Gajim 2.4.2 has been released! 🎉

Installing Gajim on macOS is now only a single click away. This release brings a simplified macOS setup, easier sharing for files 🗃️ and support for link previews 🔗.

Thank you for all your contributions ❤️ Let us know what you think!

Support Gajim's development: liberapay.com/Gajim

#gajim #xmpp #chat

gajim.org/posts/2026-01-15-gaj…

Gajim 2.4.2

What’s New Gajim Setup for macOS Installing Gajim on macOS was possible for a while now, but it was inconvenient and difficult for most users.

^gajim.org

#XMPP Community

The Chat of the Future initiative has its first session today from 19:00 CET!

xmpp.org/2026/01/chat-of-the-f…

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #xeps #standards #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging

Just wanted to install an #XMPP client to create an account to test something. I moved away to #Matrix years ago because I had no hope anymore for #XMPP, but now that I wanted to create an account, I am just shocked at how dead it is: #Fedora still has Gajim 1.7.3, when the last release is 2.4.1. #pkgsrc is a bit but noch much better with 2.1.1. #Tkabber is even worse: pkgsrc has 0.11.1, when 1.1.2 is the latest release that was released in 2015(!). It seems distributions keep XMPP clients around, but don’t update them because nobody is using them anymore. I had not expected for XMPP to be that dead. That’s shocking.

I also think if distributions cannot be bothered to update a package in over 10 years, they should just remove it…

[10. Januar - Neuigkeiten]

Die Optimierungen an Conexizan wurden adaptiert, die Wartungsarbeiten sind nun beendet. Die Übersetzung der Seite auf Englisch ist nun verfügbar und einige Verbesserungen sichtbar.

Ein #XMPP-Server durch Elan!
conexizan.de/

#XSF Announcement

Join the 28th #XMPP #Summit taking place in #Brussels, #Belgium from 29th January.

xmpp.org/2025/11/xmpp-summit-2…

And visit the #FOSDEM 2026 were you can find the #Realtime Lounge, too!

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging

Et pourquoi pas #XMPP ?

Loin d'être seulement un protocole, c'est une communauté fédérée qui propose une alternative en phase avec la protection de la vie privée (salons semi-anonymes, facilement auto-hébergeable avec #snikket), la sobriété énergétique (serveurs très peu consommateurs, repose sur des connexions TLS idle), et très compatible avec les idées du logiciel libre (normes gérées par une fondation au fonctionnement démocratique @xmpp, logiciels et clients majeurs entièrement libres).

Pour choisir son client : xmpp.org/software/?category=cl…

Pour choisir son fournisseur de serveur :
providers.xmpp.net/

XMPP Software | XMPP - The universal messaging standard

In this section you’ll find information about XMPP Software, including clients, servers, libraries, and more. An XMPP client is any software or application that enables you to connect to an XMPP for instant messaging with other people over the …

^xmpp.org

Movim will be at the @fosdem 2026 in Brussels ✨
This year we will also have a conference! 😽

📢 Movim: Building a Decentralized Social Network on XMPP
📍 Room: AW1.126
📅 Day: Sunday 1st of February
🕛 Start: 13:45

In this conference we'll discuss the technical challenges of building a rich web frontend on top of XMPP, showcase the exciting features recently added to the project, and introduce the upcoming planned ones.

Don't forget to save the date in your agenda! ☺️

fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event…

(We'll also introduce our new project mascots, stay tuned 😁!)

#xmpp #fosdem #fosdem2026 #conference

#XSF Announcement

The XSF is considering to participate the #Google Summer of Code 2026!

If you are interested as a contributor or mentoring #XMPP project start reading here:
wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summe…

#GSoC #chat #messaging #jabber #standards #opensource #interoperability #rtc #specifications

#XMPP Community

The #XSF Communication Team announces a new initiative to help evolving the XMPP ecosystem. Join the cross-network workshop series!

xmpp.org/2026/01/chat-of-the-f…

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #xeps #standards #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging

Monal 6.4.17 (Build 1072, PR #1541) released.

- Removed christmas special again
- Added Estonian and Telugu translations
- Fixed random black video feed on video calls
- Make it harder for spammers to mention everybody: ignore mentions if more than 5 participants are mentioned per message
- Properly display Visitor role in Channels
- Add "Request Voice" button to contact details of moderated Channels

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

After my assembly #39c3 talk on the topic, here’s a more in-depth analysis on the #security of data and metadata in #XMPP : blog.mathieui.net/xmpp-and-met…

I’m sure I missed a lot of things, but since the only reference on the topic is the - now defunct - infosec handbook website with the "admin in the middle" article, I guess that could be useful to somebody.

