Element VS simplex-chat

Compare Element vs simplex-chat and see what are their differences.

simplex-chat

SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱! (by simplex-chat)
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Element simplex-chat
615 247
10,619 5,285
1.0% 4.4%
9.9 9.9
2 days ago 1 day ago
TypeScript Haskell
Apache License 2.0 GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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Element

Posts with mentions or reviews of Element. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

simplex-chat

Posts with mentions or reviews of simplex-chat. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Element and simplex-chat you can also consider the following projects:

cinny - Yet another matrix client

session-android - A private messenger for Android.

Screenshare-with-audio-on-Discord-with-Linux - A repo trying to gather all info regarding proper screensharing on Discord with Desktop Audio for linux users

nostr - a truly censorship-resistant alternative to Twitter that has a chance of working

schildichat-desktop - Matrix client / Element Web/Desktop fork

Signal-Android - Fork from a private messenger for Android with extra options added: full backup and (partial, ony text) xml backup of messages. Restore can happen at any time, not only after a fresh install. Import SMS database. Import of (unencrypted) WhatsApp databases. Removed apk expire. Choose between passphrase protection and the Android screenlock. Choice for the backup location (internal or removable storage on Android < 11 (on 11 and higher this is already possible)). Set the maptype in the place picker. Option to treat view-once media as normal media. Option to ignore remote deletion. Choose between FCM or websocket notification delivery.

Tox - The future of online communications.

termpair - View and control terminals from your browser with end-to-end encryption 🔒

Mattermost - Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..

Signal-Server - Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS

Jitsi Meet - Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.

Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.