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Alterdesk vs Empathy

A side-by-side look at Alterdesk and Empathy. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Alterdesk

Alterdesk

Remote Work & Education

Alterdesk is an open-source virtual desktop alternative to Citrix Workspace and VMware Horizon. It allows users to access virtual desktops and applications through a web browser or dedicated clients. Alterdesk is free, customizable, and offers good performance.

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Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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