[saint_yossarian]

So what exactly is the status of Element X? I was under the impression it's still in development, lacking some features of the old app, and will fully replace it when it's ready.

If I search for Element on app stores I still get the old app first (with millions of installs, vs. tens of thousands with Element X), and https://matrix.org/try-matrix also still points people to the old app. So I'm confused what "past" you're talking about :)

Similar situation with Dendrite BTW, it's been in beta forever, and the only private Matrix community I ever was a part of ditched it because Synapse was too much of a resource hog, and there's no clear migration path.

[Arathorn]

Element X exited beta in September, and is the preferred app from Element, as per https://element.io/app-for-productivity

It doesn’t have threads or spaces yet; threads are underway currently; spaces will follow.

Dendrite on the other hand has been relegated to an experimental server; we didn’t have bandwidth to do both Synapse and Dendrite so focused on improving Synapse instead, which has steadily become less of a resource hog. Guess we should provide dendrite->synapse migration paths.

[saint_yossarian]

Thanks! But still not sure why Element X isn't featured more prominently on matrix.org then.

And surprised to hear Dendrite is now just experimental and not the future anymore. The README and FAQ on GitHub give no indication of that at all, maybe start there?

[Arathorn]

> But still not sure why Element X isn't featured more prominently on matrix.org then.

That looks to be a snafu. It’s featured on https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ for instance.

> And surprised to hear Dendrite is now just experimental and not the future anymore. The README and FAQ on GitHub give no indication of that at all, maybe start there?

Yup, the readme needs to be updated and that’s with me.