Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Feature rich messaging app for the terminal launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Flock▲118

   A messaging app for making plans

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2SM
   Simple messaging solution for apps▲5

   2015 · jiver.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Wabi▲84

   A new kind of messenger that gets things done

   24d ago · wabi.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   teleconsole▲218

   Share your terminal in seconds

   2016 · goteleport.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Strings▲71

   A messaging app that lets you take messages back

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Studio▲124

   Roleplaying based messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Got A Minute?▲102

   Messaging app that limits conversations to 1 minute

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10G
    GotEmail▲63

    A fast, native Mac mail app for all your inboxes

    4d ago · gotemail.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lynk Messenger▲116

    A location-based messaging app that knows who you're with

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JibJab Talkies▲110

    Make messaging GREAT again!

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    IM+ for Mac▲90

    The messaging app for all your messaging

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bryq▲84

    Messaging app where you write between the lines

    2015 · bryq.com · its alternatives →

17. 17CP
    Cross platform messaging plugin▲5

    2016 · cloudilly.com · its alternatives →

18. 18BA
    Balto, an API to Send iMessages▲6

    2020 · balto.withterra.com · its alternatives →

19. 19JA
    Joplin, a note taking and to-do app for the terminal▲7

    2017 · joplin.cozic.net · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    MyPastes, a quick way to share text b/t devices & people (via MHacks)▲8

    2013 · mypast.es · its alternatives →

21. 21JA
    Jarvis, a Messenger bot that reminds you to get things done▲9

    2016 · lawrencewu.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Inker▲7

    Core messaging, perfected.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23AH
    A hybrid messaging/photo message board▲9

    2021 · mebeam.com · its alternatives →

24. 24BA
    Bubbles, a messaging app to chat with people around you▲7

    2016 · getbubbles.me · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →