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Converse vs Kaidan: catalog facts
Converse	Kaidan
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free to download and use; developed within the KDE community.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux
Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption	Works with any XMPP server instead of a single provider End-to-end encrypted messaging
Needs an XMPP account or server to be useful Some features such as URL previews depend on server support	Developers note it still lacks some basic features Has known stability issues
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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