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An Element Web for the future

At FOSDEM 2026, the world’s largest open source conference, David Baker and Florian Duros presented an inside look at Element Web - from its early days to the bold plans shaping its future.

The messenger challenge for defence organisations

Real time communication is mission-critical, but legacy systems and consumer apps put defence operations at risk. Here's why national security needs a different approach.

Decoding the hidden trade-offs of E2EE and usability

Decoding end-to-end encryption: Privacy vs. Usability. Read more about the trade-offs and how we work to solve them

Element Pro Web introduces Grid View

Multi-room monitoring, made simple. Element Pro Web now has Grid View, so that you can see, send and track messages across multiple rooms at once.

Danielle Kirkwood

When chat history matters most

As limits land on some free self-hosted collaboration tools, more teams are turning to ESS Community - our free-use, open source Matrix distribution.

Element Call: Redefining conferencing for privacy, scale and sovereignty

At Matrix Conference 2025, Florian, Aaron and Timo showcased how Element Call is bringing secure, federated, and scalable real-time communication to Matrix.

Element X Web: A glimpse into the future

How Element Web is evolving, by bringing the web and desktop version of the Element app in line with the sleek design and usability of Element X on mobile.

Danielle Kirkwood

ESS - Element’s distribution for Matrix deployments

ESS - Element’s distribution for Matrix deployments

Verifying your devices is becoming mandatory

From April 2026, only verified devices can send or receive end-to-end encrypted message on Element.

Element at the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty

We’re delighted to be participating in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty.

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