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1. 1HC
   HN Chat – Minimal Hacker News Chat with User Verification▲180

   2016 · hnchat.com

2. 2HA
   HNBuddy – A fast and elegant HN client for iOS▲127

   2018 · hnbuddy.io

3. 3LS
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   2015 · sdelements.github.io

4. 4MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io

5. 5AP
   AtomPair – Pair Programming with Slack and HipChat Integration▲127

   2015 · atom.io

6. 6TA
   Tact – A simple chat app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS▲69

   2021 · justtact.com

7. 7
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017

8. 8CI
   ChatSecure iOS v4.0 – OMEMO and Signal Protocol▲107

   2017 · chatsecure.org

9. 9
   Blastchat▲93

   Mass communication done easy

   2015

10. 10QA
    QuicklyChat - A video walkie-talkie for the workplace▲110

    2012 · quicklychat.com

11. 11SA
    Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲37

    2014 · getspiralapp.com

12. 12
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015

13. 13CW
    Chat with HN users while you visit HN▲72

    2012 · rabblr.com

14. 14TM
    Toc Messenger – A distributed messaging app that syncs across devices▲41

    2015 · github.com

15. 15GB
    Glowing Bear, a self-hosted web IRC front end for WeeChat▲17

    2018 · github.com

16. 16DL
    Distributed – Live social chat app to help remote teams stay in sync▲47

    2021 · joindistributed.com

17. 17MA
    Metachat, a news feed for unread Slack messages▲21

    2016 · metachat.io

18. 18NA
    Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger▲53

    2015 · yougotthenod.com

19. 19RQ
    Remotion – quick video chat for remote teams, via desktop selfies▲30

    2020 · remotion.com

20. 20ED
    Ensichat – Decentralized instant messenger for Android▲27

    2015 · github.com

21. 21TI
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    2012 · tapchatapp.com

22. 22TI
    TalkJS – Integrated messaging for web and mobile products▲44

    2017 · talkjs.com

23. 23SE
    Synac: Easy, self-hosted, IRC-like messaging application▲5

    2017 · github.com

24. 24SS
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