Product Information
What is Fractal?
Fractal is a GNOME Matrix messaging application written in Rust. Its interface is optimized for collaboration within large groups, such as free software projects.
Highlights:
- Securely find rooms to discuss your favorite topics or chat privately with people, thanks to end-to-end encryption
- Send formatted messages, files, or your current location
- Reply to specific messages, react with emojis, or edit and delete messages
- View images, play audio, and watch videos directly in conversations
- See who has read messages and who is typing
- Log in to multiple accounts at once (supports single sign-on)
How to use Fractal?
Fractal is a GNOME messaging app based on the Matrix protocol, written in Rust, with an interface optimized for large group collaboration. It offers secure end-to-end encrypted communication, supports rich text messages, file sharing, and multimedia playback, designed to enhance efficient communication for teams like free software projects.
Core Functions of Fractal
Privacy-Focused
Encrypted Chat
Matrix protocol
End-to-End Encryption
Multi-Account Support
Decentralized
Usage Scenarios of Fractal
- Collaborate in large groups, such as free software projects.
- Find rooms to discuss topics of interest.
- Engage in private conversations with others.
- Send rich text messages, files, or your current location.
- View images, play audio, and watch videos directly within conversations.
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