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DinoX · Illustrated user guide
DinoX 2.3.2 · Updated 24 October 2026 · Set up step by step and use DinoX every day.
DinoX connects you with other people over XMPP: exchange messages, pictures and files, talk and make video calls. You need an XMPP account.
An XMPP address (JID) such as bob@dinox.im looks like email, but here it identifies a chat account. It does not automatically include an email inbox. Bob and Anna are examples; use your own address.
Where would you like to start?
- Install the right package
- Add a person and open the chat
- Find saved groups and server rooms
- Set up notifications and sounds
- When something does not work
The guide contains 55 topics. Choose a section below. Each topic gives the menu path, specific steps and related topics. Select a picture to enlarge it; expand the light-view section for light screenshots.
01 · Getting started
- Meet DinoX
- Install the right package
- Understand the two passwords
- Choose or create an account
- Sign in to an existing account
- Create an account with a provider
- Find your way around the main window
02 · Contacts & chats
- Add a person and open the chat
- Find an address in a server directory
- What does a contact request mean?
- Send your first message with OMEMO
- Work with messages
- Organise, mute and remove contacts
- Show online, away or busy
- Find saved groups and server rooms
- Search public groups across servers
- Join or create a group
- Manage and leave groups
- Invite someone to XMPP with a link
- Share files, pictures and recordings
- Use emoji and stickers
03 · Encryption & protection
- The lock and the three message modes
- OMEMO: inspect devices and verify keys
- Set up OpenPGP and use it with a contact
- Login protection (MITM): understand status and choices
- DNSSEC, DANE and the server certificate
- Tor, bridges and your own SOCKS5 proxy
- Back up and recover an OpenPGP key on the server
04 · Audio & video
- Prepare microphone, speakers and camera
- Call someone and answer a call
- Group calls and inviting another person
- Use video effects and turn them off
- Record a voice message
- Record a video message
- Play voice and video messages
05 · Feeds
- What is a feed, and which route do I need?
- Read a web feed and share an article
- Automatically post new web articles to a chat
- Subscribe to another person’s XMPP feed
- Publish your own posts: who can read them?
06 · Accounts & settings
- Accounts, profile and availability
- Advanced sign-in: server and proxy
- Appearance, language and notifications
- Set up notifications and sounds
- Are my accounts connected?
07 · Data & backups
- Back up data and move to another computer
- History, server archive and retention
- Clean up storage, change the password and reset data
08 · Bots & automation
- Botmother, AI assistant and Telegram
- MQTT: read device values and send commands
- MQTT subscriptions, presets, alerts and bridges
- Server administration: requires permissions
09 · Help & terminology
- Keyboard shortcuts, updates and application information
- When something does not work
- Terms without assumed knowledge
Downloads and help
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DinoX 2.3.2 · 24.10.2026