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Empathy vs FBMessenger

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

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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FBMessenger

FBMessenger

Social & Communications

FBMessenger is a free desktop application for Facebook messaging, group chats, and notifications. It allows you to use Facebook Messenger without having a browser window open.

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