https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-pc-and-mac-im-chat-client-alternatives/
The CC I am a part of uses the #2 listed program called discord. It is seamless and I have yet to experience any meter stutters at all.
Wish WGT had a public chat room for hooking up and playing ... I know years ago there was a channel on Skype I would go to but Skype causes meter stutters and got too big for their own britches. The interface is terrible now.