What makes us different

Quick Development

Deliberate design and technical know-how keep DCTS moving fast while staying clean and maintainable.

Self-Hosted

Designed to be self-hosted and actually keep you in control of your data.

Encryption

Support for encrypted server DMs, signed chat messages, and a separate encrypted messenger.

Decentralized

Servers can optionally communicate with each other, forming an independent, resilient chat network that cannot be controlled by a single central operator.

Independent

DCTS will never be sold, funded by investors, or shaped by sponsors. It is built on custom-made code libraries and designed to last for decades.

Community

Humble, community-driven and shaped by user feedback & our own curiosity!

Dynamic Ecosystem

Everything is designed to be reusable, allowing fast and simple feature development, like the messenger.

Competency

10+ years of software development experience, with decisions focused on what benefits the community.

Fairness

No ego, misleading reports or FOMO tactics! We keep it fair and straight to the point.

Open-Source & Free

DCTS is open-source and completely free to use, even commercially and this fact will never change.

Efficient Code Base

The entire codebase is made to be very efficient and dynamic. Multiple clients share the same code!

Future oriented

We're building DCTS as a long-term solution, not as a hype project. Development started in 2023 and continues with that mindset.

Not yet another clone

Built from the ground up with our own approach to self-hosted and decentralized communication.

VoIP & Screensharing

Supports clear voice calls with noise and echo canceling as well as screensharing up to theoretical 4k@60fps.

Desktop Client

Windows & Linux Desktop Client featuring advanced features like encryption, verification and more!

Android app

Our android app is available on Google Play and has all the same features as the desktop client! Its also open-source.

Advanced Anti-Spam

Based on experience, we've made a dynamic anti-spam system based on server activity. Unlike others, its not obfuscated or closed-source!

Advanced Settings

Advanced settings allowing for better security, like IP based spam filtering, contact settings, per role media upload limits and more!

Flexible Development

We dont lock ourselves into artificial roadmaps. This keeps development healthier and helps us ship stable updates instead of rushed features.

Constant Improvements

With every update we also release many improvements. We also refactor our code when needed to avoid the build up of tech debt.

Built from Frustration

DCTS was created out of frustration with feature locks, toxic project culture, poor software design, limited perspective and big egos.

Works without internet

You can use DCTS even without internet, like in local networks, LAN parties and alike.

Low Usage

DCTS is super lightweight on hardware resources and even runs on very old hardware or a raspberry pi!

Markdown Editor

You can chat using an advanced markdown editor thats easy to use and supports colorful code formatting and more!

Customizing

DCTS already includes a plugin and theme system, member profiles, server profiles and many settings.

Easy to use & setup

Everything is designed to be as simple and straightforward as possible for both users and admins.

Cross-Platform

Both the DCTS Server and Desktop Client are available cross-platform.

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