# Element

> Federated E2E chat. Self-hostable, open-source, hosts most XMR/privacy community rooms.

**Canonical URL:** https://www.xmr.club/tools/matrix-element
**Category:** tools / Messaging
**Grade (xmr.club rubric):** A
**KYC posture:** anonymous_signup
**Features:** non_custodial, open_source, self_hosted, tor_supported, 2fa_supported
**Highlights:** FEDERATED, E2E, COMMUNITY
**Fees:** Free · federated · self-hostable · clients on all platforms
**Website:** https://element.io
**Last verified:** 2026-05-13
**Uptime probe:** up (HTTP 200, 884ms) · checked 2026-05-13T23:04:43.181Z

## Editorial review

Reference client for the Matrix protocol — federated, open-source, end-to-end encrypted with Olm/Megolm. The privacy ecosystem (Monero, Tails, GrapheneOS, Tor) runs most of its public discussion on Matrix rooms. Self-hosted homeservers give you full control over your identity and metadata.

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