Patchwork alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as Patchwork, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Signal

  Signal is an encrypted communications application.

  Open source 8.32.0 3.4M ↓ ★ 16.6K
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  Discord

  Your Place to Talk and Hang Out

  Proprietary 1.0.9265 882.4K ↓
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  Rocket.Chat

  Rocket.Chat is the leading open source team chat software solution. Free, unlimited and completely customizable with on-premises and SaaS cloud hosting.

  Open source 4.18.5 973K ↓ ★ 1.7K electron, macos, linux
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  Telegram Desktop

  A cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.

  Open source 7.3.3 1M ↓ ★ 33.3K messenger
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  Slack

  Slack brings the team together, wherever you are.

  Proprietary 4.52.182 9.8M ↓
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  Viber

  Free and secure calls and messages to anyone, anywhere.

  Proprietary 29.1.0.0 259.3K ↓ p2p
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  Zulip

  Desktop client for Zulip, an open source team chat application.

  Open source 5.13.2 97.4K ↓ ★ 992 electron, macos, linux
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  Caprine

  Caprine is an elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app

  Open source 2.61.0 18.1K ↓ ★ 7.4K nodejs, electron, macos
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  Pidgin

  Pidgin is a universal chat client, allowing you to consolidate all your different messaging apps into a single tool.

  Open source 2.14.14 175.4K ↓ messenger
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  Session

  Onion routing based messenger

  Open source 1.18.2 17.3K ↓ ★ 596 messenger, secure
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  Mumble (client)

  Low-latency and high quality voice chat primarily intended for use while gaming.

  Open source 1.5.915 49.9K ↓ ★ 8.4K macos, linux, windows
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  RetroShare

  RetroShare is a decentralized, private, secure, cross-platform, communication toolkit.

  Open source 0.6.7.2 5.6K ↓ ★ 2K decentralized, p2p

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
Patchwork	Open source	3.18.1	June 2, 2021	3.6K	1.2K
Signal	Open source	8.32.0	October 20, 2026	16.6K	3.4M
Discord	Proprietary	1.0.9265	October 22, 2026	—	882.4K
Rocket.Chat	Open source	4.18.5	October 23, 2026	1.7K	973K
Telegram Desktop	Open source	7.3.3	October 22, 2026	33.3K	1M
Slack	Proprietary	4.52.182	October 20, 2026	—	9.8M
Viber	Proprietary	29.1.0.0	October 14, 2026	—	259.3K
Zulip	Open source	5.13.2	September 27, 2026	992	97.4K
Caprine	Open source	2.61.0	January 13, 2026	7.4K	18.1K
Pidgin	Open source	2.14.14	January 23, 2025	—	175.4K
Session	Open source	1.18.2	October 13, 2026	596	17.3K
Mumble (client)	Open source	1.5.915	August 24, 2026	8.4K	49.9K
RetroShare	Open source	0.6.7.2	December 5, 2023	2K	5.6K