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# Blap
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A cozy, Discord-style social client for **[Matrix](https://matrix.org)**, built as a visual fork of
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[Element Web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web). Same Matrix protocol, crypto, and calling —
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a rebuilt, voice-focused UI aimed at people coming from Discord.
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## Download
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Latest build for your platform on the **[Releases page](https://codeberg.org/Enkisu/Blap/releases)**:
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| Platform | File |
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| Windows | `Blap Setup X.Y.Z.exe` |
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| Flatpak (Bazzite, etc.) | `Blap-X.Y.Z-x86_64.flatpak` |
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| Debian / Ubuntu | `blap_X.Y.Z_amd64.deb` |
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| Arch | `blap-X.Y.Z.pacman` |
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| Portable | `blap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz` |
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## Updating
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- **Windows** updates itself in place (a "New update" prompt appears when a new version is out).
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- **Linux** can't self-update (owned by the package manager / flatpak sandbox), so Blap **notifies**
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you and you update with one command — see **[HOW-TO-UPDATE.md](./HOW-TO-UPDATE.md)**.
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## Screen sharing audio
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- **Windows / macOS** — system audio is shared with your screen automatically.
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- **Linux** — Electron can't capture system audio for screen shares (a longstanding
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Electron/Chromium limitation, not specific to Blap). Workaround on PipeWire (Debian, Bazzite,
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etc.): in the call, open the **mic device dropdown** (the ⌄ next to the mic button) and pick
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**"Monitor of \<your output device\>"** as your input — your system audio then rides in on the
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mic channel. Note this replaces your microphone, so you share audio *or* talk (use `qpwgraph` /
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`pavucontrol` to combine both if you need it).
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## Building
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Requires Node ≥ 22 and pnpm. From the repo root:
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```bash
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pnpm install
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# web bundle
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cd apps/web && pnpm run build
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# desktop (Blap variant) — Linux deb/flatpak/tar.gz + Windows exe
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cd ../desktop
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pnpm exec asar p ../web/webapp webapp.asar
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VARIANT_PATH=blap/build.json pnpm run build -- --linux --win
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```
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Publishing a release (uploads the built artifacts to the Codeberg release):
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```bash
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CODEBERG_TOKEN=xxxx node apps/desktop/scripts/release-codeberg.mjs
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```
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## License & credits
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Blap is a fork of **element-web** (© New Vector Ltd and contributors) and keeps its
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**AGPL-3.0-only / GPL-3.0-only** licensing. This is an independent fork, not affiliated with or
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endorsed by Element.
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