Alternatives to Psi
A Qt-based desktop XMPP client for experienced users, with plugins for OMEMO, OTR and OpenPGP encryption. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Psi
A Qt-based desktop XMPP client for experienced users, with plugins for OMEMO, OTR and OpenPGP encryption.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Psi.
Gajim
A desktop chat client for the XMPP network with end-to-end encryption, group chats and file sharing.
Gajim is a full-featured desktop XMPP client for Windows and Linux with OMEMO and OpenPGP built in and regular releases, unlike Psi's last 2020 release.
Dino
Modern desktop XMPP client with OMEMO encryption and calls.
Dino is a modern, cleaner XMPP client with OMEMO, calls and file transfer, focused on Linux, with other platforms needing third-party builds.
Kaidan
A Qt-based XMPP chat client for desktop and mobile, part of the KDE community.
Kaidan is a simpler Qt-based XMPP client from KDE with encryption, calls and file sharing, but it runs on Linux and has known stability issues.
Profanity
A console-based XMPP chat client written in C with OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption.
Profanity is a console XMPP client with OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption and Python or C plugins, replacing Psi's graphical windows with a terminal.
Monal
An open-source XMPP chat client for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Monal is an open-source XMPP client for iPhone, iPad and Mac with multiple accounts, limited to Apple platforms.
Converse
An open-source XMPP chat client that runs in the web browser, as a full app or embedded widget.
Converse is an open-source browser-based XMPP client with OMEMO encryption and plugins, usable as a full-page app without a desktop install.
Pidgin
A chat client that signs in to several networks at once, supporting XMPP, IRC, Matrix and more through plugins.
Pidgin is a desktop client that handles XMPP together with IRC and other networks in one window, with OTR encryption available through plugins.
Conversations
Android XMPP client with OMEMO end-to-end encryption.
Conversations moves XMPP chat to Android with a mature OMEMO implementation, paid on Google Play with free builds on F-Droid.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Prosody
A lightweight open-source XMPP chat server written in Lua that you run yourself.
ejabberd
An open-source XMPP server, MQTT broker and SIP service written in Erlang.
Openfire
An open-source XMPP chat server you host yourself, administered through a web console.
Snikket
A self-hosted XMPP messaging service with apps, built for families, friends and small groups.
Movim
A self-hostable web client for XMPP that combines chat, group rooms, news feeds and video calls.
