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Christopher LeachProgrammer and Student
Messaging
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RIP Hangouts, what's the best cross platform alternative?

Looking for Desktop client access as well, key feature for my picky friends.
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    Troop Messenger

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    Pranavi TallaBusiness analyst · Written
    Troop messenger is the best alternative for the team can communicate with the group of people, instant messaging. It is compatible with all devices and web series.
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    Telegram Messenger

    Whatsapp-esque messaging app but open, cloudbased, encrypted

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    Dima Bas BasovWeb researcher, Bitcoin enthusiast · Written
    Audio calls (recently), works for iPhone , android, Mac and windows.
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    Zoom

    Cloud video conferencing and simple online meetings

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    Andreas KlingerRemote First Capital 🏝 / AngelList ✌️ · Written
    Great tool - especially if your team is 15 people or more
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    Pluot Communications

    Big-screen video conferencing for startups

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    Jordan Gonentrying my best. · Written
    Awesome tool! :)
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    Amazon Chime

    Frustration-free video calls. Amazon's Skype competitor.

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    Stefan TheofilosProduct Designer, Entrepreneur · Written
    I've heard great things about Chime!
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    Slack

    Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

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    Vignesh RamachandranJournalist · Written
    Slack's new group video/audio chat feature is fantastic. Far easier to use than Skype or Hangouts for more than two people.
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    Telegram 5.6

    Archived chats, a new design and more

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    RamWritten
    I personally love using Telegram, it's cross platform and has a lot of really cool features like: -a really cool desktop client -self destructing messages -customization -upload any type of files with an individual file size limit of 1.5GB -secret chats -saved messages (think of them as messages to yourself) and so much more! I've convinced most of my friends and family to start using it with me!
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