#XMPP #Extensions and #Specifications ( #XEP )

Read about the new XMPP Extensions and Specifications changes and updates in December 2025:
xmpp.org/2026/01/the-xmpp-news…

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #xeps #standards #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging

The XMPP Newsletter for December 2025 is out!

Read about the latest updates in the #XMPP universe and our #standards!
xmpp.org/2026/01/the-xmpp-news…

Enjoy reading! ☕

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter

J'en ai eu marre de voir un ami galérer avec un client XMPP sur Mac…

Et bon je suis impulsif·ve vous le savez, donc comme j'adore le client Gajim, bah ça fait 4 semaines que je travaille sur le fait de pouvoir enfin utiliser Gajim sur MacOS, vous avez du le voir passer ici vu mes demandes en décembre :D

Et ça y est on a enfin des .dmg qui marchent bien et que vous pouvez tester en nightly ici :
gajim.org/download/#install-ma…

N'hésitez pas à nous faire vos retours sur le salon de Gajim !

#XMPP #MacOS

Install

Free and fully featured chat app for XMPP

^gajim.org

I’m getting a ton of spam on Mastodon. On the Jabber/XMPP side of things, we are doing a lot behind the scenes to combat it that regular users might not even notice.

I hope the people behind the scenes of Mastodon are working on similar things.

#Jabber #XMPP #Fediverse #Mastodon

Happy Birthday to #InstantMessaging and #RealTimeCommunication with #XMPP!

Emerged from the #Jabber #community in 1999 and originally designed to provide an open and #decentralised alternative to #ICQ and #MSN, XMPP evolved to an independent alternative for todays #chat apps.
#rtc #whatsapp #signal

Announcing Jabboratory, a partner collective of @joinjabber
Jabboratory aims to be for the people who already have an XMPP account and want to help improve XMPP and the Jabber network.

We use the same CoC as JoinJabber and all the same governance documents. All of them being by Vojkruco codeberg.org/Vojkruco/Cooperat… and we are hosted under the Vojkruco umbrella.

Some of the things we do are:
- specifications (called XCSPs in Jabboratory),
- developer help/documentation and implementation collaboration
- improve XMPP/Jabber network socially (safer spaces, blocklists, outreach, organizing events, pushing for a better non-tech culture, etc.)
or anything else that includes improving XMPP and Jabber network as a whole.

We aim for diversity of ideas, include people directly in all aspects of decision making (protocol, implementations, social, etc.) and build a space where people feel safe to talk, ask for help, bring up any kind of ideas and work with others to implement said ideas. By the community for the community with inclusive decision making to serve the people affected.

you are welcome to join our lounge room here -> invite.joinjabber.org/#lounge@…
It is strictly non-tech because we aim for inclusivity, but we do of course have other channels some of them being tech related🙂

We already have some implementations, servers, and XMPP collectives involved (including JoinJabber) and we are all building a better XMPP and Jabber network together 🙂

#xmpp #jabber #xml #SecureMessaging #decentralization #privacy #security #federated #jabboratory

Cooperative_Development_Guidelines

^Codeberg.org

Happy Jabber Day 🎂 🥳

On January 4, 1999, Jabber was first announced to the public¹.

Twenty-seven years later, Jabber—or XMPP, as it became known after standardization through the #IETF—remains the only truly vendor-independent, federated instant messaging platform.

In almost three decades, XMPP has never stopped evolving and remains our best tool for digital independence.

¹: tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?s…

#DigitalIndependenceDay #Jabber #XMPP #DiDit #DigitalSovereignty #DiDay #JabberDay

I think you are 100% correct on your assumption: it won't move the needle at all

But, personally, I fail to see how that's a good reason enough not to follow that path and drastically reduce the amount of metadata as any step on that direction can only bring beneficial results for the whole ecosystem regardless of the impact on the adoption rate.

As a matter of fact, at least 3 of the points you described on your technical details should probably be already implemented.

#XMPP #Jabber

I think #XMPP has a relatively clear and achievable path to drastically reduce the amount of metadata, but I’m increasingly worried that it is not going to move the needle in terms of adoption.

For 99.99% of people, the only relevant feature for an instant messenger is simply 'Are my friends using it?' The other 0.01% are equally divided between people who already use XMPP and don’t mind the metadata, and people who won’t use it anyway.

