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Kaidan vs Converse: catalog facts
Kaidan	Converse
Free Free to download and use; developed within the KDE community.	Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 licence.
Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Works with any XMPP server instead of a single provider End-to-end encrypted messaging	Works with any standard XMPP server OMEMO end-to-end encryption
Developers note it still lacks some basic features Has known stability issues	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 not stated	License: MPL-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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