Software · Internet & communication

Chats

Messaging application for mobile and desktop.

Completely free
Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub
Publisher: The Chatty Team
Latest version: 0.8.9 (28 February 2026)
Latest activity: 20 June 2026
Source code: gitlab.gnome.org/World/Chatty

Overview

Chats is a messaging program, available on Linux.

Services and protocols mentioned: XMPP and Matrix.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Messaging application for mobile and desktop” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Chats is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Chats is a simple to use to messaging app for 1:1 communication and small groups supporting SMS, MMS, XMPP and Matrix.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 7 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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