | Free[8] | GNU GPL | Java |
OMessenger | ? | Srimax Software System | 2002 | 6.0.43 (March 25, 2010 ) | Non-free, shareware $9.80 | Proprietary | ? |
Output Messenger | XMPP | Srimax Software System | 2015 | 1.0.64 (April 14, 2015 ) | Non-free, shareware $14 | Proprietary | .NET |
Pichat | ? | Piratson Technologies | 2002 | 0.4.2 b74 (March 31, 2011 ) | Free[9] | Freeware | C++ |
Pidgin[10] | ? | Mark Spencer, others | 1998 | 2.10.9 (February 2, 2014 ) | Free | GNU GPL | C |
PopNote | ? | K5HUM | 2003 | 3.6 (July 1, 2009 ) | Free[11] | Freeware | HotBasic |
Qualia LAN Messenger | LAN Messenger protocol | Qualia Technologies | 2010 | 1.2.35 (July 25, 2012 ) | Free[12] | GNU GPL | C++ |
Softros LAN Messenger | ? | Softros Systems, Inc. | 2000 | 6.4.1 (March 23, 2015 ) | Non-free, shareware $12.95 | Proprietary | ? |
Squiggle LAN Messenger | ? | Overroot | 2010 | 3.3 (March 16, 2013 ) | Free[13] | Freeware | C# |
TSR LAN Messenger | ? | TSR Software | 2012 | 1.1.5.124 (November 16, 2012 ) | Free[14] | Proprietary | C# |
Vypress Chat | Vypress Chat network protocol | VyPRESS Research, LLC | 2000 | 2.1.8 (December 11, 2009 ) | Non-free, shareware $19.00 | Proprietary | C/C++ |
Vypress Messenger | Vypress instant messaging protocol | VyPRESS Research, LLC | 2000 | 4.0 (October 19, 2004 ) | Non-free, shareware $19.90 | Proprietary | C/C++ |
WinMessenger | Windows Messenger service | VyPRESS Research, LLC | 2001 | 2.8.04 (March 19, 2010 ) | Non-free, shareware $14.00 | Proprietary | C/C++ |
Winpopup LAN Messenger | ? | Fomine Software | 2002 | 5.3 (June 18, 2008 ) | Non-free, shareware $14.95 | Proprietary | ? |
LAN Messenger v3 | ? | Ken Ballentine (updated by Steven Cole) | 2006 | 3.4 (May 21, 2011 ) | Free | Freeware | Visual Basic .NET |
BeeBEEP | BeeBEEP Protocol [15] | Marco Mastroddi | 2010 | 3.0.4 (February 2, 2016 ) | Free | Freeware | C++ and Qt |
s!mpL3 LAN Messenger | ? | Antonis Giatilis | 2008 | 2.9.8.8 (September 30, 2015 ) | Free | Freeware | AutoIt |
Operating system support
The operating systems the messengers can run on without emulators or compatibility layers.
Windows | OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | |
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AChat | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Akeni LAN Messenger | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
BigAnt Messenger | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Bopup Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
BORGChat | Yes | No | No | No | No |
DeskAlerts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
dMessage | Yes | No | No | No | No |
iChat | No | Yes | No | No | No |
iptux | No | No | Yes | No | No |
LAN Chat Enterprise | Yes | No | No | No | No |
LinPopUp | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Miranda IM | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Net-C | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
OMessenger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Output Messenger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Pichat | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
PopNote | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Qualia LAN Messenger | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Softros LAN Messenger | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Squiggle LAN Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
TSR LAN Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Vypress Chat | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Vypress Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
WinMessenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Winpopup LAN Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
LAN Messenger v3 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
BeeBEEP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
s!mpL3 LAN Messenger | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Features
Information on what features each of the clients support.
Toolkits or SDKs | Private messages | Private chat | Public chat | Message board | Encryption | File transfer | Unicode (UTF-8) | Message filtration | Graphical smileys | Message logging | Whiteboard | Terminal Service Compatibility | User base in Active Directory | Serverless (No server required) | |
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AChat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Akeni LAN Messenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
BigAnt Messenger | W32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Bopup Messenger | W32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
BORGChat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
dMessage | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
iChat 1 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
iptux | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
LAN Chat Enterprise | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
LinPopUp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Miranda IM | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
Net-C | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Overroot Squiggle LAN Messenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
OMessenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Output Messenger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Pichat | W32 + Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
PopNote | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Qualia LAN Messenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Softros LAN Messenger | W32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TSR LAN Messenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Vypress Chat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Vypress Messenger | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
WinMessenger | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Winpopup LAN Messenger | W32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lan Messenger V3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
BeeBEEP | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
s!mpL3 LAN Messenger | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Note 1: Using Apple's Bonjour protocol
See also
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- Comparison of instant messaging protocols
- Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients
- LAN messenger
- Windows Messenger service
- Desktop alert
References
- ↑ SourceForget AChat: GNU General Public License
- ↑ Softpedia BORGChat: Freeware
- ↑ Deskalerts: Alert software
- ↑ Freshmeat iptux: GPL 2+
- ↑ SourceForget LinPopUp-2: GNU General Public License
- ↑ Miranda able to work as LAN messenger but only in LAN with IM server, for example through OpenFire
- ↑ Miranda IM LAN plugins, may be old/buggy though
- ↑ SourceForget Net-C: GNU General Public License
- ↑ Brothersoft Pichat: Freeware
- ↑ Pidgin allows LAN chat over Bonjour protocol
- ↑ Softpedia PopNote: Freeware
- ↑ Sourceforge LAN Messenger: Freeware
- ↑ Squiggle LAN Messenger: Freeware
- ↑ TSR LAN Messenger: Free for personal use
- ↑ BeeBEEP on Sourceforge
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