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 Signal, Telegram, TeamSpeak and Zulip.

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Discord alternatives are mainly Group Chat Apps, but if you're looking for Instant Messengers or Video Calling Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online, iPhone, Chrome OS, Open Source, Self-Hosted, Screen Sharing and Self-Hosted + Open Source. 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. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
     
  2. Root icon
     2 likes

    Facilitates community collaboration through voice, video, and text chat, integrated docs and tasks, configurable channels, roles, and permissions, seamless mobile and desktop access, rapid message reactions, file sharing, and notification controls for groups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. VoxShare icon
     1 like

    VoxShare is a simple Python-based push-to-talk multicast voice chat application with a sleek modern GUI built using CustomTkinter.

    47 VoxShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. dirc icon
     7 likes

    Dirc is a peer-to-peer web application which uses WebRTC to set up connections between chat participants without requiring a back-end server. The static files can be self-hosted. Other features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Osmium icon
     5 likes

    A globally distributed messaging and voice/video platform built for communities that value speed, privacy, and reliability.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Rust
     
  6. Webrowse icon
     3 likes

    Webrowse helps your team easily collaborate via a shared browsing window during your online meetings. Webrowse is based in chrome, and so regardless of the meeting platform you use, you and your team can easily collaborate inside Chrome.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Hyalus icon
     Like

    It's a messaging app.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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