The XMPP Blog

The XSF Communication Team is launching the ‘Chat of the Future Initiative’ to support the XMPP ecosystem through collaborative discussions, development, and improved public communication. This new initiative invites participants from all experience levels to contribute ideas and help steer the XMPP network direction, lead by a user-centric and developer-centric approach. This initiative will consist of interactive collaboration sessions, where feedback and ideas will be collected. The first set of sessions is scheduled from January to May 2026, covering topics like the current state of XMPP. [Read More]

In this issue: Pack your bags and get ready for the XMPP Summit 28, take part on any or all of the three XMPP events on Fosdem 26 and the other two on the RHL26. Learn about Monal IM internals. Last JMP newsletter of the year. Update your clients with Cheogram, Conversations, Gajim, Kaidan, Monal, Monocles and Quicksy! Update your servers: MoongooseIM 6.0.5, Openfire 5.0.3. and Snikket Server - December 2025. XEP’s news - a proposed XEP, two updated, two new ones, a stable XEP and a last call! [Read More]

The XMPP assembly for the Chaos Communication Congress 39C3 has been confirmed! We will have a space inside the Critical Decentralization Cluster habitat this year. Join the related XMPP chatroom. [Read More]

In this issue: XMPP Summit 28 & FOSDEM 2026, Europe’s Decentralized Messaging Survives “Chat Control” Threat, Stop Telling Us XMPP Should Use JSON, Movim Blog - The difference between XMPP and ActivityPub explained through the Blog feature, Introducing Borogove the new Snikket SDK, Best Python XMPP/Jabber Client Libraries - Your Experiences & Top Recommendations. Update your clients with Dino, Gajim, Monal, Monocles, Movim, Prose. Update your servers: Snikket Server - November 2025 release. XEP’s news - a new XEP, a new stable XEP, and four updated! [Read More]

Every year the members of the XSF get together to vote on the current quarter’s new and renewing members. Additionally, elections for both XMPP Council and Board of Directors have been held. This year’s election meeting was held on November 20th, 2025 and the voting results can be found in the XSF Wiki. The 2025/2026 term will be formed by the following members: XMPP Council: Dan Caseley Daniel Gultsch Jérôme Poisson Marvin Wißfeld Stephen Paul Weber Board of Directors:  [Read More]

The XMPP Community is very excited to announce its presence at the coming FOSDEM 2026! Once again, many members of the XMPP community will be attending, and will happily welcome you! Realtime Lounge The XMPP community invites you to the Realtime Lounge, where you can come and meet community members, project developers, see demos and ask all the questions. This year you can find the lounge at the regular place on the K building’s 2nd floor.  [Read More]

In this issue: XSF Open Letter, Interoperable Healthcare Chat and the Dutch NTA 7532, XMPP - an IETF standard protocol for chat with interoperability by design. XSF Membership Q4. XMPP at Hack or Di(y|e) 2025 in Italy. On video: Selfhosting I2P XMPP Server! Ignite Realtime and XMPP Interop Testing on healthcare communication interoperability and the Dutch NTA 7532. ProcessOne on Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Paradox. New NLnet grant. XMPP Providers Overview page gets new functions. E2EE chat that you can control ft. Prosody. Update your clients with Monocles, Prose and Psi+ and your servers with ejabberd 25.10. XEP’s news: three proposed, a new XEP, eight updated and three Last Calls! [Read More]

The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is exited to announce the 28th XMPP Summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium next year - just before FOSDEM 2026. The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the XMPP protocol to attend, and discuss all things XMPP - both in person and remotely! The XMPP Summit The XMPP Summit is a two-day event for the people who write and implement XMPP extensions (XEPs). The event is not a typical conference - aside from small and short lightning talks, there are no long presentations.  [Read More]

Healthcare messaging must be secure, interoperable, and compliant, yet too often relies on closed consumer platforms. In the Netherlands, the forthcoming NTA 7532 specification aims to provide a national framework for secure, auditable communication between healthcare professionals. This open letter explains how the XMPP standard offers a proven foundation for NTA 7532, supporting vendor-independent and interoperable messaging. By engaging with initiatives like NTA 7532, the XSF promotes open, privacy-respecting communication technologies and invites collaboration with Dutch healthcare stakeholders and the global XMPP community. [Read More]

Nicolas Vial will host the Quale sistema alternativo per il vostro cellulare? talk with a workshop that will demonstrate how to install and use XMPP for free from F-DROID, but will also give away free QR codes for Monocles Chat from Google Play. The talk will center around LineageOS, with a strong focus on XMPP as an IM solution.  [Read More]