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 Best XMPP & Matrix Clients!!!

Matrix,

A lot of people use Element,
And there's a new ElementX being rolled out for Matrix 2.0 that has speed benefits.

But my personal favorite is FluffyChat, which allows for multiple accounts at once and has less sync issues with encryption keys on VMs.

Another decent choice is Nheko which has a slick interface.

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With XMPP it depends a lot on your OS.

If you’re using Linux,
Then Dino. But Gajim is a 2nd option.
Gajim audio calls work for Linux only, and NOT on Windows.

If you’re using Android,
Monocles has good texting sync with Linux Dino.
But Cheogram is excellent on it’s own.

If you’re using Windows,
Gajim is great for texts, but can’t do audio call for Windows. You have two audio call options:
Option 1) Mov.im in a Web browser, the pro is this is easy. The con is they see your password because it’s in a browser.
Option 2) Unofficial release of Dino for Windows, which I haven’t personally tried and may have problems:
https://github.com/LAGonauta/dino/releases

If you’re using iPhone,
You have two choices
Option 1) Snikket’s iOS app,
https://snikket.org/app/ios/
Option 2) Siskin, which Snikket is based on,
https://siskin.im/

If you’re using Apple/Mac computers,
Your 2 choices are:
Option 1) the same mov.im in a browser as Windows
Option 2) Beagle.im

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