Element (formerly known as Vector and Riot) is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix JS SDK.

Supported Environments

Element has several tiers of support for different environments:

• Supported
  • Definition:
    • Issues actively triaged, regressions block the release
  • Last 2 major versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on desktop OSes
  • Last 2 versions of Safari
  • Latest release of official Element Desktop app on desktop OSes
  • Desktop OSes means macOS, Windows, and Linux versions for desktop devices that are actively supported by the OS vendor and receive security updates
• Best effort
  • Definition:
    • Issues accepted, regressions do not block the release
    • The wider Element Products (including Element Call and the Enterprise Server Suite) do still not officially support these browsers.
    • The element web project and its contributors should keep the client functioning and gracefully degrade where other sibling features (E.g. Element Call) may not function.
  • Last major release of Firefox ESR and Chrome/Edge Extended Stable
• Community Supported
  • Definition:
    • Issues accepted, regressions do not block the release
    • Community contributions are welcome to support these issues
  • Mobile web for current stable version of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on Android, iOS, and iPadOS
• Not supported
  • Definition: Issues only affecting unsupported environments are closed
  • Everything else

The period of support for these tiers should last until the releases specified above, plus 1 app release cycle(2 weeks). In the case of Firefox ESR this is extended further to allow it land in Debian Stable.

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