Gitter
gitter.im
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Gitter is a chat and networking platform for managing, growing, and connecting communities through messaging, content, and discovery.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Audience
- Gitter describes itself as a platform for communities and showcases use by engineering teams, open-source projects, and conference organizers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Supported platforms
- web,desktop,Android,iOSRead 20 Sep 2026 · gitter.im
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gitter.im
- API
- The documentation says developers can use the Matrix API with Gitter’s homeserver at gitter.ems.host.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Integrations
- The migration announcement points users to bots or bridges such as matrix-hookshot and go-neb for integration and activity feeds.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blog.gitter.im
- Mobile apps
- Gitter recommends Element’s native desktop, Android, and iOS apps, configured to use gitter.im as the homeserver.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Support
- The documentation directs public support questions to the gitter/gitter room and private inquiries to [email protected].Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Channels
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gitter.im
- Encryption
- The homepage describes end-to-end encrypted messaging; the migration announcement says encryption for private rooms must be turned on after access.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- History
- The migration announcement says existing rooms and message history remain available, with historical messages imported into separate Matrix rooms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blog.gitter.im
- Matrix network
- Gitter runs on Matrix, and users can connect a Matrix client to the gitter.im homeserver.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Message formatting
- Gitter supports Markdown and LaTeX message formatting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Notable limit
- The documentation says multiple accounts are not yet supported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
- Permissions
- The migration announcement says rooms are now private or public and membership is synced; team members must be manually removed from Matrix rooms when offboarded.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blog.gitter.im
- Sign-in
- The homepage says users can sign in with GitHub, GitLab, or Twitter.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
Plans and prices
Free Free Public and private conversations Read 11 Oct 2026 · gitter.im
Where Specifiction places it
- Team chat apps#47 of 637.7
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