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Movim vs Beagle IM: catalog facts
MovimBeagle IM
Free

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

Free

Free and open source.

Web, Self-hosted macOS
  • Uses standard XMPP and talks to other XMPP clients
  • Chat, feeds and video calls in one web interface
  • OMEMO end-to-end encryption
  • Audio and video calls
  • Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and some setup
  • Largely maintained by one developer
  • macOS only
  • Requires an XMPP account on a server
Web application, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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