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Converse vs Monal: catalog facts
Converse	Monal
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under a BSD license.
Web, Self-hosted	macOS, iOS
Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption	Native app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Works with any XMPP server, including self-hosted ones
Needs an XMPP account or server to be useful Some features such as URL previews depend on server support	Apple platforms only Needs an XMPP account from a provider or your own server
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD
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 23, 2026

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