Quick Start

Want to try it first? Head over to demo.fluux.io for an instant live demo, no installation needed.

  1. Download the latest release for your platform from the releases page.
  2. Install using the instructions for your platform below.
  3. Connect to any XMPP server with your credentials and start chatting.

Windows (x64)#

Format How to install
.exe Run the setup wizard (recommended)
.msi Run msiexec /i Fluux-Messenger_*_Windows_x64.msi or double-click to install

macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon)#

Format How to install
.dmg Open the image and drag Fluux Messenger to Applications (recommended)
.app.tar.gz Extract with tar xzf and move the .app to Applications

Both x64 (Intel) and arm64 (Apple Silicon) builds are available.

Linux (x64 & arm64)#

Format How to install
.deb sudo dpkg -i Fluux-Messenger_*.deb (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint...)
.rpm sudo rpm -i Fluux-Messenger_*.rpm (Fedora, RHEL, openSUSE...)
.flatpak flatpak install Fluux-Messenger_*.flatpak
.tar.gz Extract with tar xzf and run the binary directly

Both x64 and arm64 builds are available for all formats.

Arch Linux users can install from the AUR: fluux-messenger

Web (self-hosted)#

Download the fluux-messenger-*-web.zip asset from the releases page, extract it, and serve it with any web server of your choice (app must be served over HTTP). This also works as a PWA on mobile devices when served from your own domain.

Build from source#

See the Developer Guide for instructions on building and running Fluux Messenger locally.

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