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Empathy vs Messenger for Desktop

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Messenger for Desktop. 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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Messenger for Desktop

Messenger for Desktop

Social & Communications

Messenger for Desktop is a desktop application that allows you to access Facebook Messenger without using your web browser. It provides notifications, chat heads, and other convenient features for managing your Messenger conversations more efficiently on your computer.

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