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session-desktop
Discontinued Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger [DEPRECATED SEE README]
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matrix-docker-ansible-deploy
🐳 Matrix (An open network for secure, decentralized communication) server setup using Ansible and Docker
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Mattermost
Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..
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lbry-sdk
The LBRY SDK for building decentralized, censorship resistant, monetized digital content apps.
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Zulip
Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.
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discussions
Repository for miscellaneous repository management and discussions: https://github.com/revoltchat/revolt/discussions (by stoatchat)
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matrix
Discontinued Proposals for changes to the matrix specification [Moved to: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals]
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NOTE:
The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better Element alternative or higher similarity.
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We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-03-14.
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Step-by-Step: Self-Host Matrix 2.0 with Docker 27 and PostgreSQL 17
You should receive a JSON response listing supported Matrix versions, including 2.0. To test with a client, download Element (https://element.io) and sign in with your domain (@user:matrix.example.com).
- Element Web and matrix.to unavailable for legal reasons
- How to Self-Host Matrix Synapse with Docker Compose
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We Abandoned Matrix: The Dark Truth About User Security and Safety (2024)
thanks for sticking with it and the vote of confidence. totally agreed that Element Web has issues (i'm currently having to run a custom fork to stop it OOMing thanks to https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/27983#issue...); hopefully switching to matrix-rust-sdk will be a huge improvement; https://github.com/element-hq/aurora is already looking promising.
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Here's How to Change GNOME Fractal's Font Size
Fractal is a Matrix chat client, like Element, Cinny, and FluffyChat.
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New element Web and desktop design
"We’ve also removed the duplicative meta-spaces (People, Favourites). Filters are the new foundation — more flexible, more future-proof, and built for growth."
As a heavy Element user for work, I have long hated this in Element X iOS and now I have the pleasure of hating it in Element web. Everyone at my job is mad about the remove of these "duplicative" metaspaces. Here's a GitHub issue about it: https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/30849
I am a UI dev and I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but after using Element for nearly 5 years, it really does feel like the user experience only gets worse over time. It is really sort of amazing.
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Did you read the quarter-million-line license for your Slack app?
An alternative to look into, https://element.io/ using Matrix, especially if encryption is preferred.
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Slack is extorting us with a $195k/yr bill increase
Just self-host Matrix/Synapse with Element https://element.io/, I don't know why more people don't do this.
- Element: The Open-Source Federated System for Secure Messaging, Voice, and Video
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Giving Up on Element and Matrix.org
https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/29028
And several ones opened against synapse, but as it happens a fix was finally merged a day ago: https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/18696
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element-hq/element-web is an open source project licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 which is an OSI approved license.
Element is marked as "self-hosted". This means that it can be used as a standalone application on its own.
The primary programming language of Element is TypeScript.
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