Monocles Chat
Privacy-focused XMPP messenger for Android
Monocles Chat is an Android XMPP messaging client forked from Conversations with an extended feature set and theming options. It supports OMEMO encryption, group chats, and audio and video calls.
Key features
- Android XMPP client
- OMEMO encryption
- Audio and video calls
- Extensive theming
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Written in Java
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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