Gajim
A desktop chat client for the XMPP network with end-to-end encryption, group chats and file sharing.
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Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install gajim - Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.gajim.Gajim
About Gajim
Gajim is a chat app for XMPP, the open messaging protocol where you pick a provider and can talk to people on other servers and other XMPP apps. It supports one-to-one chats and groups, end-to-end encrypted conversations, file and picture sharing, reactions, replies, voice messages and status updates.
Recent releases added a layout that adapts to window size, improvements to the built-in audio player and support for modern OpenPGP encryption. Chats can be synchronized across your devices through your XMPP provider.
Strengths
- Works with any XMPP provider and interoperates with other XMPP apps
- End-to-end encryption including OMEMO and OpenPGP
- Groups, reactions, replies and voice messages
- Regular releases
Limitations
- Needs an XMPP account from a provider or your own server
- Contacts must also use XMPP to reach them
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, funded by donations.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Gajim contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Desktop users who want a full-featured XMPP chat client
- Categories
- Messaging
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Psi
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Kaidan
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Pidgin
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Profanity
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Converse
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Movim
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Movim is a self-hostable web XMPP client that adds news feeds and video calls, usable through public instances or your own server.
Conversations
Android XMPP client with OMEMO end-to-end encryption.
Conversations is an Android XMPP client with a mature OMEMO implementation, paid on Google Play but free on F-Droid, instead of a desktop app.
Gajim as an alternative
Listings that name Gajim as an alternative.
Monal
An open-source XMPP chat client for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Gajim is a full-featured XMPP desktop client with OMEMO and OpenPGP encryption, but it runs on Windows and Linux rather than Apple platforms.
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Openfire
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