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gomuks vs Ement.el: catalog facts
gomuks	Ement.el
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android, Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Backend can run as a bouncer-style server Mature web frontend with desktop and Android wrappers	Matrix chat without leaving Emacs Uses Emacs buffers and keybindings
Terminal frontend is experimental with few features Needs a Matrix account on a homeserver	Requires GNU Emacs and some familiarity with it Text-focused, with no standalone interface
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account 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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