Who should use Fractal?

Fractal is a consumer product built for open source communities.

Yes — Fractal is free to use.

Is Fractal still maintained?

Unverified. Fractal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Fractal?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kinetix Messaging by Ppros, EXTRA SAFE, and Teambox.

Fractal is developed by The Fractal Team.

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Fractal

Name: Fractal
Author: The Fractal Team

FlathubTeam chat & messaging

Fractal is a GNOME desktop client for the Matrix messaging protocol, designed for collaboration in large groups. It supports end-to-end encryption, file sharing, multi-account login, and rich message formatting, making it suitable for open source communities and teams.

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Overview

6 features

Fractal sits in PulseGate's Team chat & messaging category. It focuses on enabling secure and efficient group communication and collaboration via the Matrix protocol. Fractal is a consumer product aimed at open source communities. It is available for free. Fractal is available on Linux.

Behind Fractal is The Fractal Team. Key capabilities include matrix protocol support, end-to-end encryption, and rich message formatting.

Matrix protocol support
End-to-end encryption
Rich message formatting
File sharing
Multi-account support
SSO support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Jul · 17:05 UTC
Fractal verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Fractal

What is Fractal?: Fractal focuses on enabling secure and efficient group communication and collaboration via the Matrix protocol. It is catalogued under Team chat & messaging on PulseGate.
Who should use Fractal?: Fractal is a consumer product built for open source communities.
Is Fractal free?: Yes — Fractal is free to use.
What platforms does Fractal run on?: Fractal runs on Linux.
Is Fractal still maintained?: Unverified. Fractal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Fractal?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kinetix Messaging by Ppros, EXTRA SAFE, and Teambox.Kinetix Messaging by Ppros EXTRA SAFE Teambox
Who makes Fractal?: Fractal is developed by The Fractal Team.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 2 Jul 2026
Built for: open source communities
Model: B2C
Solves: Enabling secure and efficient group communication and collaboration via the Matrix protocol.

Registered as

Flathub: org.gnome.Fractal

Developer

The Fractal Team

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 2 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 2 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: fractal-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Fractal

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