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gomuks vs Nheko: catalog facts
gomuks	Nheko
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
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	Supports encrypted conversations and platform-dependent calling features.
Terminal frontend is experimental with few features Needs a Matrix account on a homeserver	The project says its encryption implementation has not been audited.
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account 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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