Good actually user friendly foss chat app? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Is there any actual easy to use foss chat app my friends and SO could use ? Everyone uses fb messenger because its so easy. I cant find anything easy enough to make people switch to, that won't have issues and send them running back to zucc

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[-] SnotFlickerman 5 points 3 days ago

You're asking for a literal unicorn. I haven't found one after years of searching.

[-] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

What's hard about signal? It's easy to use, my friends and family aren't tech savvy and they were using it in minutes and it has stuck ever since.

[-] SnotFlickerman 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't consider it a "chat app" since it requires your phone number as an identifier. It has always been the equivalent of a texting app.

I don't consider anything that's phone-first as a chat app. A chat app should be platform agnostic/available for all platforms. You can only get a desktop app for Signal by connecting it to your phone app.

[-] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I can see your point. It is so ingrained in me to use a phone I forget that we didnt always do it that way. I shouldnt make the assumption everyone has a phone.