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Matrix clients

Desktop apps

https://matrix.org/clients/

element-desktop

  • Official matrix desktop client

Install:

sudo apt install -y wget apt-transport-https
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.riot.im/debian/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/riot-im-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.riot.im/debian/ default main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/riot-im.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install element-desktop

element-desktop profiles

nheko

https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko

Best client besides element (2021-06)

  • cross-signing, e2e enc.
  • multi-account !!!

Mirage

Fractal

sudo snap install --edge fractal

Issues

Fluffychat

sudo snap install fluffychat

Doesn't start on wayland

alias fluffychat='DISABLE_WAYLAND=1 fluffychat'

Android clients

CLI clients