Cinny AlternativesGroup Chat Apps & Instant Messengers like Cinny

Cinny is described as 'A Matrix client where you can enjoy the conversation using simple, elegant and secure interface protected by e2ee with the power of open source' and is a Group Chat app in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cinny for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and Flathub apps. The best Cinny alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Matrix or Fractal. Other great apps like Cinny are SchildiChat, Syphon, nheko and Neochat.

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Cinny alternatives page was last updated Feb 17, 2025
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  1. Element icon

    Element

     720 likes
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    Provides secure collaboration with end-to-end encryption, supporting chat, voice, and video calls. Available on all major platforms, it enables digital sovereignty with a decentralized design and interoperability through bridges to systems like Slack and Teams. Includes enterprise-grade SaaS.

    301 Element alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    Video calls for desktop and mobile

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  Federated
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Encrypted Chat
    6.  Video Calling
    7.  Matrix Protocol
    8.  Voice Chat
    9.  Direct Messaging
    10.  Federation
    11.  Cross-Platform
    12.  Dark Mode

    Element VS Cinny

     

    • Element is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Cinny.

    • Element is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cinny.

    • Element is Free Personal and Open SourceCinny is Free and Open Source
    • Element is Privacy focusedCinny is not according to our users
  2. Matrix icon

    Matrix

     362 likes
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    Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.

    162 Matrix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • WebRTC
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Cloudron
    • Java
    • Perl
    Main Page

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Federation
    4.  Team Collaboration
    5.  Random Video Chat
    6.  Encrypted Chat
    7.  Voice Chat
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Spaces
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Support for @mentions

    Matrix VS Cinny

     
  4. Fractal icon

    Fractal

     15 likes
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    Fractal is a Matrix messaging app for GNOME written in Rust. Its interface is optimized for collaboration in large groups, such as free software projects.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Fractal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Matrix Protocol
    3.  Multiple Account support
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode

    Fractal VS Cinny

     
  5. SchildiChat icon

    SchildiChat

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    SchildiChat is a Matrix client based on Element with a more traditional instant messaging experience.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
    SchildiChat screenshot 1
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    SchildiChat screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Screen Sharing
    4.  Matrix Protocol

    SchildiChat VS Cinny

     
  6. Syphon icon

    Syphon

     7 likes
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    Syphon is privacy focused end-to-end encrypted capable matrix client aiming to feel comfortable and easy to use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.2.14) is from October 2022.

    Syphon Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Matrix Protocol

    Syphon VS Cinny

     
  7. nheko icon

    nheko

     4 likes
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    The motivation behind the project is to provide a native desktop app for Matrix that feels more like a mainstream chat app (Element, Telegram etc) and less like an IRC client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Start

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  VoiP Calls
    7.  Support for @mentions
    8.  Matrix Protocol
    9.  Voice Chat
    10.  QT Based

    nheko VS Cinny

     
  9. Neochat icon

    Neochat

     9 likes
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    NeoChat is a client for Matrix, the decentralized communication protocol for instant messaging. It is a fork of Spectral, using KDE frameworks, most notably Kirigami, KConfig and KI18n.

    23 Neochat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • KDE
    • Matrix.org
    • Flathub
    Neochat screenshot 1

    Neochat Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Private Chat
    3.  Matrix Protocol
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Messages
    9.  File Sending

    Neochat VS Cinny

     
  10. Commet icon

    Commet

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    Commet is a client for Matrix focused on providing a feature rich experience while maintaining a simple interface. The goal is to build a secure, privacy respecting app without compromising on the features you have come to expect from a modern chat client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flatpak
    Commet screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Two-factor Authentication
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Matrix Protocol

    Commet VS Cinny

     
  11. Quaternion icon

    Quaternion

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    Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Quaternion screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Matrix Protocol

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  12. Conduit Chat Server icon

    Conduit Chat Server

     6 likes
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    Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    Conduit Chat Server screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  Support for @mentions
    2.  Rust
    3.  Matrix Protocol

    Conduit Chat Server VS Cinny

     
  13. Nerimity icon

    Nerimity

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    Nerimity is a modern and sleek chat app which includes features like free animated avatars & emojis, creating communities and posts, finding new communities to join, changing your username and tag for free and more!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    Profile Interface

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Screen Sharing
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Cloud Sync

    Nerimity VS Cinny

     
  14. Matrix Commander icon

    Matrix Commander

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    This simple Matrix client written in Python allows you to send and receive messages and files, verify other devices, and interact with your Matrix account or other Matrix users in many ways. You use it from the terminal (CLI) or integrate it into other simple Python programs.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager

    Matrix Commander VS Cinny

     
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