Hi all, I’m looking for some Discord alternatives. All I really need is the ability to do voice calls and screen shares. It can be either via DM or channels, I only need to it be able to speak with a few friends that’d be open to moving over. I’ve tried Matrix/Element but there doesn’t seem to be a screen share function. There’s Teamspeak but I don’t think that’s FOSS nor does it support screen shares as well. Any other options? Basically just voice calls and screen shares is all I need, I couldn’t care about channels or servers or whatever other functionalities Discord has put into their app. Thanks!

  • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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    1 year ago

    You’re not wrong, but in terms of a polished alternative to discord… Telegram is a pretty solid option. It’s ultimately still better than Discord.

    Personally, I hope Telegram improves their privacy guarantees, or enough time passes that the true E2EE apps can “catch up” to the feature set and quality of the clients.

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      It’s been doing the exact opposite and implementing more targeted advertising after several previous monetization attempts (including a cryptocurrency integration) flopped.

      Similarly the feature set is increasingly locked behind “premium” paywall.

      It’s headed in no good direction if you ask me.