MessagingElement (Matrix)
Organise a community or team that wants to understand and choose its messaging host.
48 platforms · 7 types of use
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Familiar names, enthusiast communities and open networks. Find your next space to connect.
Messaging
Photo & inspiration
The home of visual expression.
Conversations
People, groups and shared plans.
Video & live
YouTube
Learn, create and see more.
Video & liveTikTok
Ideas brought to life through video.
ProfessionalConnections that move you forward.
ConversationsX
Follow conversations as they happen.
ConversationsThreads
A place for ideas and conversation.
Photo & inspirationSnapchat
Share everyday moments.
Photo & inspirationInspiration, beautifully organised.
CommunitiesA community for every curiosity.
CommunitiesDiscord
Where communities spend time together.
Video & liveTwitch
Live is better together.
Messaging
Keep in touch, simply.
MessagingTelegram
Explore groups and channels.
Open networks
Bluesky
Conversation with more choice.
Open networksMastodon
A network of independent communities.
MessagingMessaging and everyday services.
ConversationsExplore conversations in China.
CommunitiesTumblr
A space for creative cultures.
MessagingSignal
Private conversations come first.
MessagingLINE
Messages, calls and everyday services.
MessagingKakaoTalk
Conversation at the centre of the Kakao ecosystem.
Photo & inspirationBeReal
One daily moment without mandatory staging.
CommunitiesNextdoor
Information and mutual help at neighbourhood scale.
Communities
Medium
Read, write and develop ideas in depth.
CommunitiesQuora
Questions, answers and different points of view.
Photo & inspirationFlickr
Photograph, organise and learn with a community.
Video & liveVimeo
Host, present and review video with control.
CommunitiesMeetup
Turn a shared interest into a local gathering.
CommunitiesSubstack
Publish in depth and build a subscriber relationship.
MessagingViber
Messages, calls and communities in one app.
CommunitiesLetterboxd
Keep a film diary and share discoveries.
Photo & inspirationPixelfed
Share images across a federated network.
Open networksLemmy
Discuss links and topics in federated communities.
Open networksPeerTube
Publish and discover video on federated platforms.
ProfessionalBehance
Show creative projects and find opportunities.
ProfessionalPatreon
Build a support community around creative work.
Communities
Strava
Move together beyond the numbers.
CommunitiesGoodreads
Share reading and find the next book.
CommunitiesSoundCloud
Share sounds and meet their listeners.
Photo & inspirationDeviantArt
Show your art and connect with other creators.
Video & liveDailymotion
Explore and publish video in another ecosystem.
Photo & inspirationVSCO
Create and share a photographic point of view.
ProfessionalGitHub
Collaborate around code and open projects.
ProfessionalResearchGate
Follow research and connect with peers.
CommunitiesBandcamp
Discover music and support artists directly.
CommunitiesStack Overflow
Solve technical problems with precise questions.
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8Photo and inspirationCreate and organise visual ideas4Public conversationsFollow, publish and discuss7MessagingTalk privately or in groups5Video and livePublish, learn and broadcast14CommunitiesDiscuss shared interests4Open networksChoose more of your environment5Professional networkBuild professional relationships