krille-chan/fluffychat

FluffyChat is an open source, nonprofit and cute [matrix] client written in Flutter. The goal of the app is to create an easy to use instant messenger which is open source and accessible for everyone.

Links:

• 🌐 [[Weblate] Translate FluffyChat into your language](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/fluffychat/)
• 🌍 [[m] Join the community](https://matrix.to/#/#fluffy-space:matrix.org)
• 📰 [[Mastodon] Get updates on social media](https://troet.cafe/@krille)
• 💝 [[Liberapay] Support FluffyChat development](https://de.liberapay.com/KrilleChritzelius)

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Features

• 📩 Send all kinds of messages, images and files
• 🤙 Video calls with Matrix RTC
• 🎙️ Voice messages
• 📍 Location sharing
• 🔔 Push notifications
• 💬 Unlimited private and public group chats
• 📣 Public channels with thousands of participants
• 🛠️ Feature rich group moderation including all matrix features
• 🔍 Discover and join public groups
• 🎨 Material You design
• 😄 Custom emotes and stickers
• 🌌 Spaces
• 🔐 End to end encryption
• 🔒 Encrypted chat backup
• 😀 Emoji verification & cross signing

... and much more.

Installation

Please visit the website for installation instructions:

• https://fluffychat.im

Configuration and Mobile Device Management (MDM)

FluffyChat supports configuration via MDM on Android&iOS (since v2.10.0) and via a config.json file on web. You can see the populated configuration for MDM on Android in this file under /android/app/src/main/res/xml/app_restrictions.xml. An example configuration can be found in the config.sample.json file.

How to build

1. To build FluffyChat you need Flutter and Rust

2. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/krille-chan/fluffychat.git
cd fluffychat

3. Debug on your platform with: flutter run

Web

• Execute once before run or build:

./scripts/prepare-web.sh # To install Vodozemac

• Optionally configure by serving a config.json at the same path as fluffychat.

An example can be found at config.sample.json. All values there are optional. Please only the values, you really need. If you e.g. only want to change the default homeserver, then only modify the defaultHomeserver key.

How to run integration tests

You need to have docker installed locally! Run the preparation script before every test run:

./scripts/prepare_integration_test.sh

Then run all tests with:

flutter test integration_test/mobile_test.dart

Special thanks

• Fabiyamada is a graphics designer and has made the fluffychat logo and the banner. Big thanks for her great designs.
• Also thanks to all translators and testers! With your help, fluffychat is now available in more than 12 languages.
• The Matrix Foundation for making and maintaining the emoji translations used for emoji verification, licensed Apache 2.0
• Special thanks to MTRNord, Sorunome and Advocatux.