Anyone know of a Matrix client that supports sound sharing?
Or at least a method on adding sound to the screen share for the window you’re focused on?
I feel like it would be an easier sell to someone to ditch Discord if that functionality could be preserved. Haven’t found it myself.
You could use jitsi meet. Kinda similar to zoom though imo
So does anyone know a proper alternative that doesn’t scare every non-tech person on my server?
I already lost people when we initially moved from a facebook group to discord.
I believe i can self-host a matrix client but no idea how well it will work with people currently having notifications by discord bot on their phone
There’s very little that doesn’t scare non tech people.
According to tech people. 🙃
Sadly, no. I managed to bring a friend on Signal after years, 3 monthes later they asked me if it’s ok if we talk on WhatsApp because it’s too bothersome to use two different apps.
smh my head.
3 [months] later they asked me if it’s ok if we talk on WhatsApp because it’s too bothersome to use two different apps.
Hey, remember in the age of about 9 different messenger protocols, when Pidgin allowed you to message people on the platform they preferred without too much fuss?
The “things we lost in the post-y2k culling of clue and mentorship” box is running out of space.
Pidgin is still around, and you can even use discord with it (no voice, mind you).
I would like to bring the multi-platform client back.
That’s not because it’s scary or people can’t understand how to use it, it’s just bothersome.
Revolt is probably the closest fit https://revolt.chat/
Safe binaries we can validate with signed manifests, or just ISO27002-violating FlatSnappImage spooge?
poor name choice
How is it better then discord?
Well, discording is better than revolting
I heard Element just added screensharing
Element with Matrix.org is getting pretty decent.
It’s still in beta and audio appears to not always work when streaming. Though, there’s recent activity on the related issues, so hopefully it gets out of beta before Discord alienates the regular user.
I tested it a few days ago and besides the audio problem it appears to work very well.
I signed up with Matrix and it was not seamless but maybe a private server would be great and they could go from there (but that feels like a long term commitment to supporting those users). I haven’t really played much with it. Tried getting the folks in my discord server to give it a try but they haven’t and they are tech folks. I would say it’s not ready for normies, but I really wish it was.
I still have it installed on my phone, but I don’t really have anywhere interesting to go. Same with Signal TBH—it’s installed but no one I know uses it. Still waiting on my invite from the Secretary of Defense.
feels like a long term commitment
says the guy who also says
my discord server
as if the two ideas aren’t the same.
If you do it right, too, the private server is $0 in continuing labour.
It already is (and was long before any ads)
