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Profanity vs Movim: catalog facts
Profanity	Movim
Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0, funded by donations.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption support Multi-user chat rooms and roster management	Uses standard XMPP and talks to other XMPP clients Chat, feeds and video calls in one web interface
Terminal only, with no graphical interface Requires an XMPP account on some server	Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL and some setup Largely maintained by one developer
Downloadable app	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account 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 23, 2026

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