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

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