Fluxer is an instant messaging and VoIP platform designed for friends, groups, and communities. It combines real-time chat, voice and video communication, and community-focused spaces with channels, permissions, and moderation tools.
The software can be self-hosted on your own hardware, and the official clients provide access from the desktop and the browser.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Real-time messaging with typing indicators, reactions, and threaded replies.
- Voice and video calls in communities and direct messages, with screen sharing.
- File sharing, link previews, image and video attachments, and GIF search.
- Communities with text and voice channels organized into categories.
- Granular roles and permissions for managing communities.
- Moderation tools with audit logs, webhooks, and bot support.
- Search message history and use a quick switcher to move between communities and channels.
- Upload custom emojis and stickers for your community.
- Apply custom CSS themes along with compact mode and display options.
- Self-host your own instance and switch between multiple instances.
Website: fluxer.app
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Developer: Fluxer Platform AB
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Fluxer is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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