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I am looking for an open-source Facebook chat app.

Absolute requirements:

  • Open source
  • Ability to disable GPS permanently (or no GPS feature)
  • Show notifications for new messages
  • Ability to search friends by typing name or part of it (not necessarily the start of name/surname), including offline friends

Very desirable:

  • Reasonably low bandwidth
  • Easy to stop (to save bandwidth when sleeping)
  • Show connection mode of friends (Web, Mobile)
  • Show "frequent friends" first, like on Web interface
  • Intent to send pictures from camera to chat app conversation

I am aware that any XMPP app can cover a part of these requirements, but which app covers the most?

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  • I don't know about the friends search bit, but Conversations is a very nice XMPP client.
    – Turion
    Commented Mar 6, 2015 at 15:38
  • @Turion: Feel free to add it as an answer, thanks! :-)
    – Nicolas Raoul ♦
    Commented Mar 7, 2015 at 7:31
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There are many XMPP clients with such features. One I tried with the Facebook chat is the well-known Pidgin.

I see Gajim can also use a certificate as well as sync contacts. Poezio can also use certificates, no idea about contacts sync.

However, XMPP clients were dropped by Facebook, it seems: right now Pidgin and Empathy can't be used. Does Facebook allow any chat app right now, or is this question superseded?

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  • Pidgin does not satisfy this absolute requirement: "Ability to search friends by typing name or part of it (not necessarily the start of name/surname), including offline friends"
    – Nicolas Raoul ♦
    Commented Oct 6, 2015 at 5:10
  • IIRC it worked last time I tried (I have 2.10.11-2.fc21 currently), but right now I seem to have connection issues with Facebook. Oh! omgubuntu.co.uk/2015/04/…
    – Nemo
    Commented Oct 6, 2015 at 11:46

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