alt Hacker NewsKomai: a fine Matrix chat app you can get to love
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I have been using it for the last 2 days, it feels blazing fast and I like all the appearance customization options
I really like the Matrix ecosystem, and this client seems like a cool addition, but how are posts like this with a load of AI generated prose getting on the front page?
I can't say how frustrating it is to be midway through reading something and realise there's no human author.
Personally, I think the client looks cool, but the problem with Matrix has never been client-side, it's more like the entire protocol is bad at doing what it aims to do.
Having the core of your app be written in languages you self-admittedly don't understand is a bold move. I've been a big fan of the ansible-matrix playbooks for a while now so I'm willing to see this play out, but it doesn't fill me with confidence.
Today’s lesson learned:
When Show-ing your app on HN:
- Don't mention "vibe coding."
- Stay away from emojis.
Personally, I believe that a programmer's true skill today lies in how effectively they can leverage AI, and I’m all-in on vibe coding myself. But seeing the reaction here, I’m starting to think I should have thought twice before sharing my app on HN.
Even this post was translated by AI... I guess that’s probably a strike three, isn't it?
C++ seems like an odd choice for developing desktop apps in 2026, but I guess if it works, it works.
It's great that etke.cc chose to build on nheko (a very fast Matrix client) and put in many thoughtful upgrades.
I really hope Komai start getting built for macOS.
I’m glad that some people in the FOSS community are embracing AI assistance.
It’s here and we need to write software. Let’s celebrate that it lets us do it better!
While I could understand some AI assistance, I just cannot look at such README with clearly sloppy too detailed nonsense app icon and eyesore emoji vomit:
love that pricing page
AI slop app.
You can teach a person to write programs. You can't teach good taste.
Wow, so much negativity, when the app scores really high on things that are supposed to be important here:
* Desktop first, no electron crap
* Open source and free
* Linux first
* Subjective, but to me it looks clean
If getting all that means using some AI vibe code, that's fine by me. Who isn't these days anyway? (Be honest!)
Anyway I hope the project is successful, more choice and competition in Matrix clients is a good thing.
Now if only they can fix video calls...