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enki 4e8d7be03e updater + docs: resolve releases from git.utn.lol instead of Codeberg

The runtime updater (API latest-release resolution + tag-specific feed
override) still pointed at Codeberg; releases now live on git.utn.lol.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-07-25 12:58:54 -07:00

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Blap

A cozy, Discord-style social client for Matrix, built as a visual fork of Element Web. Same Matrix protocol, crypto, and calling — a rebuilt, voice-focused UI aimed at people coming from Discord.

Download

Latest build for your platform on the Releases page:

Platform	File
Windows	`Blap Setup X.Y.Z.exe`
Flatpak (Bazzite, etc.)	`Blap-X.Y.Z-x86_64.flatpak`
Debian / Ubuntu	`blap_X.Y.Z_amd64.deb`
Arch	`blap-X.Y.Z.pacman`
Portable	`blap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz`

Updating

Windows updates itself in place (a "New update" prompt appears when a new version is out).
Linux can't self-update (owned by the package manager / flatpak sandbox), so Blap notifies you and you update with one command — see HOW-TO-UPDATE.md.

Windows / macOS — system audio is shared with your screen automatically.
Linux — Electron can't capture system audio for screen shares (a longstanding Electron/Chromium limitation, not specific to Blap). Workaround on PipeWire (Debian, Bazzite, etc.): in the call, open the mic device dropdown (the ⌄ next to the mic button) and pick "Monitor of <your output device>" as your input — your system audio then rides in on the mic channel. Note this replaces your microphone, so you share audio or talk (use qpwgraph / pavucontrol to combine both if you need it).

Building

Requires Node ≥ 22 and pnpm. From the repo root:

pnpm install
# web bundle
cd apps/web && pnpm run build
# desktop (Blap variant) — Linux deb/flatpak/tar.gz + Windows exe
cd ../desktop
pnpm exec asar p ../web/webapp webapp.asar
VARIANT_PATH=blap/build.json pnpm run build -- --linux --win

Publishing a release (uploads the built artifacts to the git.utn.lol release — push the version tag first, git push origin vX.Y.Z):

FORGE_TOKEN=xxxx node apps/desktop/scripts/release-forge.mjs

License & credits

Blap is a fork of element-web (© New Vector Ltd and contributors) and keeps its AGPL-3.0-only / GPL-3.0-only licensing. This is an independent fork, not affiliated with or endorsed by Element.

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