There are a bunch of server and even more client implementations. Yes, @element still has a lot of influence, but The @matrix Foundation is doing it's best to get independent and is funded by a really diverse ecosystem.
For example I'm the founder of a company based in #Dresden building on #matrix. Our Open Source client SDK #trixnity is used in the TI-Messenger of every public health insurance company but one - so possibly millions of users. We also have an Open Source client #Tammy. Yes, we still have the problem, that Element is recommended by a lot of people but the same problem applies to a lot of Open Source ecosystems including #xmpp.
I'm pretty sure the ecosystem would survive without Element despite the fact that Element is doing a good job in pushing the ecosystem in the right direction despite the VC.
Du glaubst, du steuerst dein "Leben", dabei bedienst du nur die Hebel einer vorprogrammierten Fahrt. Echte Kontrolle beginnt erst beim Aussteigen. 🚂 „Ein freier Wille in einer Simulation ist wie ein Steuerrad auf einem Schienenzug.“ #Simulation #Matrix

@nycki I too don't like #Discord. Would you like to join an #Autism-themed chat room in #Matrix? I created one, nobody in there but me. @autistics
📰 "Improved Kelbg Potentials for $Z>1$ and Application to Carbon Plasmas"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16794 #Physics.Plasm-Ph #Dynamics #Matrix
📰 "Coarse-Grained Geometric Quantum Dynamics in the Tensor Network Representation"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.16913 #Physics.Chem-Ph #Dynamics #Matrix
📰 "From motifs to L\'evy flights: Modeling urban mobility in Bogot\'a's public transport system"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02621 #Cond-Mat.Stat-Mech #Physics.Soc-Ph #Dynamics #Matrix
📰 "State Space Models Naturally Produce Time Cell and Oscillatory Behaviors and Scale to Abstract Cognitive Functions"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13638 #Q-Bio.Nc #Dynamics #Matrix #Cs.Lg #Cell
"Element expects that a Dutch government investment in Matrix peer-to-peer technology could now support this quest. The goal is to develop a version of Element that can operate on a mesh network without requiring an internet server."
#ChiaraCastro, 2025
Ooh, that's exciting! @matrix folks have been working on p2p matrix for a while, but progress has depended on volunteer devs;
#decentralisation #MeshNetworks #matrix #TechFunding #Netherlands
@avoca @LittlePolarBear @terminaltilt @gumnos
I do think Delta Chat has a lot going for it vs. Signal, but given that its desktop client selection isn't any better than signal, I'll wait until there's a few solid alternatives (because bleh, Electron).
#Matrix is a bit more complicated, but there are so many great client options, including just a stinking web app. ;)
`GNU Octave` is amazing! I've been looking for a good Matrix Calculator, and it does the job very well!
I finally have a way of checking my math without relying on random online matrix calculators.

