nheko
Shares rank 40 of 48 messaging apps by recommenders
A free, fast desktop app for Matrix chat, with sticker support, recommended as an alternative to the crowded flagship server.
A free, fast desktop app for Matrix chat, with sticker support, recommended as an alternative to the crowded flagship server.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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The four most recommended other messaging apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 48 messaging apps, rankedWhat people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“nhekochat is good as well”
“a very fast Matrix client”
“Every other major client (FluffyChat, Cinny, Nehko, prolly others I'm not aware of) has sticker support”
“I would recommend using Nheko instead, and not registering on the overloaded flagship server.”
“my nheko is seemingly now incapable of sending direct messages”
“be able to use signal on my laptop through mautrix-signal and nheko”
“The UX around Matrix is a nightmare.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.