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Empathy vs shMessenger

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

shMessenger

Social & Communications

shMessenger is an open-source, privacy-focused messenger app for Android. It features encrypted messaging, voice and video calls, group chats, media sharing, and more. shMessenger emphasizes security and does not collect user data.

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