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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

1. Install flutter

2. Clone the repo:

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

3. Choose your target platform below and enable support for it.

4. 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/

If you want to get your translated strings approved, please ask in our support room!

1. 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';

2. 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”
    }
  }
}

3. 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.

• Noto Emoji Font for the awesome emojis.