https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers
the month of June 2025.
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XSF Announcements
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xsf-announcements
XSF Membership
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xsf-membership
If you are interested in joining the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member,
[please apply before August 17th, 2025 00:00
UTC](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q3_2025).
XMPP Events https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-events
- [DebConf25](https://debconf25.debconf.org/): The 26th
[Debian](https://www.debian.org/) Conference in Brest, France, from July 14th
to 19th 2025, will feature:
- [Federated instant messaging, 100%
debianized](https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/161-federated-instant-messaging-100-debianized/)
by [Elena Grandi](https://debconf25.debconf.org/users/valhalla/). A short talk
(20 minutes) that will take place at the Grand amphi room on Monday, July 14th
at 18:00 hours.
- [Jabber/XMPP BoF
session](https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/110-jabberxmpp-bof-session/),
hosted by [Martin](https://debconf25.debconf.org/users/debacle/). A BoF (Birds
of a Feather) meeting (45 minutes) that will take place at ‘Room: B03-035’ on
monday July 14th at 14:00 hours.
- [XMPP Italian happy hour](https://video.xmpp-it.net/c/happyhour/videos) [IT]:
monthly Italian XMPP web meeting, every third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM
UTC+2 (online event, with web meeting mode and live streaming).
Videos https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#videos
Comunicación Libre, Segura y Descentralizada: [Taller abierto de
XMPP](https://fediverse.tv/w/43Vj1WDMtXxkQHkHFPsbM6) by
[Gnuxero](https://fediverse.tv/a/gnuxero/video-channels) for the [Club de
Software Libre](https://softlibre.com.ar/). [ES]
XMPP Articles
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-articles
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo
1](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-1.html) by [Jacobo Da Riva
Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo 2 -
OMEMO](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-2-omemo.html) by [Jacobo
Da Riva Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo 3 -
Grupos](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-3-grupos.html) by
[Jacobo Da Riva Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Mensajería segura y abierta mediante CONVERSATIONS
Xmpp](https://alt43.es/mensajeria-segura-y-abierta-mediante-conversations-xmpp/)
on [alt43.es](https://alt43.es/). [ES]
- [Recuperando a soberania e a privacidade da sua comunicação pessoal e
corporativa](https://dev.to/isafashiondev/recuperando-a-soberania-e-a-privacidade-da-sua-comunicacao-pessoal-e-corporativa-id3)
by [Isadora Ribeiro](https://dev.to/isafashiondev). [PT_BR]
- [Mitigating MITMs in XMPP](https://blog.jmp.chat/b/mitigating-mitms-in-xmpp)
by Amolith for the [JMP Blog](https://blog.jmp.chat/).
- [Setting up Slidge Gateway with Openfire for use with Whatsapp, Matrix and
Telegram](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/setting-up-slidge-gateway-with-openfire-for-use-with-whatsapp-matrix-telegram/95656/1)
by surfbum for the [Ignite Realtime
Community](https://www.igniterealtime.org/).
- [Per-application passwords in
Tigase](https://tigase.org/blog/tigase-per-app-credentials/) from the [Tigase
Posts](https://tigase.org/posts/).
- [Join the XMPP-IT Community: Your Help
Matters!](https://www.xmpp-it.net/2025/07/05/roughnecks/collabora-con-noi/) The
XMPP-IT community is launching a call for active collaboration — no need to be
an expert, and it’s not paid work, just shared participation. From translations
to testing software, writing wiki content or contributing code, there’s room
for everyone. [IT]
XMPP Software News
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-software-news
XMPP Clients and Applications
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-clients-and-applications
- [Cheogram](https://cheogram.com/) has released version
[2.17.10-2](https://git.sr.ht/~singpolyma/cheogram-android/refs/2.17.10-2) for
Android.
- [Converse.js](https://conversejs.org/) has released version
[11.0.1](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases/tag/v11.0.1) of its
open-source and web-based XMPP chat client. The desktop version can be
downloaded from
[here](https://github.com/conversejs/converse-desktop/releases). Make sure to
check out the [release
link](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases) for all the details!
