Features

Single and group chats
Send images and files
Voice messages
Offline chat history
Push Notifications
Account settings
Display user avatars
Themes, chat wallpapers and dark mode
Device management
Edit chat settings and permissions
Kick, ban and unban users
Display and edit chat topics
Change chat & user avatars
Archived chats
Discover public chats on the user's homeserver
Registration
Disable account
Change password
End-To-End-Encryption

How to build

Install flutter
Clone the repo:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.com/ChristianPauly/fluffychat-flutter
cd fluffychat-flutter

Choose your target platform below and enable support for it.
Debug with: flutter run

Android

Install CMake from the SDK Manager
Install ninja:

sudo apt install ninja-build

Build with: flutter build apk

iOS / iPadOS

With xcode you can't build a release version without our cert. :-/ Use flutter run --profile to have a working version on your iOS device.

Web

Enable web support in Flutter: https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/web
Optionally edit the file lib/app_config.dart. If you e.g. only want to change the default homeserver, then only modify the defaultHomeserver key.
Build with:

./scripts/prepare-web.sh
flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter build web --release --verbose

Optionally configure by serving a config.json at the same path as fluffychat. An example can be found at config.sample.json. None of these values have to exist, the ones stated here are the default ones. If you e.g. only want to change the default homeserver, then only modify the default_homeserver key.

Desktop (Linux, Windows, macOS)

Enable Desktop support in Flutter: https://flutter.dev/desktop
Build with one of these:

flutter build linux --release
flutter build windows --release
flutter build macos --release

How to add translations for your language

You can use Weblate to translate the app to your language:

https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/fluffychat/

Replace the non-translated string in the codebase:

Text("Hello world"),

with a method call:

Text(L10n.of(context).helloWorld),

and add the following import if missing:

import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';

Add the string to /lib/l10n/l10n_en.arb:

(The following example need to be sorounded by the usual json {} and after the @@locale key)

Example A:

"helloWorld": "Hello World!",
"@helloWorld": {
  "description": "The conventional newborn programmer greeting"
}

Example B:

"hello": "Hello {userName}",
"@hello": {
  "description": "A message with a single parameter",
  "placeholders": {
    "userName": {
      "type": “String”,
      “example”: “Bob”
    }
  }
}

For testing just run a regular build without extras

Special thanks to

Fabiyamada is a graphics designer from Brasil and has made the fluffychat logo and the banner. Big thanks for her great designs.
Advocatux has made the Spanish translation with great love and care. He always stands by my side and supports my work with great commitment.
Thanks to MTRNord and Sorunome for developing.
Thanks to Mark for all his support and the chat background.
Also thanks to all translators and testers! With your help, fluffychat is now available in more than 12 languages.

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