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Profanity

Profanity

Profanity is an open source instant messaging client that supports multiple chat protocols including XMPP/Jabber, IRC, Telegram, and Twitter. It provides a lightweight and customizable interface for chatting.
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Profanity: Open Source Instant Messaging Client

Profanity is an open source instant messaging client that supports multiple chat protocols including XMPP/Jabber, IRC, Telegram, and Twitter. It provides a lightweight and customizable interface for chatting.

What is Profanity?

Profanity is a free and open source cross-platform instant messaging client for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Developed in C, it aims to be lightweight, customizable, and easy to use.

Profanity supports multiple popular chat protocols out of the box, including XMPP/Jabber, IRC, Telegram, and Twitter. This allows you to connect all your chat accounts within one application.

Some key features of Profanity include:

  • Minimalist user interface with theming support
  • Plugin architecture for extending functionality
  • End-to-end encryption capabilities
  • Tabbed conversations
  • Message logging
  • Chatroom bookmarks

Profanity is configured via XML files, allowing power users a high degree of control in customizing the client's appearance and functionality without having to edit source code. It can integrate with standard Linux notification systems.

As an actively developed open source project without ads or tracking, Profanity offers a private and versatile instant messaging option for those seeking an alternative to proprietary chat clients.

Profanity Features

Features

  1. XMPP/Jabber support
  2. IRC support
  3. Telegram support
  4. Twitter support
  5. Lightweight and customizable interface
  6. Encryption support
  7. Audio calls
  8. File transfers

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Open source

Supports multiple popular chat protocols

Lightweight and fast

Customizable and themeable interface

Available on multiple platforms

Cons

Limited features compared to some proprietary chat clients

Setup can be tricky for less technical users

Some protocols like Facebook Chat not supported

Audio/video calling support still limited

Official Links

Official Website
https://profanity-im.github.io/

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