Editor's Review
📱✉️👥 Element is both a secure messenger and a productivity team collaboration app that is ideal for group chats while remote working. This chat app uses end-to-end encryption to provide powerful video conferencing, file sharing and voice calls. Element’s features include advanced online communication tools, fully encrypted messages to allow safer corporate communication, even for remote workers, decentralized chat based on the Matrix open source framework, file sharing securely with encrypted data while managing projects, video chats with Voice over IP and screen sharing, and easy integration with your favourite online collaboration tools, project management tools, VoIP services and other team messaging apps. Element is completely different from other messaging and collaboration apps as it operates on Matrix, an open network for secure messaging and decentralized communication. It allows self-hosting to give users maximum ownership and control of their data and messages. Element also protects your privacy by securing all your data, one-to-one video and voice communication through end-to-end encryption and cross-signed device verification. Features: - 📝 Advanced online communication tools - 🔒 Fully encrypted messages for safer corporate communication - ⛓️ Decentralized chat based on the Matrix open source framework - 📂 Secure file sharing while managing projects - 🎥 Video chats with Voice over IP and screen sharing - 🔄 Easy integration with favorite online collaboration tools, project management tools, VoIP services and other team messaging apps Pros: - 🔒 End-to-end encryption for privacy and secure communication - 💪 Cross-signed device verification for added security - 🌐 Integration flexibility with other business collaboration tools Cons: - 📶 Connectivity issues may affect video and voice calls - 📱 Mobile app can be resource-intensive at times - 📄 User interface can be complex for first-time users
Features
Advanced online communication tools
Fully encrypted messages for safer corporate communication
Decentralized chat based on the Matrix open source framework
Secure file sharing while managing projects
Video chats with Voice over IP and screen sharing
Easy integration with favorite online collaboration tools, project management tools, VoIP services and other team messaging apps
Pros
End-to-end encryption for privacy and secure communication
Cross-signed device verification for added security
Integration flexibility with other business collaboration tools
Cons
Connectivity issues may affect video and voice calls
Mobile app can be resource-intensive at times
User interface can be complex for first-time users