Monal (software)
Monal is a free and opensource XMPP client software, and application, for both iOS and MacOS.[1] It is among the rare XMPP client software supporting both OMEMO encryption, and Voice/Video communication, on Apple platforms, especially with Beagle, Snikket and Siskin.[2]
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History
Monal is a fork of XMPP client Sword, started in 2002. Its development took off almost two decades later, to renew the xmpp software clients on Apple devices.[3] In 2024, with Whatsapp, Telegram, and Signal, Monal was removed from Chinese AppStore, due to a government request.[4]
Features
Financing
The project is financed by NGI "Next Gen Internet" funds from Netherlands, to promote freedom and opensource-software initiatives for Internet, with EU aids.[7]
Quicksy
In 2024, the Monal team and Quicksy's developers agreed on forking Monal as a Quicksy adaptation for iOS.[8]
References
- ↑ "XMPP". xmpp.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ "NLnet; Monal IM". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ Monal. "About". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ Molitor, Thilo (2024-03-31). "iOS app banned from chinese appstore". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ Akinbi, Alex; Ojie, Ehizojie (2024-10-08). "Forensic analysis of open-source XMPP multi-client social networking apps on iOS devices - ScienceDirect". Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation. 36. doi:10.1016/j.fsidi.2021.301122. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ Monal (2022-03-12). "Install". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ "NLnet; Monal IM". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ↑ "Quicksy". App Store. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
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