JabJab
📡
Offline Support
Browse and read your full message history with no connection. Messages queue and send the moment you're back online.
✦ Open Source
🔒 OMEMO Encrypted
The Messenger
That Respects You
Privacy-first XMPP messaging with stickers, stories, microblogging, and modern features you'll actually love — no data harvesting, no ads, ever.
100%
Open Source
OMEMO
Encryption
Zero
Data Collected
🎭 Stickers
Express Yourself
Express Yourself
with Stickers
Send rich sticker packs — the same expressive messaging you love in Telegram and Signal, built right into JabJab. Download community packs or create your own.
- Growing library of free sticker packs to explore
- Create and share custom packs with your community
- Static WebP stickers — animated support coming soon
- Stickers stay private — never sent to third parties
📸 Stories
Share Your
Share Your
Moments
Post ephemeral photo and video stories that disappear after 24 hours. Share up to 14 uploads with your contacts — no algorithm, no noise.
- Stories vanish automatically after 24 hours
- Share photos and videos — up to 14 uploads
- No engagement metrics, no algorithm pressure
📝 Microblog
Your Public
Your Public
Microblog
Post public updates hosted on our server at blog.xmpp.tel. Your followers see your feed chronologically — no algorithm, no noise, no surveillance.
- All posts are public — true open publishing
- Chronological feed — no engagement farming
- Hosted at blog.xmpp.tel — always available
- Federated: readable by any XMPP client that supports PubSub
🎨 Themes
Make It
Make It
Yours
Pick from seven beautiful dark and light themes. A custom color editor is coming to the web app — JabJab will look exactly the way you want it to.
- Seven built-in themes including light and dark variants
- Custom color editor via web app — coming soon
- Bubble shapes and font size adjustable
🔒 Privacy
Privacy
Privacy
by Default
JabJab and xmpp.tel collect nothing beyond what's needed to run the service. No phone number required. All traffic is TLS-encrypted. Hosted in Iceland, paid with cryptocurrency — your identity stays yours.
- Optional OMEMO end-to-end encryption (Signal protocol) — enable per chat
- All traffic encrypted with TLS — even without OMEMO
- Audio/video calls encrypted with DTLS
- PIN or biometric app lock — duress PIN coming soon
- Hosted in Iceland · paid with crypto · zero personal data at the host
- Open source — auditable at git.xmpp.tel
💨 Ephemeral Messages
Messages That
Messages That
Disappear
Send messages with a self-destruct timer — they vanish after being read or after a set time. Combined with message retraction, you stay in full control of what you share.
- Set a timer — messages auto-delete after being read
- Retract any sent message, even after delivery
- Powered by XEP-0466 — open standard, not a proprietary lock-in
- Ephemeral file uploads are also deleted from the server when the timer expires
⚠️ Self-destruct requires the other client to support XEP-0466. Works with JabJab, Monocles, and Gajim.
Everything Else
Built for Everyday Use
JabJab doesn't cut corners on the small things that add up to a great app.
⚡
Faster Sync
MAM (Message Archive Management) lets JabJab catch up your message history in seconds, even after weeks offline.
📎
File Sharing
Send photos, videos, documents, and voice messages. Files are hosted on our server for 30 days before automatic deletion — no third-party CDN.
🔔
Smart Notifications
Per-conversation notification controls, do-not-disturb schedules, and mention alerts that don't wake you for every group ping.
👥
Group Chats
MUC (Multi-User Chat) rooms with admin controls, member lists, and persistent history. Compatible with any XMPP server.
🌐
Federated
Talk to anyone on any XMPP server. JabJab, Conversations, Gajim — all in one app, no walled garden.
📦
Migrate Easily
Coming from Conversations? Create a backup in Conversations (Settings → Backup) and restore it in JabJab — your account, contacts, and history transfer instantly.
🌍
Message Translator
Built-in message translation lets you read and reply in any language — like Telegram's translator, but without the surveillance.
🔄
Built-in Updater
JabJab checks for updates in the background and lets you install the latest version in one tap — no app store required.
💨
Ephemeral Messages
Send self-destructing messages with a timer, and retract any sent message — even after delivery. Full control over what you share.
Protocol Support
Built on Open Standards
JabJab implements all XMPP extensions from Conversations — plus new ones that power our exclusive features. NEW = added in JabJab
XEP-0027
OpenPGP
XEP-0030
Service Discovery
XEP-0045
Multi-User Chat
XEP-0048
Bookmarks
XEP-0084
User Avatar
XEP-0115
Entity Capabilities
XEP-0163
Personal Eventing
XEP-0166
Jingle
XEP-0184
Delivery Receipts
XEP-0191
Blocking Command
XEP-0198
Stream Management
XEP-0234
Jingle File Transfer
XEP-0237
Roster Versioning
XEP-0245
/me Command
XEP-0249
MUC Invitations
XEP-0260
SOCKS5 Transport
XEP-0261
IBB Transport
XEP-0280
Message Carbons
XEP-0313
Message Archive
XEP-0333
Chat Markers
XEP-0352
Client State
XEP-0060
Publish-Subscribe
NEW
XEP-0363
HTTP File Upload
NEW
XEP-0385
Inline Media Sharing
NEW
XEP-0449
Sticker Packs
NEW
XEP-0466
Ephemeral Messages
NEW
XEP-0277
Microblogging
NEW
XEP-0472
Pubsub Social Feed
NEW
Questions
Straight Answers
No marketing fluff. Just the facts about JabJab.
What is XMPP?
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is an open standard for real-time messaging that's been around since 1999. Because it's federated — like email — you can message anyone on any XMPP server using a JabberID (e.g. you@yourserver.com). No single company controls it, and no single company can shut it down.
Is JabJab really private?
It depends on how you use it. All traffic between your device and the server is always encrypted with TLS — nobody can sniff your messages in transit. For true end-to-end encryption (where even the server can't read your messages), enable OMEMO per conversation. OMEMO is not on by default, but it takes one tap to activate.
Can I import my contacts?
Your XMPP roster lives on whichever server you sign up with. Register at xmpp.tel and your contacts are ready immediately. If you're coming from Conversations, create a backup in Settings → Backup and restore it in JabJab — your account, contacts, and message history transfer in seconds.
Which servers work with JabJab?
Any XMPP server works for basic messaging. For the full JabJab experience — stickers, stories, and microblogging — we recommend xmpp.tel, our own server with a 100% XMPP compliance score. It's free to register.
Is JabJab open source?
Yes, completely. JabJab is a fork of Conversations, released under the GPLv3 license. Our source code is hosted at git.xmpp.tel. Audit it, compile it yourself, or submit pull requests.
How do I get sticker packs?
Open Settings → Attachment → Explore Stickers in JabJab, or visit stickers.xmpp.tel to browse, create, and share packs. Tap any pack to preview and install it in one tap. You can also create your own and share a link — anyone can install it instantly.