Best instant messengers of 2026 for Windows

Messengers are to keep you in touch with friends over a large distance. They offer voice chats, video conversations, written messages exchange and file sending support. We've chosen the best among a wide list of existing ones and compared them to ease your choice of the most convenient tool.

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VoIPerized

66 votes
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Mattermost

33 votes
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eTalkup

77 votes
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Jambo

83 votes
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SimPhone

11 votes
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Rambox

34 votes
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iSendSMS

15 votes
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attenzoSMS

13 votes
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AIM Fix

44 votes
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DoNaut

56 votes
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MorphVOX

16 votes
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Win2SMS

21 votes
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Pwytter

63 votes
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NTSend

93 votes
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Voipwise

21 votes
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Gootec

25 votes
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MXit Evo

46 votes
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