- [Gajim](https://gajim.org/) has released version
[2.3.0](https://gajim.org/posts/2025-06-29-gajim-2.3.0-released/) ([2.3.1 and
2.3.2](https://gajim.org/posts/2025-07-02-gajim-2.3.1-2.3.2-released/)) with a
fresh new look featuring
[Adwaita](https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libadwaita/), adding new
features, improvements, quite a few changes and bug fixes. Head over to their
[news section](https://gajim.org/posts/) for more information. And don’t forget
to read the
[changelog](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/-/blob/master/ChangeLog) for all
the details!
- [Libervia](https://libervia.org/) has received [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl/)
funding to ‘Implement serverless (with RELOAD) and reduce metadata exposure’
([Serverless and Metadata Reduction for
XMPP](https://nlnet.nl/project/ServerlessXMPP/)). This project will reduce
metadata exposure and enable decentralized, serverless communication. Work will
focus on end-to-end encryption specs for roster (contact list) information.
These changes will be implemented in the Libervia ecosystem through
[Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) integration, which will help anonymize
connections and reduce IP tracking. A second focus area is advancing serverless
communication by implementing the RELOAD protocol
[XEP-0415](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0415.html) and leveraging end-to-end
authentication via [XEP-0416](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0416.html) and
[XEP-0417](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0417.html). This project will
strengthen XMPP and Libervia’s privacy and availability, enabling their use in
environments where servers may be unavailable or inaccessible.
- [Monocles](https://monocles.eu/) has released versions
[2.0.8](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRelease-v2.0.8),
[2.0.9](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRelease-v2.0.9),
[2.0.10](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRelease-v2.0.10)
and
[2.0.11](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRelease-v2.0.11)
of its chat client for Android, featuring many new functions and fixes.
- [Prose](https://prose.org/) has released versions
[0.10.2](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web/releases/tag/0.10.2) and
[0.11.0](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web/releases/tag/0.11.0) of its
web frontend [prose-web-app](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web).
XMPP Servers
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-servers
- The [Ignite Realtime community](https://www.igniterealtime.org/) is thrilled
to announce the release of the latest versions of their popular open-source
XMPP server. [Openfire
5.0.0](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-5-0-0-a-new-era-of-real-time-communication/95627)
just came out, immediately followed by [Openfire
5.0.1](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-5-0-1-release-our-100th-maybe/95667)
which should be its drop-in replacement. The new releases come packed with a
host of new features, improvements, and bug fixes that enhance its performance,
security, and usability. You can download Openfire 5.0.1 straight from the
[website](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) and read the
[documentation](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/documentation.jsp)
to get started. Don’t forget to check out the
[changelog](https://download.igniterealtime.org/openfire/docs/latest/changelog.html)
for a list of all the changes that have been made!
- [MongooseIM](https://www.erlang-solutions.com/technologies/mongooseim/) has
released version [6.4.0](https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM/releases/tag/6.4.0)
of its Enterprise Instant Messaging Solution. This release brings new features,
changes, various fixes and improvements. For more information, make sure to
check out the
[changelog](https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM/blob/6.4.0/CHANGELOG.md) and the
[documentation](https://esl.github.io/MongooseDocs/6.4.0/).
XMPP Libraries & Tools
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-libraries--tools
- [go-xmpp](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp) versions
[0.2.15](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp/releases/tag/v0.2.15) and
[0.2.16](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp/releases/tag/v0.2.16) have been
released.
-
[peertube-plugin-livechat](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat)
versions
[13.0.0](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/releases/tag/v13.0.0)
and
[14.0.0](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/releases/tag/v14.0.0)
have been released.
