Monal (software)
Monal is a XMPP messaging client software for MacOS, and application for iOS[1]. It's among the rare XMPP software[2], running on Apple platforms, to support both OMEMO and Jingle protocols[3].
History
[edit]Monal is a fork of SwordIM, a xmpp client for Macos, in 2002. Its renewal has started almost two decades later to make it functional for Apple devices[4].
In 2024, Monal is removed from the Chinese AppStore from Apple, on the request of Chinese authorities, with Telegram, Signal and Whatsapp[5].
Features
[edit]Financial
[edit]The project is partly financed by the NextGen "NGI" investment fund in Netherlands, from European Funds[7].
References
[edit]- ^ "XMPP". xmpp.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Akinbi, Alex; Ojie, Ehizojie (2021-03-01). "Forensic analysis of open-source XMPP multi-client social networking apps on iOS devices". Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation. 36: 301122. doi:10.1016/j.fsidi.2021.301122. ISSN 2666-2817.
- ^ "NLnet; Monal IM". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Monal. "About". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Molitor, Thilo (2024-03-31). "iOS app banned from chinese appstore". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Monal (2022-03-12). "Install". monal-im.org. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "NLnet; Monal IM". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2024-10-08.