AstraChat Review

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Review of AstraChat powered by the Slant community.

SpecsUpdate

PlatformsWindows , Linux , Mac , Android , iOS

Hosting optionsHosted & self-hosted

MediaYes

VoIPYes

Service integrationsWindows , Linux , Mac , Android , iOS

GroupsYes

LocationsharingYes

Message historyYes

LockableYes

EmoticonsYes, including Sticker from 3rd party such as Gboard

Website www.astrachat.com

GIFYes, support 3rd party such as Gboard

Off the Record MessagingOptional

Voice messageYes

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Pros

Pro
Direct connect

Pro
Secure

Messages are received from clients using secured (TLS or SSL) XMPP (jabber) protocol.

Pro
Network efficient

AstraChat is tuned to make very efficient use of the network connection and processor so you can be confident that it will use very little of your battery or data allowance.

Pro
Supports a lot of protocol

RFC-3920:Core
RFC-3921:Instant Messaging and Presence
XEP-0012 Last Activity
XEP-0016 Privact lists
XEP-0054 VCARD-temp
XEP-0085 Chat State Notifications
XEP-0153 vCard-Based Avatars
XEP-0172 User Nickname
XEP-0184 Message delivery receipts
XEP-0191 Blocking commands
XEP-0198 Stream Management
XEP-0199 XMPP Ping
XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP
XEP-0136: Message Archiving
XEP-0045: Multi-User Chat

Cons

Con
No OTR service

Off-the-Record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations. Astrachat doesn't include this protocol, that it is often included in other XMPP services.