What software do you wish that existed? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Bobbys@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 years ago

A good Discord alternative, with all its main features like voice, text, and screen sharing, federated, and self-hosted.

[-] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 14 points 2 years ago

I don't know if matrix checks all of these boxes yet... but a discord contender built on matrix would be a dream.

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Matrix will never replace discord, because implementing gifs took them like 10 years so far and it's still not even a concept. And imagine discord like experience without gifs. Impossible.

Which is sad, because Matrix is otherwise absolutely great! It's just not focused on casual users at all.

[-] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

And imagine discord like experience without gifs. Impossible.

Sounds like heaven to me

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

For some people indeed. But general audience, majority of discord users, see it as "ah, it's the ripoff without gifs".

[-] Matriks404@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I have never sent a gif on discord, and people who did are maniacs. There are better formats than ancient .gifs.

[-] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Well, majority of people discord is focused on do use them. That is how it is. When Matrix offer something meaningless (for them) like e2ee or federation in exchange for not having gifs and being "too complicated to set up", you'll never get this people to use it. It just makes no sense for them.

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago

Maybe?

https://itsfoss.com/revolt/

[-] Bobbys@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it's getting there but not quite yet. And it still doesn't have screen share, as far as I know.

[-] Zellith@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd love the ability to have channels directly link to Web pages

[-] olmium@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Like an iFrame?

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