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NeoChat vs Fractal: catalog facts
NeoChat	Fractal
Free Free and open source, developed by the KDE community.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Fits into the KDE Plasma desktop Supports Spaces, polls, stickers and location sharing	Native GTK interface that fits GNOME Written in Rust
No voice or video calls No threads and incomplete end-to-end encryption support	Linux only Needs a Matrix account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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