Android 5.0.021_RC15 / January 19, 2017; 43 days ago (2017-01-19) iOS 5.0 / January 12, 2017; 50 days ago (2017-01-12) | ||
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging clients. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. External links may lead to extensions that add a feature to a client.
Contents
Operating system support
The operating systems the clients can run on without emulation or compatibility layers.
Features
Information on what features each of clients support.
Messengers with client-to-client encryption
The following table is an overview of instant messaging clients that provide end-to-end encryption. Some of the listed client applications do not provide end-to-end encryption by default. These clients may require that users install a separate plugin, turn on a setting, or use an optional mode. In these cases, the encryption-related information in this table is only applicable when the encryption is enabled.
Messengers with client-to-server encryption
The following table is an overview of those Instant Messenger clients which provide client-to-server encryption. It does not include clients that also provide end-to-end encryption.
Messengers with no encryption
The following is a list of those Instant Messenger clients which do not provide client-to-server encryption: