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Monal (software)

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Developer(s)
  
Anurodh Pokharel

Written in
  
Cocoa

Available in
  
English

Initial release
  
May 2009 (2009-05)

Operating system
  
iOS, OSX

Type
  
Instant messaging client

Monal is a popular open source instant messaging client for iOS and OSX that supports Google Talk, XMPP and Jingle VOIP.

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History

Originally released as SworIM, combination of the Nepalese word Swor (devnagari स्वर ) meaning voice and IM. with a temporary icon, it was renamed to Monal and given its new icon in early 2010 by Ayush Pokharel. It is named after the Himalayan monal with the intention of adhering to the bird themes of other IM clients such as Adium's duck and Pidgin's pigeon. Along with the new name it adopted the Stockholm theme since the author felt Mac OS X users of Adium would find that familiar.

Protocols

Monal supports the following protocols:

  • XMPP (formerly known as Jabber) including Google Talk, Facebook Messenger, and LiveJournal services
  • XMPP Jingle VOIP

    • References

    Monal (software) Wikipedia
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