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Open Source Alternatives to Discord

8 alternatives50.6k total stars15.9k total forks3 languages
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What is Discord?

Discord is a VoIP, instant messaging, and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities, primarily gamers. It allows users to communicate via voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media sharing in private chats or communities called servers.. There are currently 8 open-source alternatives to Discord, with a combined total of 50.6k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is TypeScript.

Showing 8 open-source alternatives

Zulip
Zulipzulip/zulip

Open-source team chat with topic-based threading that combines the best of email and chat for productive remote work.

25.9k10.2kPython
18 hours ago
Element
Elementvector-im/element-web

A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web and desktop, enabling secure, decentralized communication.

13.4k2.7kTypeScript
17 hours ago
Messenger
Messengerrelatedcode/Messenger

A self-hosted messaging platform for private communication with real-time chat, file sharing, and group conversations.

4.8k1.1k
7 months ago
Swiftcord
SwiftcordSwiftcordApp/Swiftcord

A fully native Discord client for macOS built entirely in Swift, offering a fast and beautiful alternative to the official app.

2.7k99
2 months ago
Rocket.Chat
Rocket.ChatRocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative

A React Native mobile app for the Rocket.Chat open-source team collaboration platform.

2.4k1.5kTypeScript
15 hours ago
Wire
Wirewireapp/wire-desktop

Cross-platform desktop client for Wire, a secure messaging and collaboration platform, built with Electron.

1.1k236TypeScript
14 hours ago
Pychat
Pychatakoidan/pychat

An open-source, self-hostable communication tool with messaging, video calls, and screen sharing for company use.

24472TypeScript
6 months ago
Matrix
Matrixhassio-addons/addon-matrix

A Home Assistant add-on providing a self-hosted Matrix server for secure, decentralized communication.

5412Shell
3 years ago
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