Open Source
This comes straight from Element X’s own GitHub page — it’s free. Need help installing? →
What it looks like
About this app
Element X is the current Matrix messenger from Element. Matrix is an open chat network: anyone can run a server, and people on different servers still message each other normally. You get private one-to-one chats, private and public rooms, video calls, emoji reactions, replies, polls and pinned messages.
It is a complete rewrite of the older Element app, built on the Matrix Rust SDK, which makes starting up and syncing your rooms noticeably quicker. You choose where your account lives — the big free server at matrix.org, a smaller community one, or your own — and you can talk to friends using FluffyChat, Cinny and other Matrix apps.
It is a separate app from the older Element Classic rather than an update to it, though the Element team now points new users here. Needs Android 7 or newer.
From the app’s home page
- See the codeHow it’s made — every line is public
- WebsiteThe app’s own home page
- Questions & commentsTalk with the people who make it
- Report a problemTell the makers something is broken
- All versionsOlder downloads and what changed
- LicenseThe rules for using and sharing it
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