| XMPP-messenger overview by XMPP24.de last update: 2024/04/15 |
Beagle IM |
Cheogram |
Conversations |
Dino |
Gajim |
Monal |
monocles chat |
Siskin IM |
Snikket |
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| Operating system | MacOS | Android | Android | Linux | Linux Windows |
iOS iPadOS MacOS |
Android | iOS iPadOS |
Android iOS iPadOS |
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| Availability | ||||||||||
| Installation | App Store | Play Store, F-Droid |
Play Store, F-Droid |
Linux distribution repository Dino.im |
Microsoft Store Gajim.org |
App Store (iOS / iPadOS) App Store (MacOS) |
Play Store, F-Droid, Codeberg (APK) |
App Store | App Store, Play Store, F-Droid |
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| Available for free in commercial stores | yes | no | no | no commercial store | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | |
| Source code | Github.com | Singpolyma.net | Codeberg.org | Github.com | Gajim.org | Github.com | Codeberg.org | Github.com | Github.com | |
| Basic Functionality | ||||||||||
| Create new XMPP-address | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Invitation-based | |
| Multi-account support | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| End-to-end encryption (OMEMO) |
yes, needs to be activated by the user. |
yes, needs to be activated by the user. |
yes | yes, needs to be activated by the user. |
yes, needs to be activated by the user. |
yes | yes | yes, needs to be activated by the user. |
yes | |
| Profile pictures | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Status message | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Group chats | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| File transfer (pictures, videos, PDF, ...) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Voice messages | yes | yes | yes | playing: yes recording: no |
playing: yes recording: no |
yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| A/V-calls | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Sending/receiving geolocations |
yes | yes | yes | Sending: no Receiving: yes |
Sending: no Receiving: yes |
yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Block other users | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| Erweiterte Funktionen | ||||||||||
| Animated GIFs in chat view | no | yes | Animation is only available if the user clicks on a picture |
Animation is only available in external viewers |
Animation is only available in external viewers |
yes | yes | Animation is only available if the user clicks on a picture |
Animation is only available if the user clicks on a picture |
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| Message Reactions | no | limited Receiving: yes, shown as citation with an emoji sending: cite a message and add an emoji |
no | yes | no | no | yes (shown as citation with an emoji attached) |
no | no | |
| Sticker | no | yes Select sticker by typing a colon |
no | no | no | no | yes | no | no | |
| Web apps using webxdc | no | yes (without encryption) |
no | no | no | no | yes (without encryption) |
no | no | |
| Threads in Chats | no | yes (thread-ID unencrypted) |
no | no | no | no | yes (thread-ID unencrypted) |
no | no | |
| Groupcalls/conferences | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | no | no | |
| Continous location sharing | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |
| Creating/sharing stories | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |
| Remarks of XMPP24.de | ||||||||||
| Known limitations | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | This app is optimized for the Tigase server software. Users may encounter problems receiving notifications for group chats which are hosted on other servers. Some app options are only working on Tigase servers. |
Android/iOS: The app is supposed to be used with an existing XMPP-address or a Snikket invitation. iOS: Users may encounter problems receiving notifications for group chats which are hosted on other servers. |
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| (personal) recommendation for new users |
yes Users should take care that they activate the end-to-end encryption by default. |
yes Users should take care that they activate the end-to-end encryption by default. |
yes | limited The encryption needs to be activated for each chat separately. |
yes Users should take care that they activate the end-to-end encryption by default. |
yes | yes | limited (see table) | Android: yes, with an existing XMPP-address or a Snikket invitation iOS: limited (see table) |
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| ➡ Source code | Lizenz CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Created by XMPP24.de based on the source code of: www.messenger-matrix.de |
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