What is the best alternative to Ice Cubes on Mac?

Canary Mail is our top pick. It shares Communication with Ice Cubes and has 112 upvotes from the community. Discord and Telegram are close behind.

What is the best free alternative to Ice Cubes on Mac?

Telegram is the best-ranked free alternative to Ice Cubes. 5 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.

Is there an open-source alternative to Ice Cubes?

Yes. 3 alternatives are open source, including Telegram, Signal and Thunderbird.

How many alternatives to Ice Cubes are there for Mac?

Mac App Index lists 13 apps that share a category with Ice Cubes: 5 completely free, 5 free to start and 3 open source.

Best Ice Cubes alternatives for Mac

Ice Cubes is a free app in Communication. We found 13 Mac apps that cover the same ground. Of those, 5 are completely free, 5 are free to start and 3 are open source. Canary Mail leads on overlap and community votes, followed by Discord and Telegram.

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Ice Cubes

Open-source Mastodon client

Free · Open source · Communication

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13 alternatives to Ice Cubes

How we picked: every app here shares at least one category with Ice Cubes. Apps that also share features rank higher, and community upvotes break ties. Price and licence never buy a better spot. How we rank apps

1
Canary Mail
Email with encryption and AI help
112Free + in-appCommunication
- Also in Communication
2
Discord
Voice, video and text chat for communities
99Free + in-appCommunication
- Also in Communication
3
Telegram
Fast, cloud-based messaging
80FreeCommunication
- Also in Communication
4
Signal
Private messaging with end-to-end encryption
78FreeCommunication
- Also in Communication
5
Spark Mail
A smart inbox for busy people
72Free + in-appCommunication
- Also in Communication
6
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft email and calendar
66FreeCommunication
- Also in Communication
7
Airmail
Customizable email client
54Free + in-appCommunication
- Also in Communication
8
Cardhop
Contacts you manage by typing
49SubscriptionCommunication
- Also in Communication
9
Ivory
Mastodon, the Tapbots way
44SubscriptionCommunication
- Also in Communication
10
Mimestream
Native Gmail client for Mac
43SubscriptionCommunication
- Also in Communication
11
Thunderbird
Free email client from Mozilla
31FreeCommunication
- Also in Communication
12
WhatsApp
Messaging and calls from your Mac
29FreeCommunication
- Also in Communication
13
Slack
Team chat organized by channels
16Free + in-appCommunication
- Also in Communication

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Ice Cubes on Mac?: Canary Mail is our top pick. It shares Communication with Ice Cubes and has 112 upvotes from the community. Discord and Telegram are close behind.
What is the best free alternative to Ice Cubes on Mac?: Telegram is the best-ranked free alternative to Ice Cubes. 5 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.
Is there an open-source alternative to Ice Cubes?: Yes. 3 alternatives are open source, including Telegram, Signal and Thunderbird.
How many alternatives to Ice Cubes are there for Mac?: Mac App Index lists 13 apps that share a category with Ice Cubes: 5 completely free, 5 free to start and 3 open source.