Extensions and specifications
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#extensions-and-specifications
The XMPP Standards Foundation develops extensions to XMPP in its [XEP
series](https://xmpp.org/extensions/) in addition to [XMPP
RFCs](https://xmpp.org/rfcs/). Developers and other standards experts from
around the world collaborate on these extensions, developing new specifications
for emerging practices, and refining existing ways of doing things. Proposed by
anybody, the particularly successful ones end up as Final or Active - depending
on their type - while others are carefully archived as Deferred. This life
cycle is described in [XEP-0001](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0001.html),
which contains the formal and canonical definitions for the types, states, and
processes. [Read more about the standards
process](https://xmpp.org/about/standards-process/). Communication around
Standards and Extensions happens in the [Standards Mailing
List](https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/standards.xmpp.org/) ([online
archive](https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/)).
Proposed https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#proposed
The XEP development process starts by writing up an idea and submitting it to
the [XMPP Editor](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/editor-team/). Within two weeks,
the [Council](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/#council)
decides whether to accept this proposal as an Experimental XEP.
- [Data Policy](https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/data_policy.html)
- This document specifies metadata on how an entity handles its data
(encryption, data retention, etc).
- [Data Forms File Input
Element](https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/data-form-file-element.html)
- This specification defines an element which can be used with data forms to
let users upload one or more files.
New https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#new
- No New XEPs this month.
Deferred https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#deferred
If an experimental XEP is not updated for more than twelve months, it will be
moved off Experimental to Deferred. If there is another update, it will put the
XEP back onto Experimental.
- No XEPs deferred this month.
Updated https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#updated
- Version 0.1.4 of [XEP-0284](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0284.html)
(Shared XML Editing)
- Fix the registrar section.
- Format the glossary better.
- Add missing <state/> wrappers in examples.
- Write an XML Schema. (egp)
- Version 0.9.0 of [XEP-0384](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html) (OMEMO
Encryption)
- Device labels must be signed
- Allow empty device list in XML schema
- Reworded security consideration that could be interpreted as forbidding trust
mechanisms like BTBV/TOFU
- Added section about dealing with lack of presence subscription
- Removed reference to omemo-session-healing (th)
- Version 1.0.3 of [XEP-0388](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0388.html)
(Extensible SASL Profile)
- Add missing minOccurs=‘0’ to additional-data in <continue/> in XML schema.
(lnj)
- Version 0.1.1 of [XEP-0485](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0485.html)
(PubSub Server Information)
- Fixed references to XEP identifier. (gdk)
- Version 0.1.1 of [XEP-0498](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0498.html)
(Pubsub File Sharing)
- Fix wrong shortname and add tags. (jp)
Last Call https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#last-call
Last calls are issued once everyone seems satisfied with the current XEP
status. After the
[Council](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/#council) decides
whether the XEP seems ready, the [XMPP
Editor](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/editor-team/) issues a Last Call for
comments. The feedback gathered during the Last Call can help improve the XEP
before returning it to the Council for advancement to Stable.
- No Last Call this month.
Stable https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#stable
- No XEPs moved to Stable this month.
Deprecated https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#deprecated
- No XEPs deprecated this month.
Rejected https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#rejected
- No XEPs rejected this month.
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- English (original): [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- General contributors: Adrien Bourmault (neox), Alexander “PapaTutuWawa”,
Arne, Badri Sunderarajan, Benson Muite, cal0pteryx, emus, Federico, Gonzalo
Raúl Nemmi, Jonas Stein, Kris “poVoq”, Licaon_Kter, Ludovic Bocquet, Mario
Sabatino, melvo, MSavoritias (fae,ve), nicola, Schimon Zachary, Simone
Canaletti, singpolyma, XSF iTeam
- French: [jabberfr.org](https://news.jabberfr.org/category/newsletter/) and
[linuxfr.org](https://linuxfr.org/tags/xmpp/public)
- Translators: Adrien Bourmault (neox), alkino, anubis, Arkem, Benoît Sibaud,
mathieui, nyco, Pierre Jarillon, Ppjet6, Ysabeau
- German: [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Millesimus
- Italian: notes.nicfab.eu
- Translators: nicola
- Portuguese: [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Paulo
- Spanish: [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Gonzalo Raúl Nemmi
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