Communication

Element

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A federated, end-to-end encrypted chat client built on Matrix. Run on the public network, your own server, or a corporate one — same client either way.

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What you get

Open source

Anyone can read, modify, and redistribute the code.

Free software (FSF-approved)

Open source under a license the Free Software Foundation recognizes, with no use restrictions.

Free version available

There's a meaningful free version you can use indefinitely without paying.

End-to-end encrypted

Your content is locked with a key only you have — even the company can't read it.

You can run your own server

Skip the company's hosting and run the software on your own machine or a server you rent.

Has a developer API

Other software can integrate with it through a documented public interface.

No vendor lock-in

If you ever want to leave, you can take your data and your workflow with you.

Technical detailsexpand

Capability ID

cap:example:element

Maturity

stable

License

AGPL-3.0

Package refs

brew:--cask elementflathub:im.riot.Riot

Maintainer

Not declared

Verification

Unverified

No maintainer declared.

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