Sable is a Matrix client focused on usability, customisation and quality-of-life features. It is forked from Cinny and is available as a web app and a native Linux desktop application.
Sable offers a polished interface for communicating across Matrix rooms, spaces and direct messages. It includes extensive support for rich messaging, account management, calls and visual customisation. Users can connect to existing Matrix homeservers or deploy their own Sable instance using the supplied container image.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Communicate through Matrix rooms, spaces and direct messages.
- Support for end-to-end encrypted rooms and device verification.
- Sign in with passwords, single sign-on or native OIDC authentication.
- Switch between multiple Matrix accounts.
- Send replies, edits, reactions, stickers, GIFs, polls and attachments.
- Bookmark messages using Matrix account data.
- Search messages and users, including users by nickname.
- Make voice and video calls with configurable permissions, ringtones and ringbacks.
- Browse images and galleries with copying and downloading controls.
- Customise the interface with layouts, themes and downloadable CSS themes.
- Use keyboard shortcuts for common messaging and navigation actions.
- Optimised sliding sync for faster startup and reduced background data use.
- Available as a hosted web app and a native Linux desktop application.
- Self-host using a prebuilt container image or static web deployment.
- Automatic updates for desktop installations.
Website: github.com/SableClient/Sable
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Developer: SableClient
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Sable is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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