network/neochat/README.md

0001 # Neochat
0002
0003 Neochat is a client for Matrix, the decentralized communication protocol for instant
0004 messaging. It is a fork of Spectral, using KDE frameworks, most notably Kirigami,
0005 KConfig and KI18n.
0006
0007 ## Get it
0008
0009 There is no stable release for now, but a Flatpak version is available for the nightly
0010 version:
0011
0012 ```
0013 flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
0014 flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists kdeapps --from https://distribute.kde.org/kdeapps.flatpakrepo
0015 flatpak install kdeapps org.kde.neochat
0016 ```
0017
0018 A nigthly build is also available for Android in the [KDE nightly F-Droid repo](https://community.kde.org/Android/FDroid)
0019 and can also directly be downloaded from the [binary factory](https://binary-factory.kde.org/view/Android/job/Neochat_android/).
0020
0021 ![Timeline](https://www.plasma-mobile.org/img/post-2020-10/post-2020-10-neochat-timeline.png)
0022
0023 ## Features
0024
0025 * Sending messages
0026 * Sending files from clipboard and filesystem
0027 * Reply to message (right-click on a message to access menu)
0028 * Start a private chat (but not encrypted)
0029 * Show notifications, for the moment there is only a global switch
0030 to disable it. We plan to implement the configuration part of the
0031 specification soon.
0032 * Autocompletion of usernames in chat
0033 * Emoji picker
0034 * Basic room setting page
0035 * Send and accept invitations
0036 * /rainbow <message> (very important)
0037 * /me <message>
0038
0039 NeoChat is still missing a few features to become a full-featured
0040 Matrix client (most notably encryption support and video chat support).
0041 We welcome contributions in this direction.
0042
0043 ## Contact
0044
0045 You can reach the maintainers at #neochat:kde.org, if you are already on Matrix.
0046 Development happens in http://invent.kde.org/network/neochat (not in GitHub).
0047
0048 ## Acknowledgement
0049
0050 This program utilizes [libQuotient](https://github.com/quotient-im/libQuotient/)
0051 library and some C++ models from [Quaternion](https://github.com/quotient-im/Quaternion/).
0052
0053 This program is a fork of [Spectral](https://gitlab.com/spectral-im/spectral/).
0054
0055 ## License
0056
0057 ![GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gplv3-127x51.png)
0058
0059 This program is licensed under GNU General Public License, Version 3.
0060