Element
Element is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Team Chat category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Slack and Discord. It has 13,614 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 13,614
- Forks
- 2,804
- Open issues
- 3,586
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,188
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.12.32Oct 16, 2026
- Created
- Jul 22, 2015
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 3,188 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases5 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors83 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,188 |
| Latest release | v1.12.32 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 5 |
| Releases, all time | 661 |
| Open issues | 3,586 |
| Open pull requests | 104 |
| Good first issues | 11 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jul 22, 2015 |
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About Element
Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/element-hq/element-web.
Topics
- hacktoberfest
- matrix
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Is Element free and open source?
Yes. Element is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Element with Docker?
Element does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Element?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Element include Rocket.Chat, Novu and Mattermost. Element itself is a self-hosted alternative to Slack and Discord.
Is Element actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Element was on Oct 23, 2026 with 3,188 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.12.32, published Oct 16, 2026. It had 3,586 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.