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BitlBee vs MCabber

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

BitlBee

BitlBee

Social & Communications

BitlBee is an open source instant messaging client that runs in your IRC client instead of directly in an IM network. It acts as a gateway between many popular chat networks and IRC, allowing you to interact with friends on AIM, ICQ, XMPP/Jabber, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Twitter and more through a familiar IRC interface.

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MCabber

MCabber

Social & Communications

MCabber is an open-source text-based multi-chat application designed for group communication. It supports multiple chat protocols including XMPP/Jabber, IRC, Twitter, Telegram and more. MCabber is lightweight, customizable and offers features like chat logging, notifications, encryption and themes.

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