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SchildiChat

Element-based Matrix client with extra usability tweaks

Matrix & XMPP Archived ★ 463 stars Easy setup AGPL-3.0

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained matrix & xmpp alternative.

SchildiChat is a fork of Element that adds a unified message bubble layout and other usability improvements. The web version can be self-hosted to connect to any Matrix homeserver.

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Key features

  • Message bubble layout
  • Element compatibility
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Unified chat list

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Shell

Trade-offs

  • Tracks Element upstream
  • Matrix-only

Is SchildiChat secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect SchildiChat's latest release (v1.11.36-sc.3). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2021-44538, published 2021-12-14 (1765 days ago), fixed in 1.6.0, 1.9.7, 15.2.1, 1.9.7-sc1, 3.2.8

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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