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A curated list of delightful XMPP related resources.

Awesome XMPP

A curated list of awesome XMPP servers, libraries, software and resources.

XMPP is an open XML technology for real-time communication, which powers a wide range of applications including instant messaging, presence and collaboration.

Contents

• Specifications
• Clients
• Servers
• Libraries
• Advanced Usages
• Miscellaneous
• Most robust XMPP providers

Specifications

• RFC6120 - Core.
• RFC6121 - Instant Messaging and Presence.
• RFC7622 - Address Format.
• XEPs - Extensions to XMPP.

Clients

• Adium - Open source multi-protocol instant messaging client for Mac OS X.
• ChatSecure - Encrypted Messenger for iOS.
• Conversations - Open source XMPP/Jabber client for the Android.
• Converse - Free and open-source XMPP chat client in your browser.
• Coyim - Safe and secure chat client.
• Dino - Modern Jabber/XMPP Client using GTK+/Vala.
• Kaiwa - Modern and apen source Web client for XMPP.
• JSXC - Modern, open source and available as Owncloud/Nextcloud plugin web client.
• Pidgin - Chat program with support for multiple networks, crossplatform.
• Profanity - Console based XMPP, Linux, FreeBSD, OSX, Windows and Android.
• Swift - Elegant, secure, adaptable and intuitive XMPP client.
• Psi - Qt client (Linux, Windows, OSX).
• Gajim - Full featured and easy to use XMPP client (Python GTK3).

Servers

• Ejabberd - Distributed fault-tolerant Jabber server which is mainly written in Erlang.
• Jabberd2 - Next generation of the jabberd project, c++.
• Openfire - XMPP server written in Java.
• Prosody - Lightweight, open source Jabber server, written in Lua.
• Metronome - Fork of Prosody server, more complete with a dual license.
• Tigase - Highly optimized, modular and flexibe XMPP server.

Libraries

• PyXMPP - Python Jabber/XMPP implementation.
• SleekXMPP - Python 2.6+/3.1+ XMPP Library.
• Swiften - Cross-platform, and performant C++.
• xmpp.js - XMPP for JavaScript.

Advanced Usages

• Movim - Distributed social network built on top of XMPP.
• Saros - Real-time collaborative editor for eclipse projects.

Miscellaneous

• Buyddcloud - Tools, libraries and services for secure cloud & on-premise user and group messaging.
• XMPP Compliance - Service checking compliance of the XMPP servers.
• XMPP Observatory - Testing the security of the Jabber/XMPP network.
• The Jabber Spam Fighting Manifesto - Federated Server Policies against the spam.
• XMPP Manifesto for Freedom - Freedom Manifesto, response to above.

Most robust XMPP providers

XMPP Providers with more than 15 years uptime and with an A security grade. Extracted with:

links -dump https://xmpp.net/directory.php |grep -p '200[0-3]' |grep ' A '

• jabber.cz
• jabber.meta.net.nz
• jabberpl.org
• jwchat.org
• njs.netlab.cz

License

To the extent possible under law, Rafal Zawadzki has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.