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Haven vs Movim: catalog facts
HavenMovim
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, funded by donations.

Linux, Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Social feed and profiles built on the open Matrix protocol
  • Based on the mature Element Web client
  • Uses standard XMPP and talks to other XMPP clients
  • Chat, feeds and video calls in one web interface
  • Small, young project with few contributors
  • Social event types depend on a spec proposal that is not yet standard
  • Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and some setup
  • Largely maintained by one developer
Downloadable app, Web application Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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