#Jabber #Conversations_im

I just tagged a new release of slidge-whatsapp, the (objectively best (unbiased opinion)) #XMPP to WhatsApp gateway. It fixes a lot of long-standing issues and starts much faster than the previous releases. Enjoy!

codeberg.org/slidge/slidge-wha…

slidge-whatsapp

Whatsapp/XMPP gateway based on Slidge

^Codeberg.org

DI-Day im #c3d2

Der @c3d2 lädt zu mehr digitaler Unabhängigkeit ein und wir kommen mit vorbei.

Ihr habt Fragen zu freien Messengern wie #Matrix oder #XMPP, #Linux, dem #Fediverse oder anderen #OpenSource-Themen? Dann kommt gern am Sonntag den 4. Januar ab 14:00 Uhr in die Räume des c3d2, Riesaer Str. 32, #Dresden.

#DIDay #DIDayHelpdesk #DIDAySprechstunde

If you use a Mac computer with MacOS 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia) or 26 (Tahoe), you can maybe help me test Gajim (a cool XMPP client) for MacOS!

You can follow instructions on this page and then tell me if it's working (or not):
lithio.fr/gajim/

For now I can only build a x86_64 (Intel) dmg.

Boost can help understanding if a version built on MacOS 14 also work on MacOS 15 and 26 :D

Thanks for your help!

#MacOS #XMPP

We've enabled SASL2 and XEP-0474: SASL SCRAM Downgrade Protection on XMPP.is via github.com/unredacted/xmpp.is/…

This solves one of the most important issues mentioned in our blog post unredacted.org/blog/2023/11/wh…

#XMPP #Security #TLS

What we're doing in response to the jabber.ru MITM attack - Unredacted

As you may have heard, jabber.ru, a popular XMPP service discovered a sophisticated MITM attack against their service that may have lasted for up to 6 months.

^{admin (Unredacted)}

for the #xmpp fans 😁

#39c3

#XSF Announcement

We are considering to participate the #Google Summer of Code 2026!

If you are interested as a contributor or mentoring #XMPP project start reading here: wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summe…

#GSoC #ccc #chat #messaging #jabber #standards #opensource #interoperability #operators #rtc

Reminder: You better hurry!

@monocles and #Conversations_im are available for free on your Android device since Dec 24th and until the 31st on Google Play!

Get your friends and family and don’t miss out on the opportunity to install and onboard them in one (or both) of the most featureful #XMPP clients on Android!

Set them free from invasive, data harvesting, centralized IM communications networks!

#RunJBR #Privacy #Security #Decentralization #PrivacyIsAHumanRight #DigitalSovereignty #Jabber

#XMPP Community

The XMPP assembly at #39C3 in the space is inside the Critical #Decentralization Cluster #habitat.

Come by and have a chat on federated chat

#Chaos #Communication #Congress #Hamburg #ccc #chat #messaging #jabber #standards #opensource #interoperability #operators #rtc

What's the current state of XMPP and OpenID Connect? My web search returned that ejabberd is still considering if and how to implement and Prosody has experimental alpha-stage support via a module. I couldn't find anything conclusive in regards to XMPP clients. What's with Gajim(?) and Conversations? Or other clients? Are there any web clients supporting OIDC?

#jabber #xmpp #oidc #openidconnect

When Big Tech clouds fail, are censored, or collude with the (US) government, which would you choose for private messaging?

#privacy #security #decentralization #securemessaging #matrix #xmpp #simplex #deltachat #signal #poll #polls #askfedi

• Matrix (10%, 8 votes)
• XMPP/Jabber (24%, 18 votes)
• SimpleX (2%, 2 votes)
• DeltaChat (62%, 47 votes)

#39C3 Day 2 at XMPP / GNU Boot / Replicant assemblies 😀 (we share the tables!)

#xmpp #gnu #gnuboot #replicant #39C3

#XMPP Community

Find XMPP assembly at #39C3 in the space is inside the Critical #Decentralization Cluster #habitat.

Yes, there are stickers 📌

#Chaos #Communication #Congress #Hamburg #ccc #chat #messaging #jabber #standards #opensource #interoperability #operators

The #XMPP assembly at #39C3 is live!
Come find us in the Critical Decentralization Cluster in the corner of hall H!

We also have a phone reachable at 45816.

Same with Signal. I can't write anything remotely viral on #XMPP without some self proclaimed security expert stepping up to explain to me how much better Signal is.

I'm afraid that's just how the Fediverse works.

And since you seem to be advocating primarily for Signal you get to experience the XMPP fan boys and I get to enjoy the 'security experts'.