What is Monocles chat?
Monocles Chat is an open-source, self-hosted team chat and collaboration platform. It is designed to provide a robust alternative to proprietary SaaS tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams for teams that want more control, security, privacy, and customizability.
Some key features of Monocles Chat include:
- Public and private channels for topic-based conversations
- Direct messaging between team members
- File and image sharing
- Powerful search for finding past conversations
- Customizable notifications so you never miss important messages
- Bots and integrations to connect with other tools like Trello, GitHub, Google Drive and more
- Role-based permission system for managing access
- Themes and custom branding options to match company style
As Monocles is self-hosted, teams have complete ownership over their data. The admin has full control over the server location, security, backups, uptime and scaling. Updates are handled seamlessly in the background.
With robust community support and a transparent roadmap, Monocles Chat offers teams an adaptable platform to make their own. It balances capability with ease-of-use, making it popular for agile teams that want advanced functionality without the administrative hurdles.