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Chatty vs Fractal: catalog facts
Chatty	Fractal
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Linux
SMS and MMS through the phone modem Matrix and XMPP in the same app	Native GTK interface that fits GNOME Written in Rust
Linux only XMPP support is optional and depends on libpurple	Linux only Needs a Matrix account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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