Unlike many alternatives, Element is open source and auditable at every level.

Element allows for fully encrypted text, voice, and video chatting.

Integrates with Jitsi for multi-party video chats.

That's the open communications protocol.

You're not confined within Element's or even Matrix garden, and you don't have to make users of other networks switch to Matrix.

Element's expansive feature set and ease of use make it the perfect open-source alternative to Slack.

Want to watch that flick at YouTube and discuss it at the same time? Have Grafana graphs stacked above your DevOps team chat? Collaboratively edit Google Docs and chat over without switching applications? This is possible with Element.

IRC servers are fully accessible via Element's interface in addition the the multitude of Matrix networks.

An open network for secure, decentralized communication.

Linux Clients available and own matrix-synapse Server possible under Linux.

Either join the thousands of public rooms or create your own community!

Search messages in your current room, or all the rooms you're in. Not subject to a message history limit like Slack.

Code snippets in chats can be highlighted with Markdown.

An easy to activate integration that allows multiple authors to edit a document simultaneously.

Element has a very simple interface, adding the ability for more unexperienced PC-Users to use it.