# Ripcord

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Ripcord and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A light, fast chat client that people rank above other alternatives, with no caveats raised in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Favorite among third-party alternatives (3 comments): "Ripcord and discordo were my favorites amongst the alternatives." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47645725)) "Probably still doesn't beat ripcord" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925196)) "previously ripcord (RIP my fav)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47645691))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Facebook Messenger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/facebook-messenger.md): 36 recommend
- [Pidgin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pidgin.md): 30 recommend
- [Beeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/beeper.md): 29 recommend
- [Dino XMPP client](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dino.md): 21 recommend
- [Element X](https://hackerapproved.com/p/element-x.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ripcord", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ripcord/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).