Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.
Empathy is a free and open source instant messaging client that is designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It supports many popular chat protocols out of the box, including XMPP/Jabber, Facebook Messenger, IRC, Telegram, and more.
Empathy makes use of the Telepathy framework to providecapabilities like audio/video calls, file transfers, and encryption support. It has an intuitive user interface that follows GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.
Some key features of Empathy include:
Empathy aims to be a full featured yet easy to use chat client for GNOME desktops and laptops. Its tight integration with GNOME allows features like chat message archive search and single window mode. While it lacks advanced options of some protocols, it covers the essential chat capabilities for casual and power users.
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