Cinny
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Matrix client supporting decentralized, secure chats with end-to-end encryption, open-source development, organized navigation for channels and DMs, minimal clutter, adaptive elegant interface, calm visuals, and continuous feature updates for private, modern messaging.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Arch Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
Features
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Recent activities
Zorblock added Cinny as alternative to Aero P2P Chat- anonymous94984834 liked Cinny
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Selfhosting
Selfhosting is where you're hosting your own websites, apps, software, tools, and much more on your own server instead of having to rely on 3rd-party cloud providers such as Hetzner. Taking this approach to hosting gives you more control over your data and how your server or servers are managed.
When you are running multiple things on one or two servers, within your home, it's called a "Homelab" and you're "Homelabbing" at that point.
Running your own server and homelab within your home is great for privacy-conscious individuals such as myself, tech enthusiasts, small businesses, and those seeking more control of their digital life.
The following lists provided here are applications and software I've gotten comfortable with and enjoyed using over the past 3 and a half years since I started homelabbing, it's based on my experience and what fits my criteria. Some well known softwares won't be listed here, as my experience may of not been at best with them.
My criteria is that software is built in the open, respects user privacy and security, should not require a license to operate, and don't contain profanity and other minor things.
I'm also willing to test new software to selfhost, feel free to comment or message me to try out other alternatives.
There are other places to check out as well for those interesting selfhosting, such as Awesome Selfhosted, selfh.st, and other places you can find on the internet.
https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin
https://github.com/veggiemonk/awesome-docker
If you ever need help with selfhosting, you can check out the following communities:
Homelab Community on Fluxer, I personally run
/r/selfhosted (Reddit)
/c/selfhosted (Lemmy / Fediverse)
There's also a wiki you can look into as well.
If you believe an alternative software should be added to this list, please contact me or direct message via my AlternativeTo account. I'm also available on Signal.
This lists gets updated every month at least, check back regularly.
Discord alternative
WIP
in progress: Roomy https://a.weird.one/ (using AtProto)
alpha: Sharkord https://sharkord.com/
ActivityPub protocol?
MLS layer?
Linux Desktop
Also check out:
Email Clients: https://alternativeto.net/lists/40638/email/
Web Browsers: https://alternativeto.net/lists/40637/web-browsers/
Official Links
Install from the command line
flatpak install flathub in.cinny.Cinny
What is Cinny?
Cinny information
Developed by
Ajay Bura Licensing
Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
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Social & Communications, Security & PrivacyGitHub repository
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- 585 Forks
- 360 Open Issues
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Comments and Reviews
When I tested it the first time, the desktop app wasn't up to date and bugged on my screen.
But then I gave it a second try, to the web version this time - and the feeling was just right compared to other Matrix clients and stuff worked nicely.
So it still needs work, but I hope the attention it gets will make the progress on features get quicker. The two big WIP as of February 2026 is voice calls (it's almost done) and the desktop version (switching to Tauri v2 notably).
neat. great for sticker packs
really pretty interface and love the minimalism. but lacks several features and important ones related to account management.
clutter free and good interface
minimal and aesthetic, but honestly slow and buggy. only available for few platforms, desktop app is more buggy than the web version. does not support pinning messages. does not allow pasting images from clipboard, which is really inconvenient.
overall it seems to be still in development, but i love how it looks. really elegant
also no voice call features
This is incredibly underrated. Cinny is quite fast, with a sleek UI, popular, and probably what most people are looking for when they go to Matrix for an alternative to Discord.
agreed but they dont have any voice call feature