Categories / Communication - Custom Communication Systems
Element
Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android.
Self-hosted alternative to
Discord, FaceTime, Google Chat, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Signal, Skype, Slack, TeamSpeak, Telegram, Webex, WhatsApp, Zoom
- Website
- https://element.io
- Source code
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-web
- GitHub stars
- 13,635
- Repository activity
- 30 October 2026
- Latest release
- v1.12.33, 27 October 2026
- Health
- Active From the repository record in this build
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Platforms
- Nodejs
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