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Roomy is an open-source Discord alternative built on the AT Protocol (ATProto), the same protocol that powers Bluesky, with ActivityPub (the protocol behind Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, and others) planned for the near future. Currently in alpha, it sits somewhere between Matrix and Discord in terms of its practical position in the broader chat ecosystem.

That said, it aims to fill the niche currently dominated by Discord, while remaining a free, fully federated solution for full user freedom and greater privacy. In this article, we'll look at what Roomy is today, what it’s aiming to become, and what it could bring to this space.

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[-] tomenzgg@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, I was working on something like this (with AP; fuck ATProto).

Due to the anxiety and depression, probably won't ever finish; but hey.

this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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