Discord Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Discord for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Element. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Element or Mumble. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Discord and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Discord are Stoat Chat, Telegram, TeamSpeak and Zulip.

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Discord alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Video Calling Apps or Instant Messengers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online, iPhone, Open Source, Self-Hosted, Chrome OS, EU and Screen Sharing. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Discord.
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  1. Jam icon
     7 likes

    Drop-in audio rooms for meetings, mini conferences, podcasts.

    187 Jam alternatives

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    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. Nerimity icon
     10 likes

    Nerimity is an open-source, community-first chat platform built to deliver an elegant, powerful, and feature-rich experience.

    27 Nerimity alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. TeaSpeak icon
     4 likes

    TeaSpeak is a free to use client and server software for VoIP communication. It is the ideal deal software for everyone who is annoyed about limits and restrictions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. AirSend icon
     53 likes

    AirSend is a simple collaboration space for professionals and small teams that brings all your conversations, files, notes, and to-do lists into one place so that you can get work done faster and easier.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Wey icon
     4 likes

    Fast open source Slack desktop app, written in Node.js with native UI powered by the Yue library.

    115 Wey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Secure self-hosted platform unites private and group messaging, voice and video meetings, meeting recording, file transfer, issue tracking, screen sharing, remote control, and flexible permissions for on-premises collaboration in both corporate and personal use cases.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Ziggs icon
     7 likes

    Smoothly Share Content Between Devices!.

    116 Ziggs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Comments about Ziggs as an Alternative to Discord
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    I like about Ziggs.io that you don't have to register and much faster than any other platforms since they don't store the messages.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Ziggs is Free and ProprietaryDiscord is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. 0xchat icon
     4 likes

    0xchat is a secure chat app built on the Nostr protocol. It prioritizes security, featuring private key login, encrypted private chats and contacts, encrypted group chats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • BSD
     
  9. Nertivia is an chat client that allows you to chat to anyone across the world. There are a lot of features that don't require you to pay at all such as, gif profile pictures, free custom emojis and more coming soon!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. 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.

    243 Conduit Chat Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  11. Quebic icon
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    Quebic is the best way to communicate over text, voice, and video. On our platform, users own their data, and we will not sell your information to third parties.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  12. Camus icon
     3 likes

    Peer-to-peer group video chat using WebRTC. Audio and video streaming, desktop sharing, and text chat.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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