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Empathy vs RetroShare

A side-by-side look at Empathy and RetroShare. 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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RetroShare

RetroShare

File Sharing

RetroShare is a free and open-source peer-to-peer communication and file sharing app. It allows users to securely chat, message, talk, share files, and host forums. RetroShare aims to protect users' privacy and anonymity when communicating online.

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