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Hi all, I'm looking for some Discord alternatives. All I really need is the ability to do voice calls and screen shares. It can be either via DM or channels, I only need to it be able to speak with a few friends that'd be open to moving over. I've tried Matrix/Element but there doesn't seem to be a screen share function. There's Teamspeak but I don't think that's FOSS nor does it support screen shares as well. Any other options? Basically just voice calls and screen shares is all I need, I couldn't care about channels or servers or whatever other functionalities Discord has put into their app. Thanks!

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[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Matrix with Element can really go fuck off. Matrix on Nheko, or Matrix on Fluffychat are way more enjoyable. I know OP already knows this but Matrix replicates the text and image chats/channels/threads/servers of Discord but doesn't have the same parity for Discord's voice chat and screen sharing.

[-] LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

I'm out of the loop and a novice, what's wrong with it?

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Having Element be the name brand frontend for Matrix is bad, because it feels so... sterile in comparison to every other frontend, which feel fun in the way Discord does.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

There's Cinny if you want something Discord-like.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I like cinny but it doesn't have any calling features whatsoever at the moment

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

right, I kinda neglected that point :/

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you!

[-] AzureRT@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's wrong with Element?

Edit: I just saw your response to someone else with a similar question, myb.

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