# Converse [![XMPP Chat](https://inverse.chat/badge.svg?room=discuss@conference.conversejs.org)](https://inverse.chat/#converse/room?jid=discuss@conference.conversejs.org) [![Travis](https://api.travis-ci.org/conversejs/converse.js.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/conversejs/converse.js) [![Bountysource bounties](https://img.shields.io/bountysource/team/converse.js/activity.svg?maxAge=2592000)](https://www.bountysource.com/teams/converse.js/issues?tracker_ids=194169) [![Translation status](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/conversejs/-/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/conversejs/?utm_source=widget) [Converse](https://conversejs.org) is a web based [XMPP/Jabber](https://xmpp.org) chat client. You can either use it as a webchat app, or you can integrate it into your own website. It's 100% client-side JavaScript, HTML and CSS and the only backend required is a modern XMPP server. Please support this project via [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jcbrand) or [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/jcbrand) ## Demo Converse is hosted and can be used at [https://conversejs.org](https://conversejs.org). 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). ### Converse in overlay mode ![Screenshot of Converse](https://opkode.com/img/Screen-Shot-2018-09-19-at-19.15.16.png) ## Converse in fullpage mode ![Screenshot of Converse in fullpage mode](https://opkode.com/img/Screen-Shot-2018-09-19-at-19.16.46.png) ## 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 - Available as overlayed chat boxes or as a fullscreen application. See [inverse.chat](https://inverse.chat) for the fullscreen version. - A [plugin architecture](https://conversejs.org/docs/html/plugin_development.html) based on [pluggable.js](https://conversejs.github.io/pluggable.js/) - Single-user and group chats - Contacts and groups - Multi-user chat rooms [XEP 45](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html) - Chatroom bookmarks [XEP 48](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0048.html) - 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) - Chat statuses (online, busy, away, offline) - Custom status messages - Typing and state notifications [XEP 85](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0085.html) - 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) - 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) - 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). - Translated into 28 languages ## Integration into other frameworks - **[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) - **[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) - **[Patternslib](http://patternslib.com)**: [patterns.converse](https://github.com/jcbrand/patterns.converse) - **[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/) - **[Plone](https://plone.com)**: [collective.converse](https://github.com/collective/collective.converse) - **[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) ## Tests We use behavior-driven tests written with [jasmine.js](https://jasmine.github.io/). Open [tests.html](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/blob/master/tests.html) in your browser, and the tests will run automatically. ## Licence `Converse.js` is released under the [Mozilla Public License (MPL)](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/index.txt). ## Attribution Emoji images are courtesy of [Twemoji](https://emojitwo.github.io/). ## Support Issues can be logged on the [Github issue tracker](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/issues). ## Donations A heartfelt thanks for everyone who has supported this project over the years. Many people have contributed testing, bugfixes, features and corrections. We accept donations via [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/jcbrand) and [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/jcbrand).