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Profanity vs Dino: catalog facts
Profanity	Dino
Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Linux
OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption support Multi-user chat rooms and roster management	Clean desktop client for a federated protocol with OMEMO encryption Supports calls and file transfer, not only text
Terminal only, with no graphical interface Requires an XMPP account on some server	Linux focused; other platforms need third-party builds Behaviour depends on the server's feature support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is 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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