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Profanity vs Poezio: catalog facts
Profanity	Poezio
Free Free and open source; the project accepts donations.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0+ license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Linux, Command line
OMEMO, OTR and PGP encryption support Multi-user chat rooms and roster management	Supports TLS and OMEMO encryption Offers chatrooms, plugins and message corrections
Terminal only, with no graphical interface Requires an XMPP account on some server	Console interface Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0+
Not stated if an account is needed	No 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 October 8, 2026

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