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Dino

Dino is a messaging program, available on Linux: end-to-end encryption, sync across devices, group chats and calls.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Dino is a messaging program, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: end-to-end encryption, sync across devices, group chats and calls.

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
  • “Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “It supports end-to-end encryption with OMEMO and OpenPGP and allows configuring privacy-related features such as read receipts and typing notifications.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Dino fetches history from the server and synchronizes messages with other devices.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “It supports calls, encryption, file transfers, group chats and more.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Dino is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

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
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Dino is a modern open-source chat client for the desktop. It focuses on providing a clean and reliable Jabber/XMPP experience while having your privacy in mind. It supports end-to-end encryption with OMEMO and OpenPGP and allows configuring privacy-related features such as read receipts and typing notifications. Dino fetches history from the server and synchronizes messages with other devices.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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