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Mages

Mages is a messaging program, available on Linux and Android: end-to-end encryption.

  • Completely free
  • Linux and Android
  • Open source

Overview

Mages is a messaging program, available on Linux and Android.

Features described in its F-Droid listing, in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: end-to-end encryption.

Services and protocols mentioned: Matrix.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Encrypted chat client for Matrix” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “End-to-end encryption via matrix-sdk” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Mages is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Mages is an experimental Matrix chat client built with Compose Multiplatform and a Rust core powered by matrix-rust-sdk. The flatpak currently shows 2 tray icons and the tray menu doesn't follow the system theme (legacy lib). Features include: Room list with previews and unread counts Room and thread timelines (text, media, polls) End-to-end encryption via matrix-sdk Spaces browser Presence and privacy settings Note: This is experimental software. Things may break, but encryption is handled by the battle-tested matrix-rust-sdk.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 8 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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