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Converse vs Dino: catalog facts
Converse	Dino
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux
Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption	Clean desktop client for a federated protocol with OMEMO encryption Supports calls and file transfer, not only text
Needs an XMPP account or server to be useful Some features such as URL previews depend on server support	Linux focused; other platforms need third-party builds Behaviour depends on the server's feature support
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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