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Conversations a XMPP client that beats the alternatives (f-droid.org)

submitted 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am really confused why not more people consider switching to the Conversations XMPP client (or the blabber.im fork).

It has all the features comparable to WhatsAPP/Telegram/Signal/Matrix etc. but is fully libre, e2ee, decentralized and by far the most privacy preserving. And you can easily use a XMPP Desktop client like Gajim or Dino with the same account.

And there are tens of thousands local and non-profit XMPP servers to use and self-hosting a XMPP server for your and your friends & family can be easily done on a RasberryPI from home or really cheap VPS (contrary to Matrix).

There is really no comparable alternative out there, so it is really baffling that it gets recommended so rarely.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (2 children)

The problem I see with Conversations is that it's not as pretty as alternatives (Signal, Telegram, Element...) or other proprietary messaging apps. Normies are not going to be happy with that.

Edit: and I think it doesn't still have (video)call support, although correct me if I'm wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 years ago

It does have audio/video call support.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago

blabber.im, a fork of Conversations, is one of the most slick and beautiful apps I have ever used. Although I agree, FOSS apps are functionally focused instead of aesthetics.

I use Conversations, blabber.im and Dino and am sticking to them.