Decentralized Communication

DCTS is a full-featured communication platform featuring community chats and a separate encrypted, self-hostable  messenger!

What makes us special

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 provider.

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.

Vision

Our long-term vision ensures that everything we build is made to last, stay stable, and remain reliable far into the future.

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Fully Responsive Design

DCTS is built to work smoothly across desktop, tablet, and mobile. The interface adapts to different screen sizes, so communities, chats, profiles, and messages stay easy to use wherever you are.

End-to-End Encrypted Messenger

DCTS includes a secure, decentralized messenger for desktop and mobile. It can be self-hosted, and users can message each other across different instances.

Easy to Use & Customize

An intuitive interface with a built-in documentation viewer, plugin and theme support, and plenty of settings to customize.

Sustainable Development

We build custom libraries to stay independent, lightweight, and flexible. To avoid tech debt, we regularly refactor parts of the codebase when needed.

What people are saying...

Comparison

Feature DCTS Stoat Fluxer Matrix Spacebar
Self-hostable?
Easy setup
very troublesome
technical setup process
very technical
Development mess -
 No proper clients
Decentralized
Encrypted DMs
Encrypted Messenger
Open Source
contains closed source parts
Free
Has plans for subscription
Mobile app
Limited functionality
Limited Beta
Subject to platform decay
Runs servers for others

Runs servers for others
Chaotic
Trustworthy & transparent
Ref 1, 2, 3
Possibly vibe coded
Ref 1, 2

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