Client

A Matrix client is a software program, often a GUI, which implements the Client-Server API specified by the Matrix specification. Messages and events are usually sent using a Matrix client.

GUI Clients

Platform support

Client	PC/desktop				Mobile		Web	Others
	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD	Android	iOS
Element	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android	iOS	Web
Element X					Android	iOS
Beeper	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android	iOS
SchildiChat	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android		Web
SchildiChat Next					Android
BeboConnect	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android	iOS	Web
Matrix Static							Web
Matrix Viewer							Web
Cinny	Windows	macOS	Linux				Web
Xinny							Web
Variance							Web
Nheko	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
Hydrogen							Web
FluffyChat			Linux		Android	iOS	Web
Fractal			Linux
NeoChat	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
QuickMedia			Linux
Thunderbird	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
Quadrix	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android	iOS	Web
Commet	Windows		Linux		Android		Web
Gotktrix			Linux	BSD
Syphon			Linux		Android	iOS
Watch the Matrix								WatchOS
Kazv			Linux
Quaternion	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
Mirage			Linux
Spectral				BSD
SmallTalk					Android
Chooj								KaiOS
Tensor	Windows	macOS	Linux		Android	iOS
Ma's Trix								fx-CG50
Nio						iOS
Ditto					Android	iOS	Web
Neo							Web
Scylla							Web
Continuum		macOS	Linux
Seaglass		macOS

Feature matrix

The table below lists graphical clients with their supported features:

Matrix offers multiple different clients available for matrix, with different clients supporting different features. This page is created to make a comprehensive comparison of these features.

A table of clients with supported features

Client	E2ee	Spaces	Voip 1to1	Voip Jitsi	Threads	Sso	Multi Account	Multi Language
FluffyChat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cinny	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Element X	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Element	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
gomuks	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Thunderbird	Yes	No	No	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Commet	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hydrogen	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nheko	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Quadrix	No	No	No	No		No	No	No
kazv	Yes	No	No	No		No	No	Yes
mnotify	No	No	No	No		No	No	No
SchildiChat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes
Fractal	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
iamb	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
matrix-commander	Yes	No	No	No		Yes	No	No
gotktrix	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Syphon	Yes	No	No	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Quaternion	No	No	No	No		Yes	Yes	No
Watch The Matrix	No	No	No	No		No	No	Yes
NeoChat	Yes	Yes	No	No		Yes	Yes	Yes

This list can change as time passes, as there can be more matrix clients made or discovered.

Feature matrix

Client	Language	Development Cycle	License	E2EE	Voice over IP (VoIP)	Custom Image Reactions	Custom Text Reactions	Sliding Sync	Website	Source Code	Comments
Element	TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin	Stable		Yes		No	No	Only Web and Desktop	https://element.io/	https://github.com/element-hq/	Will be replaced by Element X in the future.
Element X	Swift, Kotlin	Beta		Yes		No	No	Yes	https://element.io/	https://github.com/element-hq/
Beeper									https://www.beeper.com/		Can only be used with Beeper's homeserver.
BeboConnect									https://beboconnect.com/		Based off of Element
SchildiChat	TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin	Stable		Yes		Yes	Yes	No	https://schildi.chat/	https://github.com/SchildiChat/	Fork of Element. Will be replaced by SchildiChat Next.
SchildiChat Next	Kotlin	Beta		Yes				Yes	https://schildi.chat/	https://github.com/SchildiChat/	Fork of Element X
Matrix Static	Go	Abandoned	Apache-2.0						https://view.matrix.org/	https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-static	Deprecated in favor of Matrix Viewer.
Matrix Viewer	JavaScript	Stable	Apache-2.0							https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-viewer
Cinny	TypeScript	Stable	AGPL-3.0	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	https://cinny.in/	https://github.com/cinnyapp/cinny
Xinny	JavaScript	Abandoned	AGPL-3.0	Yes		Yes	No	No		https://github.com/array-in-a-matrix/xinny	Fork of Cinny
Variance	TypeScript		AGPL-3.0	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	https://variance.matdoes.dev/	https://github.com/mat-1/variance/	Fork of Cinny
Nheko	C++	Stable		Yes			Yes	No
Hydrogen				Yes		No	No	No
FluffyChat				Yes				No
Fractal				Yes				No
NeoChat				Yes				No
Quickmedia								No
Thunderbird								No
Quadrix								No
Commet								No
Gotkrix								No
Syphon								No
Watch the Matrix								No
Kazv								No
Quaternion								No
Mirage								No
Spectral								No
SmallTalk								No
Chooj	TypeScript		Mixed	No	Yes			No		https://github.com/farooqkz/chooj
Tensor	C++	Abandoned	GPL-3.0					No		https://github.com/davidar/tensor
Ma's Trix	C	Alpha		No	No	No	No	No
Nio	Swift	Beta	HPL-2.0			No	No	No	https://nio.chat/	https://github.com/niochat/nio	No active development
Ditto	TypeScript	Abandoned	GPL-3.0			No	No	No	https://www.dittochat.org/	https://gitlab.com/ditto-chat/ditto
Neo	JavaScript	Abandoned	AGPL-3.0					No	https://neo.pixie.town/	https://git.pixie.town/neo/neo
Scylla	Elm	Abandoned	MIT					No	https://scylla.danilafe.com/login	https://github.com/DanilaFe/Scylla
Continuum	Kotlin	Abandoned	GPL-3.0					No		https://github.com/koma-im/continuum-desktop
Seaglass	Swift	Abandoned	GPL-3.0					No		https://github.com/neilalexander/seaglass?tab=readme-ov-file

CLI/TUI Clients

Platform support

The table below showcases which CLI and TUI clients are supported on which operating system:

Platform support

Client	PC/desktop				Mobile		Web	Others
	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD	Android	iOS
Mnotify
Gomuks	Windows	macOS	Linux
Iamb	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
Matrix-Commander
Ement.el	Windows	macOS	Linux	BSD
Miitrix								Nintendo 3DS
Miitrix-NX								Nintendo Switch

Feature matrix

The table below lists CLI and TUI clients with their supported features:

Feature matrix

Client	Language	Development Cycle	License	E2EE		Website	Source Code	Comments
Mnotify
Gomuks
Iamb
Matrix-Commander
Ement.el
Miitrix	C++		Apache-2.0				https://github.com/Sorunome/miitrix
Miitrix-NX	C++		Apache-2.0				https://github.com/RoblKyogre/miitrix-nx	Fork of Miitrix