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BitlBee vs Tkabber

A side-by-side look at BitlBee and Tkabber. 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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Tkabber

Tkabber

Social & Communications

Tkabber is an open-source, cross-platform instant messaging application that uses the XMPP protocol. It offers features like group chats, file transfers, TLS/SSL encryption, and custom plugins. As an XMPP client, it can connect to any XMPP server.

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