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Just Started Using Revolt (Discord Alternative) (revolt.chat)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So far I really like it, anyone else using it? I'm really considering setting up the discord bridge and just using revolt

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want the ability to send images, files and emojis. Last time I checked it couldn't do that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I will be honest, I haven't came around to using XMPP myself yet, but I am pretty sure you are able to do all of those things, at least with the help of extensions. Here's the XMPP standards that are currently stable or experimental:

Files/Images:

XEP-0363: HTTP File Upload [Stable]
XEP-0446: File metadata element [Experimental]
XEP-0447: Stateless file sharing [Experimental]
XEP-0448: Encryption for stateless file sharing [Experimental]

Emojis/Stickers:

XEP-0444: Message Reactions [Experimental]
XEP-0449: Stickers [Experimental]

Looking at clients, I see various ones that have at least some of the features you are looking for (especially file and image sharing, I haven't found a client that has explicitly implemented the stickers specification yet, but Movim seems to have them):

I would give it some more time. It seems those features are in development, but this is essentially an alternative to Matrix that is more standardized. It's a widely adopted and integrated protocol, so I don't doubt the features you are looking for will become more fleshed out some day.