Stoat

An open-source group chat app with servers, channels, voice chat and role-based moderation for communities.

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About Stoat

Stoat is a group chat app for friends and communities. It is organised into servers and channels and supports voice chat, file sharing and Markdown. Moderators get a role-based permissions system, moderation tools and bots.

The project is built in Europe and publishes its code. It states that it carries no ads and does not sell user data. Accounts, conversations and settings sync across the desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, the Android and iOS apps, and a web app.

Strengths

  • Servers, channels, voice chat and file sharing in one app
  • Role-based permissions and moderation tools for large communities
  • Apps for desktop, mobile and the web with synced accounts
  • Public source code and no ads

Limitations

  • Requires an account to use
  • Smaller user base than mainstream community chat apps

Details

Pricing
FreeFree to use, with no ads according to the site.
License
Open source, license not stated
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
How it runs
Downloadable app, Web application
Account
Required
Best suited for
Friends and communities that want a server-and-channel chat app without ads
Categories
Messaging
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (PC Gaming); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.

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