Chat & meetings

Alternatives to Discord

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Project	Stars	7-day gain	Language	License	Maintenance
element-web	13,633	—	TypeScript	AGPL-3.0	✅ Recently maintained
discussions	2,320	—	—	Review requiredReview license scope and restrictions	⚠ No recent updates

element-web

element-hq/element-web

A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.

✅ Recently maintained

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Repository verified 2026-11-02 · Official repository & installation

discussions

stoatchat/discussions

Repository for miscellaneous repository management and discussions: https://github.com/revoltchat/revolt/discussions

⚠ No recent updates

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Repository verified 2026-11-02 · Official repository & installation

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