Gitter
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Gitter, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Gitter's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Public and private conversations |
The facts
Each one read from Gitter's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The documentation says developers can use the Matrix API with Gitter’s homeserver at gitter.ems.host.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Gitter describes itself as a platform for communities and showcases use by engineering teams, open-source projects, and conference organizers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Channels
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Encryption
- The homepage describes end-to-end encrypted messaging; the migration announcement says encryption for private rooms must be turned on after access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- History
- The migration announcement says existing rooms and message history remain available, with historical messages imported into separate Matrix rooms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The migration announcement points users to bots or bridges such as matrix-hookshot and go-neb for integration and activity feeds.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Matrix network
- Gitter runs on Matrix, and users can connect a Matrix client to the gitter.im homeserver.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Message formatting
- Gitter supports Markdown and LaTeX message formatting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The documentation says multiple accounts are not yet supported.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The migration announcement says rooms are now private or public and membership is synced; team members must be manually removed from Matrix rooms when offboarded.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gitter is a chat and networking platform for managing, growing, and connecting communities through messaging, content, and discovery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sign-in
- The homepage says users can sign in with GitHub, GitLab, or Twitter.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs public support questions to the gitter/gitter room and private inquiries to [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Gitter recommends Element’s native desktop, Android, and iOS apps, configured to use gitter.im as the homeserver.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- web,desktop,Android,iOSchecked 20 Sep 2026
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