Profanity (instant messaging client)

DevelopersJames Booth, Michael Vetter

Initial releaseAugust 2012

Stable release

0.15.1^[1]  / 22 August 2025

Written inC

Profanity
Profanity 0.15.1
Developers	James Booth, Michael Vetter
Initial release	August 2012
Stable release	0.15.1[1]  / 22 August 2025
Written in	C
Operating system	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android (via Termux)
Type	Instant messaging client
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website	profanity-im.github.io
Repository	github.com/profanity-im/profanity

Profanity is an instant messaging TUI (terminal user interface) client that supports the XMPP protocol.^[2] It supports Linux, macOS, Windows (via Cygwin or WSL), FreeBSD, and Android (via Termux).

Packages are available in the Debian,^[3] Ubuntu^[4] and Arch Linux^[5] distributions.

Features include multi-user chat, desktop notifications, Off The Record^[6][7] and OMEMO^[8] message encryption.