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Everybody seems to know what Element and Matrix are, but I cannot find a concise explanation on the website what they are. Element seems to be some kind of "com
by jansan 2y ago
Everybody seems to know what Element and Matrix are, but I cannot find a concise explanation on the website what they are. Element seems to be some kind of "communications platform", whatever that may be. Can someone please give a brief explanation for us not so cool kids?
- jwrallie 2y agoMatrix is the protocol, Element X is one of many clients for the Matrix protocol.
- walteweiss 2y agoElement is a client, matrix is a protocol, synapse is a mainline backend server. There are other clients (front-ends) and servers available on top of the matrix protocol. Hope that helps.
- preya2k 2y agoMatrix: Protocol (like SMTP/IMAP) Element: The most popular client (like Thunderbird) Element X: Rewrite of Element based on Rust and native UI components Synapse: Most popular Matrix server (like Dovecot) Element Call: Video/Audio conferencing (like Jitsi) Element Server Suite (ESS): Paid SaaS solution that wraps all of the mentioned components into a simple turnkey solution.