Syphon aims to be built on the foundations of privacy, branding, and user experience in an effort to pull others away from proprietary chat platforms to the matrix protocol.
Syphon is still in an open alpha stage of development and is not considered ready for everyday use.
Syphon is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Chat with Matrix
- End to end encrypted using Olm/Megolm encryption library provided by Matrix, your chats are privately sent and stored.
- No analytics. Metadata normally sent using the Matrix network is minimized.
- No proprietary third party services
- iOS will have APNS support, but will be made clear to the user all data is AES-256 encrypted at rest.
- All indicators of presence are opt-in only (typing indicators, read receipts, etc).
- Customize themes and colors throughout the app.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, and Windows.
Website: syphon.org
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Taylor
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Syphon is written in Dart. Learn Dart with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
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| FluffyChat | Multi-platform Matrix client with a simple and clean user interface |
| Quaternion | Qt5-based IM client |
| Commet | Feature rich experience while maintaining a simple interface |
| Moment | Fancy, customizable, keyboard-operable Matrix chat client |
| SchildiChat | Matrix client / Element Web/Desktop fork |
| Hydrogen | Minimal Matrix chat client |
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| Chats | Messaging application for mobile and desktop |
| Quadrix | Minimal, simple, multi-platform chat client |
| Spectral | Glossy native client designed with simplicity in mind |
| Mirage | Fancy, customizable, keyboard-operable Matrix chat client |
| kazv | Convergent Matrix client and secure messaging app |
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