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[Converse ](https://conversejs.org ) is a web based [XMPP/Jabber ](https://xmpp.org ) chat client.
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You can either use it as a webchat app, or you can integrate it into your own website.
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It's 100% client-side JavaScript, HTML and CSS and the only backend required
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is a modern XMPP server.
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Please support this project via [Patreon ](https://www.patreon.com/jcbrand ) or [Liberapay ](https://liberapay.com/jcbrand )
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## Demo
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Converse is hosted and can be used at [https://conversejs.org ](https://conversejs.org ).
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A demo showing anonymous login is available at [https://conversejs.org/demo/anonymous.html ](https://conversejs.org/demo/anonymous.html )
and a demo which shows how you can embed a single chat room into a page is
avialable at [https://conversejs.org/demo/embedded.html ](https://conversejs.org/demo/embedded.html ).
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## Documentation
The developer/integrator documentation can be found at [https://conversejs.org/docs/html ](https://conversejs.org/docs/html ).
You'll probably want to begin with the [quickstart guide ](https://conversejs.org/docs/html/quickstart.html ),
which shows you how to use the CDN (content delivery network) to quickly get a demo up and running.
## Converse modes
### Overlay
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In overlay mode, Converse appears overlayed chats on top of the website.
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### Fullpage
In fullpage mode, Converse behaves like a single-page app that covers the whole browser viewport.
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### Embedded
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In embedded mode, Converse can be embedded into an element in the DOM.
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## Features
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- Available as overlayed chat boxes or as a fullscreen application. See [inverse.chat ](https://inverse.chat ) for the fullscreen version.
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- Custom status messages
- Desktop notifications
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- A [plugin architecture ](https://conversejs.org/docs/html/plugin_development.html ) based on [pluggable.js ](https://conversejs.github.io/pluggable.js/ )
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- Chat statuses (online, busy, away, offline)
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- Anonymous logins, see the [anonymous login demo ](https://conversejs.org/demo/anonymous.html )
- Translated into over 30 languages
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### Supported XMPP Extensions
- [RFC-7395 ](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7395 ) XMPP Subprotocol support for WebSocket
- [XEP-0004 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0004.html ) Data Forms
- [XEP-0030 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0030.html ) Service discovery
- [XEP-0045 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html ) Multi-user chat rooms
- [XEP-0048 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0048.html ) Bookmarks
- [XEP-0050 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0050.html ) Ad-Hoc Commands
- [XEP-0054 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0054.html ) VCard-temp
- [XEP-0059 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0059.html ) Result Set Management
- [XEP-0060 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html ) Publish-Subscribe (limited support)
- [XEP-0066 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0066.html ) Out of Band Data
- [XEP-0077 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0077.html ) In-band registration
- [XEP-0085 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0085.html ) Chat State Notifications
- [XEP-0124 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html ) Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP (BOSH)
- [XEP-0144 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0144.html ) Roster item exchange
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- [XEP-0156 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0156.html ) Discovering Alternative XMPP Connection Methods
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- [XEP-0163 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0163.html ) Personal Eventing Protocol (limited support)
- [XEP-0184 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html ) Message Receipt
- [XEP-0198 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0198.html ) Stream Management
- [XEP-0199 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0199.html ) XMPP Ping
- [XEP-0203 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0203.html ) Delayed Delivery
- [XEP-0206 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0206.html ) XMPP Over BOSH
- [XEP-0245 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0245.html ) The /me Command
- [XEP-0249 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0249.html ) Direct MUC Invitations
- [XEP-0280 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0280.html ) Message Carbons
- [XEP-0297 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0297.html ) Stanza Forwarding (limited support)
- [XEP-0308 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0308.html ) Last Message Correction
- [XEP-0313 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0313.html ) Message Archive Management
- [XEP-0317 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0317.html ) Hats (limited support)
- [XEP-0333 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0333.html ) Chat Markers (limited support)
- [XEP-0352 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0352.html ) Client State Indication
- [XEP-0357 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0357.html ) Push Notifications
- [XEP-0359 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0359.html ) Unique and Stable Stanza IDs
- [XEP-0363 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0363.html ) HTTP File Upload
- [XEP-0372 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0372.html ) References
- [XEP-0382 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0382.html ) Spoiler messages
- [XEP-0384 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html ) OMEMO Encryption
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- [XEP-0393 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0393.html ) Message styling
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- [XEP-0422 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0422.html ) Message Fastening (limited support)
- [XEP-0424 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0424.html ) Message Retractions
- [XEP-0425 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0425.html ) Message Moderation
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## Integration into other servers and frameworks
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- ** [Alfresco ](https://www.alfresco.com )**: [alfresco-js-chat-share ](https://github.com/keensoft/alfresco-js-chat-share )
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- ** [Django ](https://www.djangoproject.com )**: [django-conversejs ](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/django-conversejs ) or [django-xmpp ](https://github.com/fpytloun/django-xmpp )
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- ** [Elgg ](https://elgg.org )**: [plugin ](https://elgg.org/plugins/2997196 )
- ** [Friendica ](https://friendi.ca )**: [converse ](https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/tree/master/xmpp/converse )
- ** [Openfire ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/index.jsp )**: [inverse.jar ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/plugins.jsp )
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- ** [Patternslib ](http://patternslib.com )**: [patterns.converse ](https://github.com/jcbrand/patterns.converse )
- ** [Plone ](https://plone.com )**: [collective.converse ](https://github.com/collective/collective.converse )
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- ** [Prosody ](https://prosody.im/ )**: [mod_conversejs ](https://modules.prosody.im/mod_conversejs.html )
- ** [Pàdé ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/pade/index.jsp )**: [Pàdé ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/pade/index.jsp )
- ** [Roundcube ](https://roundcube.net )**: [roundcube-converse.js-xmpp-plugin ](https://github.com/devurandom/roundcube-converse.js-xmpp-plugin )
- ** [Ruby on Rails ](https://rubyonrails.org )**: [conversejs-rails ](https://github.com/mikemarsian/conversejs-rails )
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- ** [Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware ](https://tiki.org )**: [built-in optional feature ](https://doc.tiki.org/XMPP )
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- ** [Wordpress ](https://wordpress.org )**: [ConverseJS ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/conversejs/ )
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## Tests
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We use behavior-driven tests written with [jasmine.js ](https://jasmine.github.io/ ).
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Run `make check` to execute all the tests.
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## Licence
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`Converse.js` is released under the [Mozilla Public License (MPL) ](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/index.txt ).
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## Attribution
Emoji images are courtesy of [Twemoji ](https://emojitwo.github.io/ ).
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## Support
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Issues can be logged on the [Github issue tracker ](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/issues ).
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## Donations
A heartfelt thanks for everyone who has supported this project over the years.
Many people have contributed testing, bugfixes, features and corrections.
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We accept donations via [Patreon ](https://www.patreon.com/jcbrand ) and [Liberapay ](https://liberapay.com/jcbrand ).
