libstrophe ☆

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Description:
XMPP library for C

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: xmpp jabber chat networking library

Install: brew install libstrophe

About:
Libstrophe is a lightweight, cross-platform C library for handling XMPP (Jabber) communications. It provides a simple API for building clients, bots, and servers, handling the complexities of the XML stream protocol. Its main value proposition is offering a reliable and embeddable solution for real-time messaging without heavy dependencies.

Key Features:

Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Minimal dependencies
Asynchronous, event-driven API
Supports TLS and SASL

Use Cases:

Building XMPP chat clients
Developing chat bots and automation scripts
Creating lightweight XMPP server components

Alternatives:

libpurple – Libpurple is a larger, multi-protocol library, whereas Libstrophe is focused solely on XMPP and is more lightweight.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 10:15am		0	VERSION_BUMP	99c972cd
Sep 29, 2024 10:01pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f961340d