Instant messaging
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An instant messenger is a client used for immediate (real-time) text communication between two or more people over a network such as the Internet. It is also simply called a messenger; a messenger over the Internet is also called an Internet messenger, and a messenger on mobile devices is called a mobile messenger.
See also
- Online chat
- Pidgin
- KakaoTalk
- CryptBoard.io - open-source anonymous encrypted web clipboard & chat
- SimpleX - the first messenger without user IDs
- Telegram
- Briar - P2P encrypted messaging app
- Bitchat - decentralized messaging app using a Bluetooth mesh network