# Tangram (open-source chat app)

> Tangram is a free, open-source chat app for Linux. Tangram is a new kind of browser. It is designed to organize and run your Web applications. It has 1,004 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at sonnyp/Tangram.

Tangram is a new kind of browser. It is designed to organize and run your Web applications. Each tab is persistent and independent. You can set multiple tabs with different accounts for the same application.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sonnyp/Tangram |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,004 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Website | https://apps.gnome.org/app/re.sonny.Tangram/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Chat & communication |
| Latest release | v1.4.2 (Apr 23, 2022) |
| Last commit | Sep 25, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub re.sonny.Tangram
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Tangram

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