{
  "slug": "gajim",
  "category": "messengers",
  "name": "Gajim",
  "description": "Desktop XMPP (Jabber) client for Linux, Windows and macOS that works with any standard XMPP server, with group chats, file transfer and optional OMEMO or OpenPGP end-to-end encryption.",
  "website": "https://gajim.org",
  "source": "https://gitlab.com/gajim/gajim",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 69,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Gajim scores 69 out of 100 (grade C) on the messengers criteria. It meets 5 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, no phone number needed and decentralized. It partly meets end-to-end encrypted by default. It does not meet independent audit and metadata protection.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/messengers/gajim/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/messengers/gajim/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.com/gajim/gajim/-/blob/master/COPYING",
      "note": "GPL-3.0, and it works with open-source XMPP servers."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gajim.org/privacy/",
      "note": "No analytics or telemetry; the app only checks gajim.org for updates, and crash reports are sent only with the user's approval."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gajim.org/#donate",
      "note": "Free software with no ads, supported by donations."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "e2ee_default": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted by default",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.com/gajim/gajim/-/blob/master/src/gajim/gtk/preference/account.py",
      "note": "OMEMO and OpenPGP are supported, but the default encryption setting for new chats is unencrypted."
    },
    "no_phone_number": {
      "title": "No phone number needed",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gajim.org/privacy/",
      "note": "Accounts are XMPP addresses on any server; no phone number is needed."
    },
    "metadata_protection": {
      "title": "Metadata protection",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://gajim.org/privacy/",
      "note": "The user's XMPP server sees contacts, group memberships and who talks to whom."
    },
    "decentralized": {
      "title": "Decentralized",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gajim.org/privacy/",
      "note": "XMPP is federated, and Gajim connects to any server the user chooses."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:22.568Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}