Fractal
15 likes
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
Features
Fractal News & Activities
Highlights All activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- 3F1 updated Fractal
ralaud added Fractal as alternative to MeshchatX and Reticulum-Go
cel added Fractal as alternative to Fluux Messenger- J Ellis added Fractal as alternative to Continuwuity
- Casper Rivers liked Fractal
Featured in Lists
AI Slopfree Software Catalog
A more optimistic homage to the slopware catalog https://alternativeto.net/lists/44427/slopware/, this list is designed to showcase projects, both FOSS and proprietary, which reject contributions from Generative AI LLM slop machines. The most pessimistic thing about this list is how short it is and how so many commonly used software solutions and websites are not included.
I have to give it up to the following sites for providing references:
https://codeberg.org/brib/slopfree-software-index
https://github.com/melissawm/open-source-ai-contribution-policies
There are a lot more projects on this list which I didn't include because they aren't on AlternativeTo (yet). I'll be adding more entries to this site (and removing those who fold to the AI overlords) on a regular basis. I'm including references, which are all first-hand declarations from the development teams for each entry to ensure items aren't included based on hearsay or conjecture.
Updated 10-2-2026
Linux Desktop
Also check out:
Email Clients: https://alternativeto.net/lists/40638/email/
Web Browsers: https://alternativeto.net/lists/40637/web-browsers/











Comments and Reviews
The best messaging app for Linux!