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another.im vs monocles chat: catalog facts
another.im	monocles chat
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 licence.	Free The app is free and open source under the GPL.
Android, Web	Android
Uses the open, federated XMPP protocol Aims for consistent features across platforms	Built on the established Conversations codebase Adds features from blabber.im and Cheogram
Little documentation on the project website Requires an XMPP account to chat	Android only Requires an XMPP account to use
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0-only
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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