259
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Element is launching the world’s first communications platform based on the upcoming Matrix 2.0 release. The result is blazing performance which outperforms the mainstream alternatives - across a decentralised system that enables self-hosting and end-to-end encryption - as well as open standard interoperability to revolutionise real time communication between large organisations.

Built on Matrix 2.0, Element X now rivals the performance of centralised consumer messaging apps, empowering organisations to address the shadow IT issues caused by consumer-grade messaging apps in the workplace.

The new Element communications solution consists:

  • Element X, our next-gen app with an array of new features
  • Element Call fully integrated into Element X, for native Matrix-encrypted voice and video
  • Element Server Suite, our backend hosting solution for powerful admin control and Matrix 2.0 performance
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

But my question is about the user experience and UI. I can run a docker script, but I care about the thing I can see and interact with.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The user experience is generally worse than Discord, like any federated system compared to centralized platforms.

There is Cinny, a client with an UI similar to Discord. Element X is a great mobile client, and imo far superior to Discord for 1 on 1 chats (to be fair, I really dislike Discord 1 on 1 chat experience, so I'm biased).

Edit: It's worth noting that Element X does not support Spaces yet, which allows for grouping of rooms similar to Discord Server.

this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2024
259 points (98.5% liked)

Open Source

30387 readers
720 users here now

All about open source! Feel free to ask questions, and share news, and interesting stuff!

Useful Links

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon from opensource.org, but we are not affiliated with them.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS