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Monal for Mac

XMPP chat client.

Free
In English
4.8
Based on 8 user rates

Monal overview

There has never been a better time to get into XMPP, a free public chat network no one controls or owns. Monal is a fast and user friendly way to use XMPP. Just download the app, login or register and you are ready to chat in minutes. It looks and works the way other apps do, so there is no need to "learn XMPP" or even care what it is.

Notable features:
  • Open Source
  • No Ads! Strong focus on privacy. Does not phone home and does not have "metrics" software beyond anonymous crash reporting (crashlytics). Does not read any personal information.
  • With a direct connection to your server, your password and all other info is never sent to a third party.
  • OMEMO encrypted chat
  • Will work with corporate XMPP servers that require VPN
  • MUC multi user chat
  • Standard XMPP Jingle VOIP

What’s new in version 6.4.0

  • Implement channel management
  • Rewrite of complete group/channel management UI
  • Implement group/channel destroy button
  • Fix crash on message retraction
  • Fix bug in Message Displayed Synchronization handling (XEP-0490)
  • Implement optional DNSSEC validation
  • Restructure settings menu to be more accessible and resemble the
  • structure of the new Conversations' settings menu
  • Fix sharing files using share sheet
  • Fix initial scroll position when opening a chat
  • Add new setting to enable/disable in-app display of webpages in Safari
  • Make more parts of the UI translatable (accessibility labels, section headings etc.)
  • Implement SVG support for received images and displaying avatars
  • Fix typos in english strings
  • Update license texts to include all used libraries
  • Open websites linked in settings inline (but allow to open them in the
  • default browser, too)
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Monal for Mac

Free
In English
Version 6.4.0
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4.8

(7 Reviews of Monal)

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  • User Ratings

ykmv
ykmv
Jun 20 2024
6.2.0
4.0
Jun 20 2024
4.0
Version: 6.2.0
and we're at 6.4.0
mitchglue
mitchglue
Apr 14 2024
6.1.1
0.0
Apr 14 2024
0.0
Version: 6.1.1
6.2.0 is available in MacAppStore
carb
carb
Dec 9 2023
6.0
5.0
Dec 9 2023
5.0
Version: 6.0
6.0.1 is out in the MacAppStore: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1499227291
mo dape
mo dape
Nov 1 2023
5.4.4
5.0
Nov 1 2023
5.0
Version: 5.4.4
version 6 is out. Can the listing be updated? https://monal-im.org/post/00008-monal-6.0-released/
Tom25
Tom25
Oct 15 2020
2.4.1
0.0
Oct 15 2020
0.0
Version: 2.4.1
Hi, where to download older versions for Sierras or Mohave ? The version available on App Store runs under Catalina only.
ykmv
ykmv
Jun 20 2024
6.2.0
4.0
Jun 20 2024
4.0
Version: 6.2.0
ozkb
ozkb
Mar 31 2024
6.1.1
5.0
Mar 31 2024
5.0
Version: 6.1.1
ThomasMiller
ThomasMiller
Mar 19 2024
6.1.1
5.0
Mar 19 2024
5.0
Version: 6.1.1
carb
carb
Dec 6 2023
6.0
5.0
Dec 6 2023
5.0
Version: 6.0
mo dape
mo dape
Nov 1 2023
5.4.4
5.0
Nov 1 2023
5.0
Version: 5.4.4
fallenflower
fallenflower
Sep 21 2023
5.4.4
4.0
Sep 21 2023
4.0
Version: 5.4.4
cdiz
cdiz
Feb 14 2019
5.0
Feb 14 2019
5.0
Version: null
hifz
hifz
Feb 4 2019
5.0
Feb 4 2019
5.0
Version: null