QXmpp is pretty intuitive and easy to use. It uses Qt extensively; it is the only third party library it depends upon. Users need to have working knowledge of C++ and Qt basics (Signals and Slots and Qt data types). The underlying TCP socket and the XMPP RFCs (RFC3920 and RFC3921) have been encapsulated into classes and functions. Therefore the user would not be bothered with these details. But it is recommended to advanced users to read and enjoy the low level details. WWW: http://code.google.com/p/qxmpp/