— MATRIX FOR PERSONAL USE

Matrix chat,
with signal.

A sharp, native-feeling desktop chat experience for personal Matrix users who want conversations to feel organised, personal and unmistakably theirs.

Explore the experience →Why NeonMatrix ›

Bring your own Matrix account and homeserver.

NEONMATRIX ⌘ K

# design-systems • 8 members⌕　⚐　♙

Decisions, links and working notes for the next client release.

MMina Patel 10:42
I’ve narrowed the desktop navigation down to one calmer flow.
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JJordan Lee 10:45
Perfect. The room context is there when it matters, not all the time.

RRory Chen 10:49
Pinned the direction and added the first asset handoff.
▧ launch-notes.md　12 KB

Built around MatrixYour homeserver, your rooms

Personal by designNot another work platform

Made for daily usePreferences that stay yours

— THE TOOLKIT

Everything you need.
Nothing screaming for attention.

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Rooms, DMs and Spaces

Keep a busy Matrix account legible with direct chats, spaces, search and unread filters.

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A focused timeline

Reply, react, edit, redact, pin and vote without turning conversation into a control panel.

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Media that belongs in chat

Share files and images, open media in a lightbox and keep link previews in context.

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Matrix-native account flow

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Desktop notifications

Opt into native notifications and get a clear connection state while Matrix reconnects.

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Your desktop, your density

Tune text scale, typeface, compact mode, scanlines, sound and Bubble Mode.

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Context without a switch

Open room details, members and pinned messages beside the timeline when you need them.

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Deliberate session handling

Uses the operating system credential store for saved sessions where desktop integration is available.

— WHY NEONMATRIX

Other chat apps make a simple choice feel like a compromise.

They trade control for convenience, or flexibility for a bland generic interface. NeonMatrix is for personal Matrix users who refuse to accept a desktop experience that feels like an afterthought.

✓ Your Matrix identity—not a new silo.
✓ A focused app, instead of a kitchen-sink workspace.
✓ A visual character, without sacrificing readability.
✓ Preferences that preserve the default until you choose otherwise.

— MAKE IT YOURS

Quiet by default.
Distinct when you want it.

Small adjustments, not a performative customisation maze.

Bubble ModeGroup messages into a familiar chat view

Text scaleReadable without changing the layoutA　A

Desktop notificationsOnly when you explicitly enable them

YOUR SPACE. YOUR SIGNAL.