Version 0.10.4 of package Jabber has just been released in NonGNU ELPA.
You can now find it in M-x list-packages RET.

Jabber describes itself as:

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  XMPP/Jabber client
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More at https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/jabber.html

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                   JABBER.EL - THE XMPP CLIENT FOR EMACS
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  1 About
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    <https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/jabber.svg>

    `jabber.el' is an [XMPP] client for Emacs.

    See the [xmpp.org page] for the full list of supported XEPs.

    ⁃ [Homepage]

    ⁃ Source:
      ⁃ [Upstream]
      ⁃ [Codeberg] /Mirror/


  [XMPP] <http://xmpp.org>

  [xmpp.org page] <https://xmpp.org/software/jabber-el/>

  [Homepage] <https://thanosapollo.org/projects/jabber/>

  [Upstream] <https://git.thanosapollo.org/emacs-jabber/>

  [Codeberg] <https://codeberg.org/emacs-jabber/emacs-jabber/>


  2 Requirements
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    ⁃ Emacs 29.1 or later, compiled with dynamic module support

## Recent NEWS:

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                               CHANGELOG
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         2026-04-08 2026-04-06 2026-04-04 2026-04-03 2026-04-02


1 [0.10.4]
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1.1 Fixes
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  • OMEMO module install path autodetected for ELPA layout (build no
    longer fails when `lisp/' subdirectory is absent)


1.2 Internal
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  • Silenced native-comp warnings in jabber-message-reply and
    jabber-moderation


2 [0.10.3]
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2.1 Fixes
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  • OMEMO JIT build finds source path in ELPA installs
  • Picomemo fallback clone for ELPA tarballs (submodule not populated)
  • History import no longer stores empty account string
  • Exclude picomemo test/example files from ELPA tarball


2.2 Internal
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  • MAM decoupled from display via hooks
  • Chat backlog loaded from local DB instead of MAM
  • Removed legacy SSL connection method


3 [0.10.2]
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3.1 Fixes
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  • OMEMO module now optional: graceful degradation when native module
    is absent
  • D-Bus notifications guard for Windows: no longer kills alert chain
  • Roster refresh crash with multiple windows
  • OMEMO trust commands guard without native module


4 [0.10.1]
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4.1 New XEP implementations
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  • XEP-0163 Personal Eventing Protocol
  • XEP-0368 SRV Records for XMPP over TLS (Direct TLS)


4.2 Features
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  • Idle time support for Windows
  • Deduplicated JID completion with annotated candidates


4.3 Fixes
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  • PubSub node handler duplicate registration on repeated loads
  • OpenPGP key refetch skipped when key already in local keyring


4.4 Compliance
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  • Achieves Advanced Core compliance (XEP-0479 Compliance Suites 2023)


5 [0.10.0]
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5.1 Breaking changes
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  • Minimum Emacs version raised to 29.1
  • Flat-file message history replaced with SQLite (`jabber-db.el')
  • Many obsolete modules removed (see commit history for full list)


5.2 New XEP implementations
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  • XEP-0060 Publish-Subscribe
  • XEP-0184 Delivery Receipts and XEP-0333 Chat Markers
  • XEP-0191 Blocking Command
  • XEP-0198 Stream Management with resume
  • XEP-0249 Direct MUC Invitations
  • XEP-0280 Message Carbons
  • XEP-0308 Last Message Correction
  • XEP-0313 Message Archive Management
  • XEP-0352 Client State Indication
  • XEP-0373 OpenPGP for XMPP
  • XEP-0384 OMEMO 0.3 encryption (requires native module build)
  • XEP-0393 Message Styling
  • XEP-0402 PEP Native Bookmarks
  • XEP-0410 MUC Self-Ping
  • XEP-0424/0425 Message Retraction and Moderation
  • XEP-0454 OMEMO Media Sharing
  • XEP-0461 Message Replies


5.3 Features
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  • SQLite message storage with full-text search
  • Inline image display and encrypted media (aesgcm://)
  • Typing indicators, delivery receipts, and read markers in chat
    buffers
  • Encryption indicator in header line (OMEMO, OpenPGP, plaintext)
  • Message correction, reply, retraction
  • Stream Management with automatic resume on reconnect
  • Disco-prioritized MUC autojoin (smallest rooms first)
  • Room preservation and self-ping across reconnect
  • MUC notification filtering (`all', `mentions', `nil')
  • OMEMO trust management UI and device management
  • Modernized roster display
  • Unified modeline with activity tracking
  • Auto-reconnect enabled by default


5.4 Security
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  • [CVE-2017-5589]: Message Carbons validates sender JID to prevent
    spoofed carbon copies
  • Receipt handling guards against MAM replay
  • OMEMO trust filtering at encrypt time


[CVE-2017-5589] <https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-5589/>


6 [0.9.0]
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6.1 Enable carbons by default
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  Enable support for XEP-0280 (message carbons) by default.


6.2 Support for reading passwords from netrc/authinfo files
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  Use "machine example.com login username password s3cret port xmpp".


6.3 Provide MUC presence announcement formatting
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  Provide customization to limit, highlight, or deemphasize MUC presence
  announcements.  See the manual for details (info "(jabber) Presence
  announcements").


6.4 Support for roster's groups roll state saving
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  :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: support-rosters-groups-roll-state-saving …  …

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