This app is still in early alpha but I managed to spin it up yesterday and it seemed to work pretty well during my brief testing.
The github has been pretty active since the release yesterday. Note that this isn’t my project, just found the Dev sharing it on reddit yesterday
Keep in mind that this project is likely vibe coded, or at least seems very AI assisted. (Copilot is mentioned in the
.gitignorefile and this was built by a single person in about 4 months) A bunch of security issues have already been opened.It definitely could be. The dev mentioned using AI for the landing page but not the code. I’m not an expert on the matter though
How does it compare to stoat?
The initial release was literally 7 HOURS ago so its not really recommendable yet at all. Idk why it keeps getting spammed here today.
Stoat has been around for 5 years and used to be called Revolt until recently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat_(software)
Neither are e2ee or federated so not particularly future proof or enshittification resistant unless you self host (which most people dont…)
It’s got a better name
Like you have room to talk.
I was about to challenge this, but no lie, your name is awesome.
But I’m biased. I have a cousin in New Jersey with the same name.
Gasp! You take that back!
Sharkord to replace Discord? Sad. Lame. Possibly worse than Stoat.
Nah you’re right, it’s definitely better than Stoat, but both are F-tier.
I recommend https://conversejs.org/ or https://github.com/processone/fluux-messenger which are both running on tried-and-tested platforms (XMPP).
Do either of these also support voice channels with screen sharing/streaming?
I managed to spin it up yesterday and it seemed to work pretty well during my brief testing.
Can we see? As usual the dev tells us virtually nothing about it.
The Dev has a small demo available here: https://demo.sharkord.com/
Alright, this is pretty damn cool, thanks
Everything is written in typescript.
Exactly what changes are being made? I see age verification, but other than that, anything outrageous?
