Alternatives

Products that do what From a “hello world” project to a complex messenger does

1TF
Turned Facebook Messenger into a JavaScript REPL▲171
2016 · github.com
2
Total.js Messenger▲181
A small, open-source alternative to Slack
2017
3IB
I built an open source event-management system▲175
2018 · github.com
4TV
TextIt – Visually build SMS applications anywhere in the world▲222
2013 · textit.in
5IB
I built a web-based iMessage interface▲45
2015 · github.com
6
Layer Platform API▲202
Build rich application-to-user messaging
2015
7
Yo 2.0▲205
The simplest communication tool in the world.
2015
8AC
A chat client built on git▲81
2016 · github.com
9OS
Open-source conversational platform and unified messaging APIs▲103
2021 · airy.co
10WB
We built Callroulette, a chatroulette for phones▲76
2011 · tier.cs.berkeley.edu
11
Node.js Messenger▲140
A small alternative to Slack
2017
12AT
A text adventure for developers▲39
2014 · avausadventure.com
13IM
I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130
2015 · github.com
14AM
Actor Messaging platform▲110
2015 · github.com
15SO
Sturdy – online-first version control focused on collaboration▲94
2021 · getsturdy.com
16TI
TalkJS – Integrated messaging for web and mobile products▲44
2017 · talkjs.com
17IG
Interbot – Get work done right from your chat app▲72
2014 · interbot.co
18IR
I rebuilt my blogging app on Node.js and just open sourced it▲76
2017 · postleaf.org
19ME
My Experimental "Dev Blog" For A Pet Project▲61
2012 · bvckup2.com
20TM
Toc Messenger – A distributed messaging app that syncs across devices▲41
2015 · github.com
21AW
A weekend project to help improve your startup's communication▲10
2011 · feedme.io
22WA
We actually built chat for GitHub - Kato.im▲17
2013 · kato.quora.com
23MS
Microphone – Self-Announcing .NET Services on Top of Consul▲54
2015 · github.com
24SB
Simple-blogger – blog generated from GitHub project READMEs▲52
2020 · github.com

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