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# Converse
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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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### Converse in overlay mode
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## Converse in fullpage mode
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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.
## 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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- 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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- Single-user and group chats
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- Contacts and groups
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- Multi-user chat rooms [XEP 45 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html )
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- Chatroom bookmarks [XEP 48 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0048.html )
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- Direct invitations to chat rooms [XEP 249 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0249.html )
- vCard support [XEP 54 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0054.html )
- Service discovery [XEP 30 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0030.html )
- In-band registration [XEP 77 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0077.html )
- Roster item exchange [XEP 144 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/tmp/xep-0144-1.1.html )
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- Chat statuses (online, busy, away, offline)
- Custom status messages
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- Typing and state notifications [XEP 85 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0085.html )
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- Desktop notifications
- File sharing / HTTP File Upload [XEP 363 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0363.html )
- Messages appear in all connnected chat clients / Message Carbons [XEP 280 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0280.html )
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- Third person "/me" messages [XEP 245 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0245.html )
- XMPP Ping [XEP 199 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0199.html )
- Server-side archiving of messages [XEP 313 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0313.html )
- Hidden Messages (aka Spoilers) [XEP 382 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0382.html )
- Client state indication [XEP 352 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0352.html )
- Last Message Correction [XEP 308 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0308.html )
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- Off-the-record encryption
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- OMEMO encrypted messaging [XEP 384 ](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html" )
- Supports anonymous logins, see the [anonymous login demo ](https://conversejs.org/demo/anonymous.html ).
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- Translated into 28 languages
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## Integration into other frameworks
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- ** [Prosody ](https://prosody.im/ )**: [mod_conversejs ](https://modules.prosody.im/mod_conversejs.html )
- ** [Openfire ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/index.jsp )**: [inverse.jar ](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/plugins.jsp )
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- ** [Ruby on Rails ](https://rubyonrails.org )**: [conversejs-rails ](https://github.com/mikemarsian/conversejs-rails )
- ** [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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- ** [Patternslib ](http://patternslib.com )**: [patterns.converse ](https://github.com/jcbrand/patterns.converse )
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- ** [Roundcube ](https://roundcube.net )**: [roundcube-converse.js-xmpp-plugin ](https://github.com/devurandom/roundcube-converse.js-xmpp-plugin )
- ** [Wordpress ](https://wordpress.org )**: [ConverseJS ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/conversejs/ )
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- ** [Plone ](https://plone.com )**: [collective.converse ](https://github.com/collective/collective.converse )
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- ** [Alfresco ](https://www.alfresco.com )**: [alfresco-js-chat-share ](https://github.com/keensoft/alfresco-js-chat-share )
- ** [Friendica ](https://friendi.ca )**: [converse ](https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/tree/master/xmpp/converse )
- ** [Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware ](https://tiki.org )**: [built-in optional feature ](https://doc.tiki.org/XMPP )
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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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Open [tests.html ](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/blob/master/tests.html ) in your browser, and the tests will run automatically.
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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 ).
