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Poezio

Poezio is a messaging program, available on Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Poezio is a messaging program, available on Linux.

Services and protocols mentioned: XMPP and IRC.

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
  • “Poezio is a free console XMPP client” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Poezio 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
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Poezio is a free console XMPP client (the protocol on which the Jabber IM network is built). Its goal is to let you connect very easily (no account creation needed) to the network and join various chatrooms, immediately. It tries to look like the most famous IRC clients (weechat, irssi, etc). Many commands are identical and you won’t be lost if you already know these clients. Configuration can be made in a configuration file or directly from the client. You’ll find the light, fast, geeky and anonymous spirit of IRC while using a powerful, standard and open protocol. Features Encryption: TLS, OMEMO, always chat with encryption. Chatrooms: Discuss on your favorite topics with your friends or strangers. Carbon copies: Switch devices while staying in the same conversations without losing messages. Plugins: Add the features you want through official or other plugins. Corrections: Fix your last sent messages. Rich text: Send and receive messages with colors and formatting. Chat state notifications: See the writing status of your contacts. Anonymous: Use XMPP without an account.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • 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: 8 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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