Kopete was a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client released as part of the KDE Software Compilation.

Although it can run in numerous environments, it was designed for and integrates with the KDE Plasma Workspaces.

Kopete was started because ICQ blocked Licq from their network in 2001.

[4] According to the original author, Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett, the name comes from the Chilean Spanish word copete, meaning "a drink with your friends".

Kopete allows users to connect to the following protocols:[9] MSNP (Microsoft Messenger service, commonly known as MSN, .NET, or Live) was also supported until the protocol was discontinued by Microsoft.