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Monal IM
Free instant messenger for iOS·monal.im
Monal is a free instant messenger app for iPhone and iPad that connects directly to XMPP-based IM servers such as Google Talk, Facebook, Cisco WebEx and Openfire, without going through a third-party middle-man server. It supports old-style SSL and startTLS encryption, XMPP MUC group chats, Jingle VOIP calls, and can operate over an iOS VPN to reach corporate servers. The app has no ads or tracking software.
What it's for
Direct XMPP instant messaging without a middle-man serverJoining XMPP MUC group chatsVoice over IP calls via JingleConnecting to corporate XMPP servers over VPNConnecting to Gtalk, Facebook, Cisco WebEx and Openfire accounts
Features 20
- 2-pane iPad view
- Connection over VPN
- Connection without SSL
- Contact presence and status updates
- Direct connection to XMPP servers (no middle-man)
- DNS SRV record discovery
- Emoticons and clickable links
- Full log of past conversations
- Invisible mode and away status
- iTunes file transfer
- Jingle VOIP voice calls
- Join multiple XMPP MUC group chats
- Legacy Authentication (XEP-0078)
- Multitasking in background until app is closed
- Old-style SSL and startTLS encryption support
- Push-style notification of new messages when locked or backgrounded
- Retrieve offline messages
- SASL Plain and SASL Digest-MD5 authentication
- Search for users on server (XEP-0055)
- Self-signed SSL certificate support
Pricing
The app is described as a free instant messenger for iOS with no publicly stated plan structure.