| OTR? |
If yes, this client has built in support for Off the Record which provides end-to-end encryption of chat messages and has perfect-forward-secrecy. |
| OMEMO? |
If yes, this client has support for end-to-end encryption that supports multiple clients and offline chats. |
| Jingle? |
If yes, this client can used for voice or video chat. |
| Proxy? |
If yes, this client may connect through a proxy and that the client obeys the proxy settings. |
| TLS? |
If yes, this client support secure connections with the chat provider. |
| Tor? |
If yes, this client can correctly use Tor to circumvent censorship and to access services anonymously. If no, then the client should not be used with Tor. |
| Client |
Supported OS |
OTR? |
OMEMO? |
Jingle? |
Proxy? |
TLS? |
Tor? |
Comments |
| Gajim |
Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open source. Nice cross-platform chat client written in Python. |
| CoyIM |
GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open source. Secure-by-default chat client for Gnome. Has built-in support for Tor, OTR and TLS |
| ChatSecure |
iOS |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open source. A very good chat client for iOS. Native Tor support. |
| Conversations |
Android |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open source. A very good chat client for Android. Supports encrypted group chats! |
| Pidgin |
Windows, GNU/Linux |
Yes |
No |
Yes (Linux) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Open source. Stable with many features. Make sure to use most the current version! |
| Client |
Supported OS |
OTR? |
OMEMO? |
Jingle? |
Proxy? |
TLS? |
Tor? |
Comments |
| Adium |
macOS |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
Open source. Lack of updates cause for security concern. DNS and URL hovering information leaks. |
| Empathy |
GNU/Linux |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (GNOME) |
Yes (GNOME) |
? |
Open source. Stable and easy to use. |
| Jitsi |
macOS, Windows, GNU/Linux |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
Yes |
? |
Open source. Written in Java. |
| Pandion |
Windows |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Open source. Nice stable windows jabber client. |
| Psi |
macOS, Windows, GNU/Linux |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Open source. Stable native application. |
| Spark |
macOS, Windows, GNU/Linux |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Open source. Written in Java. |
| iChat |
Mac |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Apple’s built-in chat application has limited Jabber support. |
| Beem |
Android |
No |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Open source. Stable native android app. Does not support group chats. |
| Miranda |
Windows |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Open source. Stable client with many plugins. |