Element Alternatives

Element is described as 'A secure collaboration app with end-to-end encryption and interoperability across web, desktop, and mobile. Includes chat, voice, and video calls' and is a leading instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Element for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Windows, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Element alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Element are Telegram, Matrix, Discord and Pidgin.

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Element alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Group Chat Apps or Video Calling Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Element.
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  1. imo icon
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    Imo is a free, simple,secure and faster international video call & instant messaging app.

    126 imo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
     
  2. Neochat icon
     10 likes

    NeoChat is a client for Matrix, the decentralized communication protocol for instant messaging. It is a fork of Spectral, using KDE frameworks, most notably Kirigami, KConfig and KI18n.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
     
  3. Twist icon
     17 likes

    Twist is a team communication service that emphasizes conversation organization and work relevance. It does so in a way that promotes asynchronous communication for more thoughtful discourse.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Sphinx Chat icon
     5 likes

    Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  5. Mesh.im icon
     25 likes

    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Struct icon
     6 likes

    Real-time chat platform structured with threads, custom feeds, project tagging, and AI moderation. Provides privacy controls, instant file and code sharing, multiple viewing modes, moderator tools, light/dark modes, and unifies collaboration for organizations and communities.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Slack
     
  7. Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  8. Gitter icon
     39 likes

    Unlimited public or private chat rooms with full search, GitHub-based authentication, file and code sharing, flexible integrations with popular developer tools, admin controls, guest access, multi-platform support, data export, and ad-free collaboration spaces.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Vector encompasses the ideals of freedom through free and open-source technology, using a "Privacy by Principle" approach. This means that privacy is not a feature or add-on, but the core foundation that Vector is built upon, which is granted and accessible to everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Kaidan icon
     4 likes

    Kaidan is a simple, user-friendly Jabber/XMPP client providing a modern user interface using Kirigami and QtQuick. The back-end of Kaidan is written in C++ using the QXmpp XMPP client library and Qt 5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Flathub
     
  11. Cyph icon
     12 likes

    Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. ChitChatter icon
     4 likes

    Chitchatter is a free (as in both price and freedom) communication tool. Designed to be the simplest way to connect with others privately and securely, it is:

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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