FOSS "Decentralised, encrypted chat & collaboration powered by Matrix"

• Matrix is an open-source federated project for instant messages.

• Riot is the official open-source client/app

https://matrix.org/

You can use Matrix/Riot for

• instant messages
• group chat
• voice & video calls.
• conference calling
• file transfers
• bridge with irc Slack, Gitter, IRC, Twitter, SMS and more

Every Matrix server is called a "Synapse".
All the synapses together create one network where you can to talk with everyone else.

It doesn't matter where you create your account choose a source that you trust if you aren't going to host your own server.

If you want a real open source alternative to Discord and such, then give Matrix/Riot a try. I think you'll like it a lot.

• If you have some experience with webservers you can easily install your own Matrix Synapse on your desktop or VPS.

Riot has most of the bells and whistles you would expect from other apps like Discord and Skype.

Riot is available on most popular devices such as : IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows, Linux
For any device not specifically included there is the web version:

Official: https://about.riot.im
My server: https://messenger.odat.xyz/

I'm always online in the Steem chatroom lately https://messenger.odat.xyz/#/room/#steem:matrix.org

Drop by for a chat if you have the time :)

Good luck out there friends. Together we are strong.

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