Could be a Proton Matrix instance or Proton Stoat instance to permit more, no ?

Similar to this idea: https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/50383545-proton-chat

Voting on this to voice the support for something like this, or a more "Discord Alternative".
If it is only chat, that is also fine, but with the Discord people looking for alternatives it could be a good option.

With Meet being in Early Access, something "new" combining video, voice, and chat into a single "Discord" style offering would be awesome.

I would love a chat app protecting the messages and I would instantly drop WhatsApp especially if there is group possibilities. The chat add could also be a great way to attract more Proton users.

Also add possibility to connect all other messaging apps... SMS, WhatsUp, Messenger... Well, you can always wish :)

Discord is going to start age gating features, I would love if there were a Proton option for chatting with the handful of people I talk to.

Hi, if Proton ever builds a chat app, the big win would be doing for messaging what ProtonMail did for email: make privacy the default, not an add-on.

End-to-end encryption, minimal metadata, and strong multi-device support would be key, but it still has to feel fast and easy to use day to day.

A lot of modern instant messaging apps already balance this, including MirrorFly, that focus on secure communication. It’s interesting to look at how these solutions approach features such as encryption, sync, and scalability. This list gives a good overview of different chat solutions worth exploring: https://www.trustfirms.com/best-free-chat-apis-sdks

I was surprised Proton offers video meetings, but no chat.

I often say: that meeting could have been a chat message, but that's not possible yet.

37 Signals did this with Campfire. Super simple, does one thing well and released it for free and open source. Proton keeps telling me it listens to their paying users - this request has been around for several years with no real progress. And we get things like whatever the relationship with Standard Notes is.

A chat function would have made the Proton package more complete - and it would also have been extremely helpful for the users. It would also have made all of us much less dependent on American solutions and databases.

Genuinely would make Proton a more complete package for our business, it would be fantastic to have 1 provider for all our uses (Chat/Email/Drive/Docs/Spreadsheet/Calendar/Pass).

Now we're forced to use other alternatives (Slack/Email) to communicate internally, I also understand there's an AI bubble so everyone's focused on that but at least for us that provides no value at all compared to what a Chat/Messaging application would.

I want this, please

I want this, please make it be true

We need secure European option for Signal

To start with, just need (urgently) a straightforward app that even people not computer literate can use, with voice would be best. Easy importing from Google contacts, if that would be safe. Closing app deletes messages automatically. Able to send/receive pictures and links. The app would be great for finances, health info, business, and military. Thank you.

Agree, this is good

if you make it like signal (but better) then **** yeah

I don't think a Proton Chat app would serve regular consumers very well but this would be a godsend for privacy-oriented businesses. I hope that someday the Proton suite will make sense for my business. Currently, Proton Pass and VPN are the only applications that I could switch to. Proton Chat with good integration with Proton Calendar and Drive would provide enough value for us to switch.

I think this should be done smarter way. We dont need another Signal.
What we need is federative decentralized communication standards which will allow users to send message from Proton Messenger to Telegram / Pixelfed / Mastodon / Signal etc. it could use Signal protocol.
Why we can send email from gmail to icloud or proton, but we cannot pm from signal to any other messenger? This would be real freedom.

Is Meet going to be the app that will incorprate chat? It's funny how this has been around since 2015, but the app that got built was a video conferencing platform with chat as a sidebar.

100% agree. Chat needed along with spreadsheets. Then I can move the business over.