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Profanity

Developer(s)	James Booth, Michael Vetter
Initial release	August 2012
Stable release	0.14.0  / 3 August 2023
Repository	github.com/profanity-im/profanity
Written in	C
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android (via Termux)
Type	Instant messaging client
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website	profanity-im.github.io

Profanity is a text mode instant messaging interface that supports the XMPP protocol. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows (via Cygwin or WSL), FreeBSD, and Android (via Termux).

Packages are available in the Debian, Ubuntu and Arch Linux distributions.

Features include multi-user chat, desktop notifications, Off The Record and OMEMO message encryption.

References

1. "Release 0.14.0". 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. "XMPP | XMPP Clients".
3. "Debian -- Details of package profanity in buster".
4. "Ubuntu – Error".
5. "Arch Linux - profanity 1:0.11.1-2 (X86_64)".
6. "Off-the-Record Messaging".
7. Sjogelid, Stefan (2015-01-27). Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Second Edition. Packt Publishing. ISBN 9781784391386.
8. "Release 0.7.0 · profanity-im/Profanity". GitHub.

External links

• Official website
• Linux Format Issue 164 Hotpicks

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