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.

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.
BeagleIM - Open source client for Apple desktop operating system (macOS)
ChatSecure - Encrypted Messenger for iOS.
Cheogram - Fork of Conversations adding missed calls notifications and other features. (Android)
clix - Command line XMPP client written in Lua.
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.
Gajim - Full featured and easy to use XMPP client (Python GTK3).
JSXC - Modern, open source and available as Owncloud/Nextcloud plugin web client.
Kaidan - Cross-platform XMPP client.
Kaiwa - Modern and apen source Web client for XMPP.
Pidgin - Chat program with support for multiple networks, crossplatform.
Profanity - Console based XMPP, Linux, FreeBSD, OSX, Windows and Android.
Psi - Qt client (Linux, Windows, OSX).
SiskinIM - Open source client for Apple mobile platform (iOS)
sj - simple jabber client
Swift - Elegant, secure, adaptable and intuitive XMPP client.
UWPX - UWP Windows 10 application.
Yaxim - Yet Another XMPP Instant Messenger (Android).
Xabber Android - Android version of Xabber
Xabber Web - Web version of Xabber.
xmppc - CLI XMPP client.

Servers

Astra - Commercial XMPP solution
Ejabberd - Distributed fault-tolerant Jabber server which is mainly written in Erlang.
Jabberd2 - Next generation of the jabberd project, c++.
Metronome - Fork of Prosody server, more complete with a dual license.
Openfire - XMPP server written in Java.
Prosody - Lightweight, open source Jabber server, written in Lua.
Snikket - All-in-one Dockerized easy XMPP solution, including web admin and clients.
Tigase - Highly optimized, modular and flexibe XMPP server.
Vysper - XMPP Modular server from Apache
Xabber - Xabber XMPP Server

Libraries

JaXMPP - Java XMPP client library
Babbler - a young Java XMPP client library based on JAXB.
PyXMPP - Python Jabber/XMPP implementation.
SleekXMPP - Python 2.6+/3.1+ XMPP Library.
Swiften - Cross-platform, and performant C++.
Tigase Swift - Tigase Swift XMPP client library
Verse - XMPP client library written in Lua
xmpp.js - XMPP for JavaScript.
XMPPFramework - XMPP Framework in Objective-C for the Mac and iOS
xmpp-rs - XMPP for Rust.

Bots

commitbot - XMPP bot that notifies MUCs of git repository commits.
hawkbit-bot - XMPP bot written in C++ with Gloox.
issuebot - XMPP bot that notifies MUCs of changes to Issues on a GitHub-Project.
riddim - XMPP bot and bot framework for Lua using Verse.

Tools

omemo-utils - Utilities for OMEMO media sharing.
xmpp-console - Send raw XMPP stanzas and display streams.
xmpp-dns - A CLI tool to check XMPP SRV records.

Advanced Usages

eagle - XMPP Groupware.
go-sendxmpp - A little tool to send messages to an XMPP contact or MUC.
Movim - Distributed social network built on top of XMPP.
Saros - Real-time collaborative editor for eclipse projects.
Biboumi - IRC gateway for XMPP.
Salut à Toi - All-in-one tool to manage instant messaging, (micro)blogging, file sharing, events, forums, tasks management, etc.

Miscellaneous

Buyddcloud - Tools, libraries and services for secure cloud & on-premise user and group messaging.
The Jabber Spam Fighting Manifesto - Federated Server Policies against the spam.
XMPP Compliance - Service checking compliance of the XMPP servers.
XMPP Manifesto for Freedom - Freedom Manifesto, response to above.
XMPP Observatory - Testing the security of the Jabber/XMPP network.
OMEMO - Progress of OMEMO integration in various XMPP clients.
Search MUC Jabber Network - Search Chat Jabberp XMPP Network.

Most robust XMPP providers

XMPP Providers with more than 15 years uptime and with an A security grade. This is awesome, because these servers are mainly hosted by private parties and it not common to keep a system up for more then a decade.

This list was extracted with following command:

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

License

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

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