A major release of Draupnir, Synapse Admin becoming Ketesa, and a Call for Proposals for the Matrix Conference.
That and much more happened Last Week In Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2026/04...
2/ This second part of the talk covers
3. On boarding
4. App features
5. Matrix client use (Element)
Alas we're underfunded too - see matrix.org/blog/2026/03.... But if you wanted to do Matrix DMs as a differentiator to raise $ like matrix.org/blog/2026/03... then we could help. No chopping up required.
We did try to partner with you for Matrix E2EE DMs like Solidar - happy to talk again if you're game! :)
Lots of Demos, our first annual report, Matrix spec v1.18 release, MatrixRTC for Trixnity - this and more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2026/03...
"Happy to tell you how you can do it!" @amandine.bsky.social
DMA Vox Populi Podcast Ep. 3 (PREVIEW) www.youtube.com/shorts/QJIie...
🥁 The Matrix.org Foundation has published its first Public Annual Report! 📊
👀 Have a peek into our day-to-day and check out what we’ve been working on in 2025. It also includes a report of our finances and the plan for 2026! Enjoy!
➡️ The blog: matrix.org/blog/2026/03...
Hey all, another Matrix release is here! Matrix 1.18 brings quite a lot into the protocol, including policy servers, invite blocking, other safety improvements, and 16 total MSCs.
Check it out on the blog => matrix.org/blog/2026/03...
💚 Belgium has launched Beam, its nationwide Matrix-based communications platform!
🪧 Digitally sovereign communications need to be adopted sustainably to ensure the success of digital commons.
element.io/blog/governm...
A governance WG meeting, breaking changes upcoming in Draupnir, more polish for the Nexus client...
That and much more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2026/03...
Last day to respond to the Sovereign Tech Agency Survey on Standards Engagement!
Open standards are key to a digitally sovereign future, we need ways to support the contributors and maintainers building them. Time to share your experience with the STA!
➡️ survey.sovereigntechfund.de/999999
Rappler rolled out our matrix protocol chat app in 2023. In 2025, up to 65 news groups joined a shared reality: public chat rooms to strengthen local journalism. Sick of insidious manipulation of Big Tech? Join us! rappler.com/about/specia... via
@rappler.com.web.brid.gy #ReclaimOurRights
Pangea Chat as a new Silver Member, 3 new Project Hydra MSCs and a big Element Call update! This and more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2026/03...
Check out @edouard.paris’s new @matrix.org powered server the atproto community in France @atproto.fr
You can use your atproto account to login.
Inviting by link, splitting the costs of anything from dinner to your whole workation, and speeding up Element X Android - this and more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2026/02...
If it's a protocol suggestion (which "push rules based on time of day" arguably is) then github.com/matrix-org/m... - there doesn't seem to be an issue for this already. github.com/matrix-org/m... is close. Alternatively you could drive it via an implementation, e.g. github.com/element-hq/e...
hey look, a thoughtful and honest communication from @matrix.org on the nuances and challenges of age verification since a bunch of people moved from discord!
matrix.org/blog/2026/02...
We're delighted to welcome the massive influx of users looking for decentralised alternatives to Discord!
Here's what to expect, and some clarity on the growing challenges posed by age verification.
matrix.org/blog/2026/02...
in which the account registration rate on the matrix.org homeserver hockeysticks over the last few hours.
Hm, did something happen over at Discord?
🎤 Missed Amandine Le Pape and Matthew Hodgson’s talk “Matrix state of the Union” at FOSDEM?
🚀 From real-world deployments and recent ecosystem updates, to why the European Commission recommends Matrix, they give a clear snapshot of where Matrix is today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Keu...
For our v1.0 release, @discord.com has pulled the open source version back internally and is running 100% of their production traffic through Osprey while @safety.bsky.app has been running it in production since v0.1. @matrix.org is getting ready for their own Osprey deployment.
il y avait plein de pizzas végétaliennes; désolé si vous ne les avez pas trouvées :(
It's time for the mission report, let's start the YouTube LiveStream!
www.youtube.com/live/U_Ydrcr...
Time is up for our hackathon! Our mighty teams have successfully hacked their way towards the Matrix Caps! We'll start live streaming the results in a few minutes!
www.youtube.com/live/U_Ydrcr...
A drawing of a gizmo that is properly polished, doesn't have dangling cables anymore. The screen reads "v2". Below it there is a progress bar reaching 80%.
A picture of a person proudly standing next to their laptop. Their laptop has a the new client they work on open, The client now supports displaying the room list and intentional mentions. In the background, someone smiles as they work on their own laptop.
QuadRadical ismaking steady progress on Nexus, MatMaul is hooking encrypted search into Element X... the prototypes are polishing up!
A drawing of a gizmo. It has a cable dangling, a glitch on the screen, and a post it note with todos. The screen displays v0.1. The progress bar to the crate has reached 60%.
A picture of two people hacking on their laptops, next to a receipt printer.
We're starting to see the first results of the hackathon! Florian here is building a Rust bot that talks to Christian's receipt printer, and makes it print what they send to a room.
Prototypes are taking form, keep up the good work everyone!
A picture of people eating and drinking, gathered around tables. On the tables there are stacks of pizzas.
Plenty of conversations have been going on during lunch. Some serious, some less, but it's a very light hearted hackathon. Community first!
A drawing of a crate of pizza with Famedly's logo on it
A picture of people gathering around a stack of pizzas and talking.
Not only do we have drinks, Famedly is also graciously sponsoring our lunch. And what better meal than pizzas to get more hacker brain juice?
A picture of a man scanning a Spezi bottle with a barcode scanner
A drawing of fresh drinks next to the Famedly logo
Thanks to our sponsor Famedly, people at the hackathon can get refreshed. We even get to play with a fancy bar code scanner!
