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Poezio vs Profanity: catalog facts
Poezio	Profanity
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0+ license.	Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
Supports TLS and OMEMO encryption Offers chatrooms, plugins and message corrections	OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption support Multi-user chat rooms and roster management
Console interface Linux only	Terminal only, with no graphical interface Requires an XMPP account on some server
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0+	License: GPL-3.0
No 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 October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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