icy_matrix is a Matrix client written in Rust using the iced GUI library. It uses ruma and ruma-client to interact with the Matrix network.

It aims to be lightweight with a good out-of-the-box experience. Currently WIP

Current features

• Plain-text message and file sending
• Receiving messages and media, can show thumbnails (does not support location messages)
• Show state changes (kicks / bans, room title changes etc.)
• Change rooms (the ones you joined to)
• Room search (powered by fuzzy-matcher using the SkimMatcherV2 implementation)
• Remembers login

Requirements

• Current stable Rust and Cargo.
• Make sure you have a working Vulkan setup.
• gcc, python3, pkg-config, cmake; openssl, x11, xcb, freetype, fontconfig, expat, glib, gtk3, cairo, pango, atk, gdk_pixbuf libraries and development files.
• Above list may be incomplete, please find out what you need by looking at compiler errors.

Nix

• nix develop to get a dev shell. (or nix-shell nix/shell.nix if you don't have flakes enabled)

Building

• Clone the repo, and switch the working directory to it: git clone https://gitlab.com/yusdacra/icy_matrix.git && cd icy_matrix
• To build and run the project with debug info / checks use cargo run. Use cargo run --release for an optimized release build.

Nix

• nix build .#icy_matrix-debug to compile a debug build.
• nix build .#icy_matrix to compile a release build.
• If you don't have flakes enabled, nix-build will give you a debug build.

Installing

Nix

• For flakes: nix profile install gitlab:yusdacra/icy_matrix#icy_matrix

Planned features (not ordered)

• Multiline message composer
• Play audio / video and show images in app
• HTML tag rendering of messages (need widget for iced)
• Embedding URLs (pictures / video thumbnails)
• Read markers
• Settings screen
• User list for rooms
• User presence
• Showing invites, leaving rooms
• Public room explorer
• Room settings
• Moderator actions (kick, ban, delete message etc.)
• Encryption (via pantalaimon?)
• Animations for better UX (whenever iced supports this)
• Custom emotes (depends on HTML rendering of messages)

Not planned features

• Video / audio calls